R523-24-1. Authority and Purpose

(1) Subsection 26B-5-326(2)(a) and Section 26B-5-327 authorize this rule. (2) This rule establishes the standards the Department of Health and Human Services (department) may use when assisting local mental health authorities in the utilization of unused beds, including: (a) a formula to separately allocate adult beds to local mental health authorities (LMHAs) for persons who meet the requirements of Subsection 26B-5-306(2)(a); and (b) a formula to allocate pediatric beds to LMHAs for persons who meet the requirements of Subsection 26B-5-306(2)(b).