Full text of Utah Utah Code § 80-3-501 — Placement in a qualified residential treatment program -- Review hearings., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 80-3-501. Placement in a qualified residential treatment program -- Review hearings.
Effective 9/1/2021
80-3-501.
Placement in a qualified residential treatment program -- Review hearings.
| (1) |
As used in this section:
| (a) |
"Qualified individual" means the same as that term is defined in 42 U.S.C. Sec. 675a. |
| (b) |
"Qualified residential treatment program" means the same as that term is defined in 42 U.S.C. Sec. 672. |
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| (2) |
Within 60 days of the day on which a minor is placed in a qualified residential treatment program under this chapter or Chapter 6, Juvenile Justice, the juvenile court shall:
| (a) |
review the assessment, determination, and documentation made by a qualified individual regarding the minor; |
| (b) |
determine whether the needs of the minor can be met through placement in a foster home; |
| (c) |
if the minor's needs cannot be met through placement in a foster home, determine whether:
| (i) |
placement of the minor in a qualified residential treatment program provides the most effective and appropriate level of care for the minor in the least restrictive environment; and |
| (ii) |
placement in a qualified residential treatment program is consistent with the short-term and long-term goals for the minor, as specified in the permanency plan for the minor; and |
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| (d) |
approve or disapprove of the minor's placement in a qualified residential treatment program. |
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| (3) |
As long as a minor remains placed in a qualified residential treatment program, the juvenile court shall review the placement decision at each subsequent review and permanency hearing held with respect to the minor. |
| (4) |
When the juvenile court conducts a review described in Subsection (3), the juvenile court shall review evidence submitted by the custodial division to:
| (a) |
demonstrate an ongoing assessment of the strengths and needs of the minor such that the minor's needs cannot be met through placement in a foster home; |
| (b) |
demonstrate that placement in a qualified residential treatment program provides the most effective and appropriate level of care for the minor in the least restrictive environment; |
| (c) |
demonstrate that placement in the qualified residential treatment program is consistent with the short-term and long-term goals for the minor, as specified by the permanency plan for the minor; |
| (d) |
document the specific treatment or service needs that will be met for the minor in the placement; |
| (e) |
document the length of time the minor is expected to need the treatment or services; and |
| (f) |
document the efforts made by the custodial division to prepare the minor to return home or transition to another setting, such as with a relative, with a friend of the minor, with a guardian, with an adoptive parent, a foster home, or independent living. |
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Renumbered and Amended by Chapter
261, 2021 General Session
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