Section 626 – Release from commitment.

• (1)
  • (a) Subject to Subsection (1)(b), a local mental health authority or the mental health authority’s designee shall release from commitment any individual who, in the opinion of the local mental health authority or the mental health authority’s designee, has recovered or no longer meets the criteria specified in Section 62A-15-631.
  • (b) A local mental health authority’s inability to locate a committed individual may not be the basis for the individual’s release, unless the court orders the release of the individual after a hearing.

• (2) A local mental health authority or the mental health authority’s designee may release from commitment any patient whose commitment is determined to be no longer advisable except as provided by Section 62A-15-705, but an effort shall be made to assure that any further supportive services required to meet the patient’s needs upon release will be provided.

• (3) When a patient has been committed to a local mental health authority by judicial process, the local mental health authority shall follow the procedures described in Sections 62A-15-636 and 62A-15-637.

Amended by Chapter 262, 2021 General Session