78A-6-208. Mental health evaluations — Duty of administrator.
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The chief administrative officer of the juvenile court, with the approval of the board, and the executive director of the Department of Health and Human Services, and director of the Office of Substance Use and Mental Health shall from time to time agree upon an appropriate plan:
Terms Used In Utah Code 78A-6-208- Administrator: includes "executor" when the subject matter justifies the use. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
- Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
- 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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for obtaining mental health services and health services for the juvenile court from the state and local health departments and programs of mental health; and |
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for assistance by the Department of Health and Human Services or the Office of Substance Use and Mental Health in securing for the juvenile court special health, mental health, juvenile competency evaluations, and related services including community mental health services not already available from the Department of Health and Human Services and the Office of Substance Use and Mental Health. |
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The Legislature may provide an appropriation to the Department of Health and Human Services and the Office of Substance Use and Mental Health for the services under Subsection (1). |
Amended by Chapter 330, 2023 General Session
