Utah Code 26B-6-602. Division responsibility
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The division is responsible:
(1) for the supervision, care, and treatment of persons with an intellectual disability in this state who are committed to the division’s jurisdiction under the provisions of this part; and
Terms Used In Utah Code 26B-6-602
- Division: means the Division of Aging and Adult Services within the department. See Utah Code 26B-6-101
- Intellectual disability: means a significant, subaverage general intellectual functioning that:(16)(a) exists concurrently with deficits in adaptive behavior; and(16)(b) is manifested during the developmental period as defined in the current edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, published by the American Psychiatric Association. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- 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
(2) to evaluate and determine the most appropriate, least restrictive setting for an individual with an intellectual disability.