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Utah Administrative Code (Current through November 1, 2019) |
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R671. Pardons (Board of), Administration |
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R671-207. Mentally Ill and Deteriorated Offender Custody Transfer |
| R671-207-1. Transfer From the Prison to the Hospital of an Offender Whose Mental Health Has Deteriorated |
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The Department of Corrections will notify the Board whenever a mentally ill offender is transferred from the Hospital to the Prison pursuant to 77-16a-204 (5).The custody transfer of an inmate, who has not been adjudicated as mentally-ill by the Court and who is housed at the Prison, whose mental health has deteriorated to the point that admission to the State Hospital is necessary to ensure adequate mental health treatment, will occur when the Prison and the Hospital agree to a transfer. The Department of Corrections will notify the Board's Mental Health Advisor whenever an offender is transferred from the Prison to the Hospital and the Board will stay any hearing until the offender is transferred from the Hospital back to the Prison pursuant to the requirements of 77-16a-204, Utah Code, and the provisions of rule R207-2, Utah Administrative Code. If the Prison and the Hospital cannot agree upon the transfer, the Board will make the decision as to whether the transfer should occur pursuant to 62A-15-605. Upon notification by the Department of Corrections to the Board's Mental Health Advisor that the agencies cannot agree, the Mental Health Advisor will conduct an administrative hearing. Both agencies will provide written reports and recommendations to the Advisor prior to the hearing and the Advisor will take testimony at the hearing. The Mental Health Advisor will then make a recommendation pursuant to the requirement of 62A-15-605.5 to the Board. The Board will issue its decision within 30 days of the Administrative Hearing. |
| R671-207-2. Mentally-Ill Offender Custody Transfer |
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Custody transfer of a mentally-ill offender, under the jurisdiction of the Board of Pardons and Parole, and placed by the Court at the Utah State Hospital, will occur when the Hospital and the Prison agree that the Prison can provide the mentally-ill offender with the level of care necessary to maintain the offender's current mental condition and status. The Department of Corrections will notify the Board whenever a mentally-ill offender is transferred from the Hospital to the Prison and the Board will set a date for a parole hearing. If the Hospital and the Prison cannot agree upon the transfer, the Board will make the decision as to whether the offender should be transferred to the Prison. Upon notification from the Division of Human Services to the Board's Mental Health Advisor that the agencies cannot agree upon the transfer, the Advisor will conduct an Administrative hearing. Both agencies will provide written reports and recommendations to the Advisor prior to the hearing and the Advisor will take testimony at the hearing. The Mental Health Advisor will then make a recommendation, pursuant to the requirements of 77-16a-204, to the Board as to the transfer. The Board will issue its decision within 30 days of the Administrative Hearing. |
| R671-207-3. Retransfer From the Department of Corrections to the Utah State Hospital |
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Custody transfer of a mentally-ill offender, under the jurisdiction of the Board, whose custody was transferred from the Utah State Hospital to the Utah State Prison may be transferred back to the Utah State Hospital when the Prison and the Hospital agree that the offender's mental condition has deteriorated or the offender has become mentally unstable to the point that admission to the State Hospital is necessary to ensure adequate mental health treatment. The Department of Corrections will notify the Board's Mental Health Advisor whenever a mentally-ill offender is transferred back to the State Hospital from the Prison. The Board will stay any hearing until the offender's mental health has been stabilized and the offender has been transferred back to the prison, in accordance with Rule R207-1, Utah Administrative Code and Section 77-16a-204, Utah Code. If the Prison and the Hospital cannot agree upon the transfer, the Board will make the decision as to whether the offender should be transferred back to the Hospital. Upon notification form the Department of Corrections that the Prison and the Hospital cannot agree upon a transfer, the Mental Health Advisor will conduct an administrative hearing. Both agencies will provide written reports and recommendations to the Advisor prior to the hearing and the Advisor will take testimony at the hearing. The Advisor will then make a recommendation to the Board as to the transfer pursuant to the requirements of 77-16a-204. The Board will issue its decision within 30 days of the administrative hearing. A mentally-ill offender who has been readmitted to the Utah State Hospital pursuant to these rules may be transferred back to the Department of Corrections in accordance with Rule R207-1, Utah Administrative Code and the requirements of Section 77-16a-204, Utah Code. |