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 615 – Forms.
62A-15-615. Forms. The division shall furnish the clerks of the district courts with forms, blanks, warrants, and certificates, to enable the district court judges, with regularity and facility, to comply with the provisions of this chapter. Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 8, 2002 Special Session 5Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 8, 2002 Special Session 5
Section 611 – Allocation of state hospital beds — Formula.
Effective 5/8/2018 62A-15-611. Allocation of state hospital beds — Formula. (1) As used in this section: (a) “Adult beds” means the total number of patient beds located in the adult general psychiatric unit and the geriatric unit at the state hospital, as determined by the superintendent of the state hospital. (b) “Mental health catchment area” […]
Section 612 – Allocation of pediatric state hospital beds — Formula.
Effective 7/1/2021 62A-15-612. Allocation of pediatric state hospital beds — Formula. (1) As used in this section: (a) “Mental health catchment area” means a county or group of counties governed by a local mental health authority. (b) “Pediatric beds” means the total number of patient beds located in the children’s unit and the youth units […]
Section 613 – Appointment of superintendent — Qualifications — Powers and responsibilities.
Effective 7/1/2021 62A-15-613. Appointment of superintendent — Qualifications — Powers and responsibilities. (1) The director, with the consent of the executive director, shall appoint a superintendent of the state hospital, who shall hold office at the will of the director. (2) The superintendent shall have a bachelor’s degree from an accredited university or college, be […]
Section 614 – Clinical director — Appointment — Conditions and procedure — Duties.
62A-15-614. Clinical director — Appointment — Conditions and procedure — Duties. (1) Whenever the superintendent is not qualified to be the clinical director of the state hospital under this section, he shall, with the approval of the director of the division, appoint a clinical director who is licensed to practice medicine and surgery in this […]
Section 605.5 – Admission of person in custody of Department of Corrections to state hospital — Retransfer of person to Department of Corrections.
62A-15-605.5. Admission of person in custody of Department of Corrections to state hospital — Retransfer of person to Department of Corrections. (1) The executive director of the Department of Corrections may request the director to admit a person who is in the custody of the Department of Corrections to the state hospital, if the clinical […]