Section 621 – Trespass — Disturbance — Penalty.
62A-15-621. Trespass — Disturbance — Penalty. Any person who, without permission, enters any of the buildings or enclosures appropriated to the use of patients, or makes any attempt to do so, or enters anywhere upon the premises belonging to or used by the division, a local mental health authority, or the state hospital and commits, […]
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 […]
Section 618 – Designated examiners.
Effective 5/14/2019 62A-15-618. Designated examiners. (1) A designated examiner shall consider a proposed patient’s mental health history when evaluating a proposed patient. (2) A designated examiner may request a court order to obtain a proposed patient’s mental health records if a proposed patient refuses to share this information with the designated examiner. (3) A designated […]
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 […]