Section 632 - Circumstances under which conditions justifying initial involuntary commitment shall be considered to continue to exist.

UT Code § 62A-15-632 (2019) (N/A)
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(1) After an individual is involuntarily committed to the custody of a local mental health authority under Subsection 62A-15-631(16), the conditions justifying commitment under that subsection shall be considered to continue to exist, for purposes of continued treatment under Subsection 62A-15-631(17) or conditional release under Section 62A-15-637, unless: (a) the court terminates the civil commitment through a review hearing; or (b) the local mental health authority or a designee of the local mental health authority with custody over the patient discharges the patient and provides notice of the discharge to the court, as described in Subsections 62A-15-631(17)(c) and 62A-15-637(2).

(a) the court terminates the civil commitment through a review hearing; or

(b) the local mental health authority or a designee of the local mental health authority with custody over the patient discharges the patient and provides notice of the discharge to the court, as described in Subsections 62A-15-631(17)(c) and 62A-15-637(2).

(2) A patient whose treatment is continued or who is conditionally released under Section 62A-15-637 shall be maintained in the least restrictive environment available that can provide the patient with the treatment that is adequate and appropriate.

(3) Except for good cause, a court may not terminate a civil commitment through a review hearing if the patient: (a) is under a conditional release agreement; and (b) does not appear at the review hearing.

(a) is under a conditional release agreement; and

(b) does not appear at the review hearing.