1. (1) The division shall select a person to receive peer support waiting list services based on the number of available spaces that have been funded.

2. (2) The division shall equally allocate available spaces:

   1. (a) by referral from the division intake team to promote independence or reduce the need for more intensive ongoing division services;
   2. (b) for children 13 years old and younger who have been waiting the longest for services, as determined by the time on the waiting list component of the Needs Assessment Questionnaire described in Section R539-2-3;
   3. (c) for transition age youth, ages 14 through 22, who have been waiting the longest for services, as determined by the time on the waiting list component of the Needs Assessment Questionnaire described in Section R539-2-3; and
   4. (d) for adults who are at least 23 years old who have been waiting the longest for services, as determined by the time on the waiting list component of the Needs Assessment Questionnaire described in Section R539-2-3.
3. (3) If a person declines or stops receiving peer support waiting list services, the division shall replace that person with a different person who meets the same selection criterion under Subsection (2).

KEY: waiting lists, peer support, time-limited, temporary relief

Date of Last Change: June 16, 2026

Notice of Continuation: November 15, 2023

Authorizing, and Implemented or Interpreted Law: 26B-6-402(7); 26B-6-403(2)(b); 26B-6-403(2)(l); 26B-6-403(2)(q)