Utah Code Title 26B. Utah Health and Human Services Codes § 26B-5-381. Contracted state hospital services

(a) supervise and treat a patient with a mental illness who has been committed to the state hospital's custody; or

(b) facilitate the reentry of a discharged patient into the community.

(a) is necessary to treat the patient with a mental illness; and

(b) would be offered at or recommended by the state hospital.

(a) the number of patients with a mental illness served through a state hospital contract in accordance with Subsection (1), and the nature of the services rendered;

(b) addressing the needs of patients with complex legal and mental health statuses who are expected to have significantly long stays at the state hospital and who are not able to be discharged into the community;

(c) the creation of a low-acuity step-down facility to assist patients described in Subsection (3)(b); and

(d) opportunities for collaboration with local mental health authorities and other willing providers to provide low-acuity step-down services to assist patients described in Subsection (3)(b).