2006 Utah Code - 62A-13-105 — Department duties and powers.

     62A-13-105.   Department duties and powers.
     (1) The department shall administer this chapter within the Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health, created in Section 62A-15-103 and under the policy direction of the Board of Substance Abuse and Mental Health created in Section 62A-1-105.
     (2) The Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health shall establish rules in accordance with Title 63, Chapter 46a, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act to:
     (a) establish application procedures for grants and scholarships;
     (b) establish eligibility and selection criteria for grant and scholarship recipients;
     (c) determine grant and scholarship awards and conditions for each recipient;
     (d) designate eligible underserved rural areas regarding available mental health therapy services in which recipients may fulfill their service obligations; and
     (e) establish educational requirements necessary for the grant or scholarship recipient to be qualified to meet service obligations.
     (3) The Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health may:
     (a) approve the specific site at which a recipient may fulfill his service obligations under this chapter;
     (b) set limitations on the amount an individual may receive and on the number of years for which an individual may receive funds under this chapter;
     (c) cancel grants or scholarships for cause and, for compelling reasons, accept a lesser measure of damages for breach of a grant or scholarship contract or release a recipient from the service obligation without penalty for extreme hardship or other good cause;
     (d) cancel a grant or scholarship for cause without penalty to the state; and
     (e) cancel a grant or a scholarship if the recipient fails to meet the conditions of the award or if it reasonably appears the recipient will not meet the grant or scholarship conditions.
     (4) The department may accept gifts, grants, loans, and other aid or funds from any person, association, foundation, trust, corporation, governmental agency, or other entity for the purposes set forth in this chapter.

Amended by Chapter 246, 2003 General Session