26B-6-902. State protection and advocacy agency.
(1) The state protection and advocacy agency should:
(a) represent and advocate for the interests of all disabled individuals in the state;
(b) annually hold at least three meetings with the public throughout the state to:
(i) understand the needs in the local community; and
(ii) provide education, advocacy, and resources to disabled individuals in the local community; and
(c) provide a written report annually to the Judiciary Interim Committee and Health and Human Services Interim Committee on or before August 31.
(2) The report described in Subsection (1)(c) may include:
(a) the number and location of public meetings;
(b) the number and description of the types of services and advocacy provided, including the number and description of advocacy incidents that:
(i) advocated for a more-integrated or less-integrated setting or care, according to the appropriate need of the individual;
(ii) advocated for a greater level or lesser level of treatment, including medication treatment, according to the appropriate need of the individual; and
(iii) advocated for a deviation from a treatment provider recommendation and the reason;
(c) a list of the government entities that the state protection and advocacy agency worked with;
(d) the number of individuals served that:
(i) are not capable of living independently;
(ii) can live somewhat independently, with formal supports;
(iii) live independently; and
(iv) are a family member of a disabled individual;
(e) the number of individuals that the state protection and advocacy agency:
(i) referred to and received voluntary treatment;
(ii) petitioned for and were ordered into involuntary treatment;
(iii) exited from homelessness into a residential or clinical setting;
(iv) was able to advocate for assisted outpatient treatment or assertive community treatment that resulted in placement or acquisition of supportive housing; and
(v) advocated for with the goal of discontinuing any aspect of services or treatment deemed to be appropriate for the need of the individual; and
(f) policy recommendations, if any.
Enacted by Chapter 103, 2026 General Session
