Section 627 – Release of voluntary adult — Exceptions.
Effective 5/4/2022 62A-15-627. Release of voluntary adult — Exceptions. (1) Except as provided in Subsection (2), a mental health facility shall immediately release an adult patient: (a) who is voluntarily admitted, as described in Section 62A-15-625, and who requests release, verbally or in writing; or (b) whose release is requested in writing by the patient’s […]
Section 628 – Involuntary commitment — Procedures.
Effective 5/8/2018 62A-15-628. Involuntary commitment — Procedures. (1) An adult may not be involuntarily committed to the custody of a local mental health authority except under the following provisions: (a) emergency procedures for temporary commitment upon medical or designated examiner certification, as provided in Subsection 62A-15-629(1)(a); (b) emergency procedures for temporary commitment without endorsement of […]
Section 629 – Temporary commitment — Requirements and procedures — Rights.
Effective 5/4/2022 62A-15-629. Temporary commitment — Requirements and procedures — Rights. (1) An adult shall be temporarily, involuntarily committed to a local mental health authority upon: (a) a written application that: (i) is completed by a responsible individual who has reason to know, stating a belief that the adult, due to mental illness, is likely […]
Section 630 – Mental health commissioners.
62A-15-630. Mental health commissioners. The court may appoint a mental health commissioner to assist in conducting commitment proceedings in accordance with Section 78A-5-107. Amended by Chapter 3, 2008 General Session
Section 622 – Abduction of patient — Penalty.
62A-15-622. Abduction of patient — Penalty. Any person who abducts a patient who is in the custody of a local mental health authority, or induces any patient to elope or escape from that custody, or attempts to do so, or aids or assists therein, is guilty of a class B misdemeanor, in addition to liability […]
Section 623 – Criminal’s escape — Penalty.
62A-15-623. Criminal’s escape — Penalty. Any person committed to the state hospital under the provisions of Title 77, Chapter 15, Inquiry into Sanity of Defendant, or Chapter 16a, Commitment and Treatment of Persons with a Mental Illness, who escapes or leaves the state hospital without proper legal authority is guilty of a class A misdemeanor. […]
Section 624 – Violations of this part — Penalty.
62A-15-624. Violations of this part — Penalty. Any person who willfully and knowingly violates any provision of this part, except where another penalty is provided by law, is guilty of a class C misdemeanor. Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 8, 2002 Special Session 5Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 8, 2002 Special Session 5
Section 625 – Voluntary admission of adults.
Effective 7/1/2021 62A-15-625. Voluntary admission of adults. (1) A local mental health authority, a designee of a local mental health authority, or another mental health facility may admit for observation, diagnosis, care, and treatment an adult who applies for voluntary admission and who has a mental illness or exhibits the symptoms of a mental illness. […]
Section 616 – Persons entering state mentally ill.
62A-15-616. Persons entering state mentally ill. (1) A person who enters this state while mentally ill may be returned by a local mental health authority to the home of relatives or friends of that person with a mental illness, if known, or to a hospital in the state where that person with a mental illness […]
Section 617 – Expenses of voluntary patients.
62A-15-617. Expenses of voluntary patients. The expense for the care and treatment of voluntary patients shall be assessed to and paid in the same manner and to the same extent as is provided for involuntary patients under the provisions of Section 62A-15-607. Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 8, 2002 Special Session 5Renumbered and Amended by […]