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Utah Code § 26B-5-363: Persons entering state mentally ill.
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 26B Utah Health and Human Services Code
- Chapter 26B-5 Health Care - Substance Use and Mental Health
- Part 26B-5-3 Utah State Hospital and Other Mental Health Facilities
(1) A person who enters this state while mentally ill may be returned by a local mental health authority to the home of relatives or friends of that person with a mental illness, if known, or to a hospital in the state where that person with a mental illness is domiciled, in accordance with the Interstate Compact on Mental Health in Section 26B-5-365.
(2) This section does not prevent commitment of persons who are traveling through or temporarily residing in this state.
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