26B-6-902. State protection and advocacy agency.

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Effective 5/6/2026

(1)The state protection and advocacy agency should:

(a)represent and advocate for the interests of all disabled individuals in the state;

(b)annually hold at least three meetings with the public throughout the state to:

(i)understand the needs in the local community; and

(ii)provide education, advocacy, and resources to disabled individuals in the local community; and

(c)provide a written report annually to the Judiciary Interim Committee and Health and Human Services Interim Committee on or before August 31.

(2)The report described in Subsection (1)(c) may include:

(a)the number and location of public meetings;

(b)the number and description of the types of services and advocacy provided, including the number and description of advocacy incidents that:

(i)advocated for a more-integrated or less-integrated setting or care, according to the appropriate need of the individual;

(ii)advocated for a greater level or lesser level of treatment, including medication treatment, according to the appropriate need of the individual; and

(iii)advocated for a deviation from a treatment provider recommendation and the reason;

(c)a list of the government entities that the state protection and advocacy agency worked with;

(d)the number of individuals served that:

(i)are not capable of living independently;

(ii)can live somewhat independently, with formal supports;

(iii)live independently; and

(iv)are a family member of a disabled individual;

(e)the number of individuals that the state protection and advocacy agency:

(i)referred to and received voluntary treatment;

(ii)petitioned for and were ordered into involuntary treatment;

(iii)exited from homelessness into a residential or clinical setting;

(iv)was able to advocate for assisted outpatient treatment or assertive community treatment that resulted in placement or acquisition of supportive housing; and

(v)advocated for with the goal of discontinuing any aspect of services or treatment deemed to be appropriate for the need of the individual; and

(f)policy recommendations, if any.

Enacted by Chapter 103 , 2026 General Session