Utah Code 26B-5-318. Liability of estate of person with a mental illness
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Terms Used In Utah Code 26B-5-318
- Division: means the Division of Integrated Healthcare created in Section
26B-1-1202 . See Utah Code 26B-5-101 - Mental illness: means :(18)(a) a psychiatric disorder that substantially impairs an individual's mental, emotional, behavioral, or related functioning; or(18)(b) the same as that term is defined in:(18)(b)(i) the current edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders published by the American Psychiatric Association; or(18)(b)(ii) the current edition of the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems. See Utah Code 26B-5-301
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
- Treatment: means psychotherapy, medication, including the administration of psychotropic medication, or other medical treatments that are generally accepted medical or psychosocial interventions for the purpose of restoring the patient to an optimal level of functioning in the least restrictive environment. See Utah Code 26B-5-301
The provisions made in this part for the support of persons with a mental illness at public expense do not release the estates of those persons from liability for their care and treatment, and the division is authorized and empowered to collect from the estates of those persons any sums paid by the state in their behalf.