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 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 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 […]
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, […]