Criteria for essential treatment and intervention.

Utah Code § 26B-5-504, under Part 26B-5-5: Essential Treatment and Intervention.

Utah Code § 26B-5-504

26B-5-504. Criteria for essential treatment and intervention.

A court shall order an individual to undergo essential treatment for a substance use disorder when the court determines by clear and convincing evidence that the individual:

(1) suffers from a substance use disorder;

(2) can reasonably benefit from the essential treatment;

(3) is unlikely to substantially benefit from a less-restrictive alternative treatment; and

(4) presents a serious harm to self or others.