Utah Admin. Code R671-207-1 - Definitions
For purposes of this rule the following definitions apply:
(1) "Mentally decompensating
offender" means an individual who is in the custody of the Department of
Corrections (Department), who has not been adjudicated as a mentally ill
offender by a court, but whose mental health has decompensated to the point
that admission to the State Hospital is necessary to ensure adequate mental
health treatment.
(2) "Mentally ill
offender" means an individual who has been adjudicated guilty with a mental
illness, including an individual who has an intellectual disability, pursuant
to Section
77-16a-202.
(3) "State Hospital" means the Utah State
Hospital or other facilities designated by the Utah State Hospital where
offenders may be housed for mental health treatment.
(4) "Correctional facility" means any of the
Utah prison facilities operated by the Department or any portion of a county
jail contracted with the Department to house offenders.
(5) "Health and Human Services" means the
Utah Department of Health and Human Services.
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