(1) The division shall estimate and determine, as nearly as possible, the actual expense per annum of caring for and maintaining a patient in the state hospital, and that amount or portion of that amount shall be assessed to and paid by the applicant, patient, spouse, parents, child or children who are of sufficient financial ability to do so, or by the guardian of the patient who has funds of the patient that may be used for that purpose.

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Terms Used In Utah Code 26B-5-316

  • Division: means the Division of Integrated Healthcare created in Section 26B-1-1202. See Utah Code 26B-5-101
  • Patient: means an individual who is:
         (20)(a) under commitment to the custody or to the treatment services of a local mental health authority; or
         (20)(b) undergoing essential treatment and intervention. 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
  • State hospital: means the Utah State Hospital established in Section 26B-5-302. See Utah Code 26B-5-301
(2) In addition to the expenses described in Subsection (1), parents are responsible for the support of their child while the child is in the care of the state hospital pursuant to Title 78B, Chapter 12, Utah Child Support Act, and Title 26B, Chapter 9, Recovery Services and Administration of Child Support.