This rule establishes procedures for the Utah Office of Substance Use and Mental Health to produce and distribute firearm safety brochures, procure and distribute cable-style gun locks, and administer a firearms safe rebate program for Utah residents with concealed firearm permits. These activities are funded through legislative appropriations and coordinated with local mental health and substance use authorities, public safety agencies, and nonprofit organizations. The rule does not license or set operating standards for any behavioral health facility or level of care.
View official sourceR523. Health and Human Services, Substance Use and Mental Health. R523-20. Community Firearms Violence and Suicide Prevention Standards. R523-20-1. Authority. This rule is authorized under Subsection 26B-5-102(3)(d). R523-20-2. Purpose. This rule establishes procedures for distribution of goods and services specified in Subsection 26B-5-102(3). R523-20-3. Development and Distribution of Suicide Prevention Pamphlets. (1) The Office of Substance Use and Mental Health will coordinate with local mental health and substance use authorities, local health departments, a nonprofit behavioral health advocacy group, and a representative from a Utah-based nonprofit organization with expertise in the field of firearm use and safety that represents firearm owners, to produce, periodically review and update, and distribute firearm safety brochures and packets. (2) Brochures and gun locks procured for distribution through this program shall be made available through the Utah Suicide Prevention Coalition and groups outlined in Subsection 26B-5-103(b) and by request from other interested parties. R523-20-4. Purchase and Distribution of Gun Locks. The Office of Substance Use and Mental Health shall use standard procurement processes to enter into a contract for purchase of cable style gun locks for distribution when funding is allocated from the Legislature for this purpose. R523-20-5. Firearms Safe Rebate Program. (1) The Office of Substance Use and Mental Health shall coordinate with the Department of Public Safety to administer a rebate program for Utah residents with a current concealed firearm permit and Utah residents applying for concealed firearms permit when funding is allocated from the Legislature for this purpose. (2) The Office of Substance Use and Mental Health shall establish a process for the rebate after a Utah resident purchases a firearms safe from a participating firearms retailer or a person engaged in the business of selling firearms safes that will offer a reimbursement as stated in Subsection 26B-5-102(3)(c). (3) Rebates shall be dispensed on a first come first serve basis. (4) Individuals receiving a rebate shall submit a concealed firearm permit number and receipt for safe purchase for reimbursement of funds as outlined in application process. (5) A maximum of one rebate shall be available per permit number holder. KEY: firearm safety and suicide prevention program, gun locks, gun safe rebates, firearm safety and suicide prevention pamphlets Date of Last Change: December 2, 2024 Notice of Continuation: October 21, 2024 Authorizing, and Implemented or Interpreted Law: 26B-5-102(3)(d)