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Utah Code Ann. § 77-16a-101 — Definitions.
Current through 2026 General Session
Part of Part 1: Plea and Verdict of Guilty with a Mental Condition, Utah Code.
Full text of Utah Code Ann. § 77-16a-101
Statutory text current through the 2026 General Session. This publication reproduces the official statutory text; it is not the official statutes of the State of Utah.
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: (4)(a) not involved in the defendant's treatment; and (4)(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: (8)(a) the review of a defendant's assessment, diagnostic formulation, individual service plan development, and progress toward completion of care; (8)(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 (8)(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. (12) "UDC" means the Department of Corrections.
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