26B-5-402. Treatment and commitment of minors in the public mental health system.
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Effective 5/3/2023
26B-5-402. Treatment and commitment of minors in the public mental health system.
A child is entitled to due process proceedings, in accordance with the requirements of this part, whenever the child:
(1)may receive or receives services through the public mental health system and is placed, by a local mental health authority, in a physical setting where his liberty interests are restricted, including residential and inpatient placements; or
(2)receives treatment in which a constitutionally protected privacy or liberty interest may be affected, including the administration of antipsychotic medication, electroshock therapy, and psychosurgery.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 308 , 2023 General Session