(1)  A residential, vocational and life skills program shall interview and screen all prospective participants for medical prescriptions, physical and mental health history, and recent alcohol or drug use.

Terms Used In Utah Code 13-53-107

  • Participant: means an individual who:
(a) resides at a residential, vocational and life skills program facility;
(b) receives from the residential, vocational and life skills program:
(i) vocational training; or
(ii) life skills training; and
(c) does not receive monetary compensation from the residential, vocational and life skills program. See Utah Code 13-53-102
(2)  Unless an individual obtains a medical clearance from a physician or physician assistant, a residential, vocational and life skills program may not have as a participant an individual who:

(a)  has a recent diagnosis of a mental, social, psychiatric, or psychological illness; or

(b)  has an active prescription for medication for a mental, social, psychiatric, or psychological illness.

(3)  A residential, vocational and life skills program may not admit a minor.

Amended by Chapter 349, 2019 General Session