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Utah Code § 26B-5-504: Criteria for essential treatment and intervention.

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Where this section sits in the code
  1. Title 26B Utah Health and Human Services Code
  2. Chapter 26B-5 Health Care - Substance Use and Mental Health
  3. Part 26B-5-5 Essential Treatment and Intervention

A court shall order an individual to undergo essential treatment for a substance use disorder when the court determines by clear and convincing evidence that the individual:

(1) suffers from a substance use disorder;

(2) can reasonably benefit from the essential treatment;

(3) is unlikely to substantially benefit from a less-restrictive alternative treatment; and

(4) presents a serious harm to self or others.

Collected 2026-09-03T11:34:33Z. Source file · JSON

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