Section 607 – Responsibility for cost of care.
62A-15-607. Responsibility for cost of care. (1) The division shall estimate and determine, as nearly as possible, the actual expense per annum of caring for and maintaining a patient in the state hospital, and that amount or portion of that amount shall be assessed to and paid by the applicant, patient, spouse, parents, child or […]
Section 608 – Local mental health authority — Supervision and treatment of persons with a mental illness.
62A-15-608. Local mental health authority — Supervision and treatment of persons with a mental illness. (1) Each local mental health authority has responsibility for supervision and treatment of persons with a mental illness who have been committed to its custody under the provisions of this part, whether residing in the state hospital or elsewhere. (2) […]
Section 609 – Responsibility for education of school-aged children at the hospital — Responsibility for noninstructional services.
62A-15-609. Responsibility for education of school-aged children at the hospital — Responsibility for noninstructional services. (1) The State Board of Education is responsible for the education of school-aged children committed to the division. (2) In order to fulfill its responsibility under Subsection (1), the board may contract with local school districts or other appropriate agencies […]
Section 610 – Objectives of state hospital and other facilities — Persons who may be admitted to state hospital.
62A-15-610. Objectives of state hospital and other facilities — Persons who may be admitted to state hospital. (1) The objectives of the state hospital and other mental health facilities shall be to care for all persons within this state who are subject to the provisions of this chapter; and to furnish them with the proper […]
Section 601 – Utah State Hospital.
62A-15-601. Utah State Hospital. The Utah State Hospital is established and located in Provo, in Utah county. For purposes of this part it is referred to as the “state hospital.” Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 8, 2002 Special Session 5Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 8, 2002 Special Session 5
Section 603 – Administration of state hospital — Division — Authority.
Effective 5/8/2018 62A-15-603. Administration of state hospital — Division — Authority. (1) The division shall administer the state hospital as part of the state’s comprehensive mental health program and, to the fullest extent possible, shall, as the state hospital’s administrator, coordinate with local mental health authority programs. (2) The division has the same powers, duties, […]
Section 604 – Receipt of gift — Transfer of persons from other institutions.
Effective 5/12/2015 62A-15-604. Receipt of gift — Transfer of persons from other institutions. (1) The division may take and hold by gift, devise, or bequest real and personal property required for the use of the state hospital. With the approval of the governor the division may convert that property that is not suitable for the […]
Section 605 – Forensic Mental Health Coordinating Council — Establishment and purpose.
Affected by 63I-1-262 on 7/1/2023 Effective 5/12/2020 62A-15-605. Forensic Mental Health Coordinating Council — Establishment and purpose. (1) There is established the Forensic Mental Health Coordinating Council composed of the following members: (a) the director of the Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health or the director’s appointee; (b) the superintendent of the state hospital […]