26B-1-241.  Tardive dyskinesia.
     With respect to tardive dyskinesia, the department shall report on the following to the Health and Human Services Interim Committee before November 1, 2023:

(1)  resources available to help health care providers, including mental health providers, accurately diagnose and appropriately treat tardive dyskinesia;

Terms Used In Utah Code 26B-1-241

  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
(2)  resources available to help an individual with tardive dyskinesia, and the individual’s caregivers, respond to the functional and social challenges posed by the condition;

(3)  options for improving screening, diagnosis, and treatment of tardive dyskinesia, including actions the department may take on behalf of:

(a)  residents of the state generally;

(b)  Medicaid program enrollees; and

(c)  individuals receiving services under a local mental health authority, as defined in Section 26B-5-101; and

(4)  the potential costs and benefits of implementing the options reported under Subsection (3).

Enacted by Chapter 295, 2023 General Session

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