Section 647 – Severability.
62A-15-647. Severability. If any one or more provision, section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, or word of this part, or the application thereof to any person or circumstance, is found to be unconstitutional the same is hereby declared to be severable and the balance of this part shall remain effective notwithstanding that unconstitutionality. The Legislature hereby […]
Section 639 – Standards for care and treatment.
62A-15-639. Standards for care and treatment. Every patient is entitled to humane care and treatment and to medical care and treatment in accordance with the prevailing standards accepted in medical practice, psychiatric nursing practice, social work practice, and the practice of clinical psychology. Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 8, 2002 Special Session 5Renumbered and Amended […]
Section 640 – Mechanical restraints and medication — Clinical record.
62A-15-640. Mechanical restraints and medication — Clinical record. (1) Mechanical restraints may not be applied to a patient unless it is determined by the director or his designee to be required by the needs of the patient. Every use of a mechanical restraint and the reasons therefor shall be made a part of the patient’s […]
Section 630.4 – Assisted outpatient treatment services.
Effective 5/14/2019 62A-15-630.4. Assisted outpatient treatment services. (1) The local mental health authority or its designee shall provide assisted outpatient treatment, which shall include: (a) case management; and (b) an individualized treatment plan, created with input from the proposed patient when possible. (2) A court order for assisted outpatient treatment does not create independent authority […]
Section 630.5 – Assisted outpatient treatment proceedings.
Effective 5/5/2021 62A-15-630.5. Assisted outpatient treatment proceedings. (1) A responsible individual who has credible knowledge of an adult’s mental illness and the condition or circumstances that have led to the adult’s need for assisted outpatient treatment may file, in the district court in the county where the proposed patient resides or is found, a written […]
Section 631 – Involuntary commitment under court order — Examination — Hearing — Power of court — Findings required — Costs.
Effective 5/4/2022 62A-15-631. Involuntary commitment under court order — Examination — Hearing — Power of court — Findings required — Costs. (1) A responsible individual who has credible knowledge of an adult’s mental illness and the condition or circumstances that have led to the adult’s need to be involuntarily committed may initiate an involuntary commitment […]
Section 632 – Circumstances under which conditions justifying initial involuntary commitment shall be considered to continue to exist.
Effective 5/5/2021 62A-15-632. Circumstances under which conditions justifying initial involuntary commitment shall be considered to continue to exist. (1) When an individual is involuntarily committed to the custody of a local mental health authority under Subsection 62A-15-631(16), the conditions justifying commitment under that Subsection shall be considered to continue to exist for purposes of continued […]
Section 633 – Persons eligible for care or treatment by federal agency — Continuing jurisdiction of state courts.
62A-15-633. Persons eligible for care or treatment by federal agency — Continuing jurisdiction of state courts. (1) If an individual committed pursuant to Section 62A-15-631 is eligible for care or treatment by any agency of the United States, the court, upon receipt of a certificate from a United States agency, showing that facilities are available […]
Section 634 – Detention pending placement in custody.
62A-15-634. Detention pending placement in custody. Pending commitment to a local mental health authority, a patient taken into custody or ordered to be committed pursuant to this part may be detained in the patient’s home, a licensed foster home, or any other suitable facility under reasonable conditions prescribed by the local mental health authority. Except […]
Section 635 – Notice of commitment.
Effective 5/8/2018 62A-15-635. Notice of commitment. Whenever a patient has been temporarily, involuntarily committed to a local mental health authority under Section 62A-15-629 on the application of an individual other than the patient’s legal guardian, spouse, or next of kin, the local mental health authority or a designee of the local mental health authority shall […]