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Section 1202 - Definitions.

UT Code § 62A-15-1202 (2019) (N/A)
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(1) "Emergency, life saving treatment" means treatment that is: (a) provided at a licensed health care facility or licensed human services program; (b) provided by a licensed health care professional; (c) necessary to save the life of the patient; and (d) required due to the patient's: (i) use of an illegal substance; or (ii) excessive use or misuse of a prescribed medication.

(a) provided at a licensed health care facility or licensed human services program;

(b) provided by a licensed health care professional;

(c) necessary to save the life of the patient; and

(d) required due to the patient's: (i) use of an illegal substance; or (ii) excessive use or misuse of a prescribed medication.

(i) use of an illegal substance; or

(ii) excessive use or misuse of a prescribed medication.

(2) "Essential treatment examiner" means: (a) a licensed physician, preferably a psychiatrist, who is designated by the division as specifically qualified by training or experience in the diagnosis of substance use disorder; or (b) a licensed mental health professional designated by the division as specially qualified by training and who has at least five years' continual experience in the treatment of substance use disorder.

(a) a licensed physician, preferably a psychiatrist, who is designated by the division as specifically qualified by training or experience in the diagnosis of substance use disorder; or

(b) a licensed mental health professional designated by the division as specially qualified by training and who has at least five years' continual experience in the treatment of substance use disorder.

(3) "Relative" means an adult who is a spouse, parent, stepparent, grandparent, child, or sibling of an individual.

(4) "Serious harm" means the individual, due to substance use disorder, is at serious risk of: (a) drug overdose; (b) suicide; (c) serious bodily self-injury; (d) serious bodily injury because the individual is incapable of providing the basic necessities of life, including food, clothing, or shelter; or (e) causing or attempting to cause serious bodily injury to another individual.

(a) drug overdose;

(b) suicide;

(c) serious bodily self-injury;

(d) serious bodily injury because the individual is incapable of providing the basic necessities of life, including food, clothing, or shelter; or

(e) causing or attempting to cause serious bodily injury to another individual.

(5) "Substance use disorder" means the same as that term is defined in the current edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders published by the American Psychiatric Association.

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Section 1202 - Definitions.