- (1) "Assisted Outpatient Treatment (AOT)" means court-supervised mental health treatment within the community for individuals with a prior history of non-compliance with community based treatment, and repeated psychiatric hospitalizations, or arrests associated with the person's mental illness.
(2) "Designated examiner (DE)" means:
- (a) a licensed physician, preferably a psychiatrist, who is designated by the Division of Integrated Healthcare (division) as specially qualified by training or experience in the diagnosis of mental or related illness, or
- (b) a licensed mental health professional designated by the division as specially qualified by training, and who has at least five years continual experience in the treatment of mental illness.
As used in this rule:
KEY: assisted outpatient treatment court orders, AOT court orders
Date of Last Change: June 19, 2025
Notice of Continuation: September 25, 2025
Authorizing, and Implemented or Interpreted Law: 26B-5-104(2); 26B-5-351