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Index	Utah Code
Title 75A	Fiduciaries
Chapter 9	Uniform Health Care Decisions Act
Section 108	Advance mental health care directive. *(Effective 1/1/2026)*

Effective 1/1/2026
75A-9-108. Advance mental health care directive.

(1)

(a)	An individual may create an advance health care directive that addresses only mental health care for the individual.

(b)	The directive may include a health care instruction, a power of attorney for health care, or both.

(2)

A health care instruction under this section may include the individual's:

(a)	general philosophy and objectives regarding mental health care; or

(b)

specific goals, preferences, and wishes regarding the provision, withholding, or withdrawal of a form of mental health care, including:

(i)	preferences regarding professionals, programs, and facilities;

(ii)	admission to a mental-health facility, including duration of admission;

(iii)

preferences regarding medications;

(iv)	refusal to accept a specific type of mental health care, including a medication; and

(v)	preferences regarding crisis intervention.

(3)	A power of attorney for health care under this section may appoint an agent to make decisions only for mental health care.

Enacted by Chapter 439, 2025 General Session

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