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2019 Utah Code
Title 78A - Judiciary and Judicial Administration
Chapter 6 - Juvenile Court Act
Part 3 - Abuse, Neglect, and Dependency Proceedings
Section 324 - Mental health therapists.
Universal Citation: UT Code § 78A-6-324 (2019)
78A-6-324. Mental health therapists.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 3, 2008 General Session
- (1) When a mental health practitioner is appointed in any juvenile court proceeding to evaluate the mental health of a parent or a minor, or to provide mental health services to a parent or minor, the court:
- (a) may appoint any mental health therapist, as defined in Section 58-60-102, which the court finds to be qualified; and
- (b) may not refuse to appoint a mental health therapist for the reason that the therapist's recommendations in another case have not followed the recommendations of the Division of Child and Family Services.
- (2) This section applies to all juvenile court proceedings involving:
- (a) parents and minors; or
- (b) the Division of Child and Family Services.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 3, 2008 General Session
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