17-77-101. Definitions.

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Effective 11/6/2025

As used in this chapter:

(1)"Assisted outpatient treatment" means the same as that term is defined in Section 26B-5-301 .

(2)"Crisis worker" means the same as that term is defined in Section 26B-5-610 .

(3)"Department" means the Department of Health and Human Services created in Section 26B-1-201 .

(4)"Division" means the Division of Integrated Healthcare within the department.

(5)"First responder" means:

(a)a law enforcement officer, as that term is defined in Section 53-13-103 ;

(b)emergency medical service personnel, as that term is defined in Section 53-2d-101 ;

(c)an emergency medical technician, as that term is defined in Section 53-2e-101 ;

(d)an advanced emergency medical technician, as that term is defined in Section 53-2e-101 ;

(e)a firefighter, as that term is defined in Section 53H-11-306 ;

(f)a dispatcher, as that term is defined in Section 53-6-102 ; or

(g)a mobile outreach social worker.

(6)"Local mental health crisis line" means the same as that term is defined in Section 26B-5-610 .

(7)"Mental health therapist" means the same as that term is defined in Section 58-60-102 .

(8)"Public funds":

(a)means:

(i)federal money received from the department;

(ii)state money appropriated by the Legislature to the department, a county governing body, or a local substance abuse authority for the purposes of providing substance abuse programs or services; and

(iii)state money appropriated by the Legislature to the department, a county governing body, or a local mental health authority for the purposes of providing mental health programs or services; and

(b)includes federal and state money described in Subsection (8)(a) :

(i)even after the money has been transferred by:

(A)a local substance abuse authority to a private provider under an annual or otherwise ongoing contract to provide comprehensive substance abuse programs or services for the local substance abuse authority; or

(B)a local mental health authority to a private provider under an annual or otherwise ongoing contract to provide comprehensive mental health programs or services for the local mental health authority; and

(ii)while in the possession of the private provider.

(9)"Statewide mental health crisis line" means the same as that term is defined in Section 26B-5-610 .

Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 14 , 2025 Special Session 1