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2020 Utah Code
Title 62A - Utah Human Services Code
Chapter 4a - Child and Family Services
Part 5 - Runaways
Section 502 - Consent to shelter, care, or services by a child.
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UT Code § 62A-4a-502 (2020)
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Effective 5/14/2019
62A-4a-502. Consent to shelter, care, or services by a child.
Enacted by Chapter 242, 2019 General Session
62A-4a-502. Consent to shelter, care, or services by a child.
- (1) As used in this section:
- (a) "Care" means providing:
- (i) assistance to obtain food, clothing, hygiene products, or other basic necessities;
- (ii) access to a bed, showering facility, or transportation; or
- (iii) assistance with school enrollment or attendance.
- (b) "Homeless youth" means the same as that term is defined in Section 62A-4a-501.
- (c) "Licensed services" means a service provided by a temporary homeless youth shelter, a youth services center, or other facility that is licensed to provide the service to a homeless youth.
- (d) "Service" means:
- (i) youth services, as defined in Section 62A-7-101;
- (ii) child welfare or juvenile court case management or advocacy;
- (iii) aftercare services, as defined in 45 C.F.R. 1351.1; or
- (iv) independent living skills training.
- (e) "Temporary homeless youth shelter" means the same as that term is defined in Section 62A-4a-501.
- (f) "Youth services center" means the same as that term is defined in Section 62A-4a-501.
- (a) "Care" means providing:
- (2) A homeless youth may consent to temporary shelter, care, or licensed services if the homeless youth:
- (a) is at least 15 years old; and
- (b) manages the homeless youth's own financial affairs, regardless of the source of income.
- (3) In determining consent under Subsection (2), a person may rely on the homeless youth's verbal or written statement describing the homeless youth's ability to consent to temporary shelter, care, or licensed services.
- (4) A person who provides shelter, care, or licensed services to a homeless youth who consents to the shelter, care, or licensed services under Subsection (2):
- (a) shall report to the division as required under Section 62A-4a-403 and Subsection 62A-4a-501(4); and
- (b) may provide the homeless youth a referral to safe permanent housing, employment services, medical or dental care, or counseling.
Enacted by Chapter 242, 2019 General Session
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