26B-1-329. Mental Health Services Donation Fund.
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As used in this section:
Terms Used In Utah Code 26B-1-329- 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
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“Mental health therapist” means the same as that term is defined in Section 58-60-102. |
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“Mental health therapy” means treatment or prevention of a mental illness, including:
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conducting a professional evaluation of an individual’s condition of mental health, mental illness, or emotional disorder consistent with standards generally recognized by mental health therapists; |
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establishing a diagnosis in accordance with established written standards generally recognized by mental health therapists; |
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prescribing a plan or medication for the prevention or treatment of a condition of a mental illness or an emotional disorder; and |
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engaging in the conduct of professional intervention, including psychotherapy by the application of established methods and procedures generally recognized by mental health therapists. |
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“Qualified individual” means an individual who:
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is experiencing a mental health crisis; and |
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calls a local mental health crisis line as defined in Section 26B-5-610 or the statewide mental health crisis line as defined in Section 26B-5-610. |
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There is created an expendable special revenue fund known as the “Mental Health Services Donation Fund.” |
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The fund shall consist of:
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gifts, grants, donations, or any other conveyance of money that may be made to the fund from public or private individuals or entities; and |
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interest earned on money in the fund. |
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The Office of Substance Use and Mental Health shall administer the fund in accordance with this section. |
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The Office of Substance Use and Mental Health shall award fund money to an entity in the state that provides mental health and substance use treatment for the purpose of:
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providing through telehealth or in-person services, mental health therapy to qualified individuals; |
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providing access to evaluations and coordination of short-term care to assist a qualified individual in identifying services or support needs, resources, or benefits for which the qualified individual may be eligible; and |
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developing a system for a qualified individual and a qualified individual’s family to access information and referrals for mental health therapy. |
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Fund money may only be used for the purposes described in Subsection (4). |
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The Office of Substance Use and Mental Health shall provide an annual report to the Behavioral Health Crisis Response Commission, created in Section 63C-18-202, regarding:
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the entity that is awarded a grant under Subsection (4); |
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the number of qualified individuals served by the entity with fund money; and |
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any costs or benefits as a result of the award of the grant. |
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Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 305, 2023 General Session
