- (1) "Case management services" means advocating, coordinating, linking, and monitoring services to help individuals access needed basic needs, behavioral healthcare, education, housing, medical healthcare, social, and other life-enhancing service needs. A case manager assesses individual needs and develops a plan designed to help the individual obtain access to a coordinated array of non-clinical services.
- (2) "Case manager" means an individual who helps a client achieve wellness and autonomy by developing a plan that coordinates and integrates support services the client needs to optimize treatment goals through advocacy, assessment, communication, education, planning, resource management, and service facilitation.
- (3) "Certified case manager" means a case manager that has received a case manager certification from the Office of Substance Use and Mental Health (office).
- (4) "Designated examiner" means the same as defined in Subsection 26B-5-301(8).
- (5) "Director" means the director of the office or a designee.
KEY: designated examiners, involuntary commitment, case managers, case manager certification
Date of Last Change: January 26, 2026
Notice of Continuation: December 1, 2025
Authorizing, and Implemented or Interpreted Law: 26B-5-104(2); 26B-5-301(8)