Utah Code § 16a-101 — Definitions.. Reproduced from the official Utah Code, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.
§ 16a-101. Definitions.
Effective 5/1/2024 77-16a-101.
Definitions. As used in this chapter:
(1)
"Board" means the Board of Pardons and Parole established under Section 77-27-2.
(2)
"Department" means the Department of Health and Human Services.
(3)
"Executive director" means the executive director of the Department of Health and Human Services.
(4)
"Forensic evaluator" means a licensed mental health professional who is:
(a)
not involved in the defendant's treatment; and
(b)
trained and qualified to conduct a guilty with a mental condition evaluation.
(5)
"Mental condition" means the same as that term is defined in Section 76-2-305.
(6)
"Mental disability" means the same as that term is defined in Section 76-2-305.
(7)
"Mental health facility" means the Utah State Hospital or other facility that provides mental health services under contract with the division, a local mental health authority, or organization that contracts with a local mental health authority.
(8)
"Mental health supervision" includes regular and periodic activities including:
(a)
the review of a defendant's assessment, diagnostic formulation, individual service plan development, and progress toward completion of care;
(b)
identification of barriers to a defendant's care, assistance in removing barriers to a defendant's care, continuation of services to a defendant, authorization of care for a defendant, and the observation of the delivery of clinical care to a defendant; and
(c)
the provision of an update report to a court as required under Subsection 77-16a-103(5)(g).
(9)
"Mental illness" means the same as that term is defined in Section 76-2-305.
(10)
"Offender with a mental condition" means an individual who has been adjudicated guilty with a mental condition.
(11)
"Secure setting" means a jail, prison, or locked inpatient medical facility approved by the department.
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