Utah Substance Use and Mental Health Advisory Committee

1. provide leadership and generate unity for Utah's ongoing efforts to reduce and eliminate the impact of substance use and mental health disorders in Utah through a comprehensive and evidence-based prevention, treatment, and justice strategy;
2. recommend and coordinate the creation, dissemination, and implementation of statewide policies to address substance use and mental health disorders;
3. facilitate planning for a balanced continuum of substance use and mental health disorder prevention, treatment, and justice services;
4. promote collaboration and mutually beneficial public and private partnerships;
5. coordinate recommendations made by any subcommittee created under Section 26B-5-802;
6. analyze and provide an objective assessment of all proposed legislation concerning substance use, mental health, forensic mental health, and related issues;
7. comply with Section 32B-2-306;
8. advise the Department of Health and Human Services regarding the state hospital admissions policy for individuals in the custody of the Department of Corrections;
9. regarding the interaction between an individual with a mental illness or an intellectual disability and the civil commitment system, criminal justice system, or juvenile justice system:
1. promote communication between and coordination among all agencies interacting with the individual;
2. study, evaluate, and recommend changes to laws and procedures;
3. identify and promote the implementation of specific policies and programs to deal fairly and efficiently with the individual; and
4. promote judicial education;
10. study the long-term need for adult patient staffed beds at the state hospital, including:
1. the total number of staffed beds currently in use at the state hospital;
2. the current staffed bed capacity at the state hospital;
3. the projected total number of staffed beds needed in the adult general psychiatric unit of the state hospital over the next three, five, and 10 years based on:
1. the state's current and projected population growth;
2. current access to mental health resources in the community; and
3. any other factors the committee finds relevant to projecting the total number of staffed beds; and
4. the cost associated with the projected total number of staffed beds described in Subsection (1)(j)(iii); and
11. each year report on whether the pay of the state hospital's employees is adequate based on market conditions.

The committee shall be comprised of the following voting members:

1. the attorney general or the attorney general's designee;
2. one elected county official appointed by the Utah Association of Counties;
3. the commissioner of public safety or the commissioner's designee;
4. the director of the Division of Integrated Healthcare or the director's designee;
5. the state superintendent of public instruction or the superintendent's designee;
6. the executive director of the Department of Health and Human Services or the executive director's designee;
7. the executive director of the State Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice or the executive director's designee;
8. the executive director of the Department of Corrections or the executive director's designee;
9. the director of the Division of Juvenile Justice and Youth Services or the director's designee;
10. the director of the Division of Child and Family Services or the director's designee;
11. the chair of the Board of Pardons and Parole or the chair's designee;
12. the director of the Office of Multicultural Affairs or the director's designee;
13. the director of the Division of Indian Affairs or the director's designee;
14. the state court administrator or the state court administrator's designee;
15. one district court judge who presides over a drug court and who is appointed by the chief justice of the Utah Supreme Court;
16. one district court judge who presides over a mental health court and who is appointed by the chief justice of the Utah Supreme Court;
17. one juvenile court judge who presides over a drug court and who is appointed by the chief justice of the Utah Supreme Court;
18. one prosecutor appointed by the Statewide Association of Prosecutors;
19. the chair or co-chair of each subcommittee established by the committee;
20. the chair or co-chair of the Statewide Suicide Prevention Committee created under Subsection 26B-5-611(3);
21. one representative appointed by the Utah League of Cities and Towns to serve a four-year term;
22. the chair of the Utah Victim Services Commission or the chair's designee;
23. the superintendent of the Utah State Hospital or the superintendent's designee;
24. the following members appointed by the governor to serve four-year terms:
1. one resident of the state who has been personally affected by a substance use or mental health disorder; and
2. one citizen representative; and
25. in addition to the voting members described in Subsections (2)(a) through (x), the following voting members appointed by a majority of the members described in Subsections (2)(a) through (x) to serve four-year terms:
1. one resident of the state who represents a statewide advocacy organization for recovery from substance use disorders;
2. one resident of the state who represents a statewide advocacy organization for recovery from mental illness;
3. one resident of the state who represents a statewide advocacy organization for protection of rights of individuals with a disability;
4. one resident of the state who represents prevention professionals;
5. one resident of the state who represents treatment professionals;
6. one resident of the state who represents the physical health care field;
7. one resident of the state who is a criminal defense attorney;
8. one resident of the state who is a military servicemember or military veteran under Section 53B-8-102;
9. one resident of the state who represents local law enforcement agencies;
10. one representative of private service providers that serve youth with substance use disorders or mental health disorders; and
11. one resident of the state who is certified by the Division of Integrated Healthcare as a peer support specialist as described in Subsection 26B-5-102(2)(h).