Utah Code 26B-5-607. Grants for development of an ACT team
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(1) The division shall award grants for the development of one or more ACT teams to provide assertive community treatment to individuals in the state.
Terms Used In Utah Code 26B-5-607
- ACT team: means a mobile team of medical and mental health professionals that provides assertive community outreach treatment and, based on the individual circumstances of each case, coordinates with other medical providers and appropriate community resources. See Utah Code 26B-5-601
- Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
- Assertive community treatment: includes the provision of assessment and treatment plans, rehabilitation, support services, and referrals to other community resources. See Utah Code 26B-5-601
- Division: means the Division of Integrated Healthcare created in Section
26B-1-1202 . See Utah Code 26B-5-101 - Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
- Mental illness: means the same as that term is defined in Section 26B-5-301. See Utah Code 26B-5-601
- Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
- 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) The division shall prioritize the award of a grant described in Subsection (1) to entities, based on:
(2)(a) the number of individuals the proposed ACT team will serve;
(2)(b) the ability of the entity to provide housing to individuals served under the program;
(2)(c) the ability of the entity to provide evidence of probable future program sustainability; and
(2)(d) the percentage of matching funds the entity will provide to develop the proposed ACT team.
(3)
(3)(a) An entity does not need to have resources already in place to be awarded a grant described in Subsection (1).
(3)(b) An entity may submit an application for and be awarded more than one grant pursuant to the prioritization described in Subsection (2).
(3)(c) An ACT team developed using a grant awarded under this section shall:
(3)(c)(i) coordinate with local homeless councils and criminal justice coordinating councils to align the ACT teams services with existing services and strategic plans; and
(3)(c)(ii) work with an individual served under the program to secure and maintain housing and provide wraparound services, including:
(3)(c)(ii)(A) clinical support;
(3)(c)(ii)(B) case management;
(3)(c)(ii)(C) peer support;
(3)(c)(ii)(D) employment support; and
(3)(c)(ii)(E) other services identified in the long-term, statewide ACT team plan described in Section 26B-5-606.
(4) The division shall make rules, in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, for the application and award of the grants described in Subsection (1).
(5) Before June 30, 2024, and before June 30 of each subsequent fiscal year in which a grant is awarded under Subsection (1), the division shall report to the Health and Human Services Interim Committee regarding:
(5)(a) data gathered in relation to each awarded grant;
(5)(b) knowledge gained relating to the provision of medical and mental health services by ACT teams;
(5)(c) recommendations for the future use of ACT teams to provide medical and mental health services;
(5)(d) Medicaid reimbursement for services provided by ACT teams; and
(5)(e) aggregated data about the patients who have received services from an ACT team, including:
(5)(e)(i) the number of ACT team patients who have a severe mental illness;
(5)(e)(ii) the number of ACT team patients who have a co-occurring substance use disorder;
(5)(e)(iii) the number of ACT team patients who are experiencing homelessness or facing housing insecurity; and
(5)(e)(iv) the number of ACT team patients who, after the most recent report was made, have experienced:
(5)(e)(iv)(A) an acute psychiatric hospitalization;
(5)(e)(iv)(B) an arrest, incarceration, probation, or parole; or
(5)(e)(iv)(C) a transition from homelessness or housing insecurity to supported housing or housing.