(1) The state protection and advocacy agency should: (a) represent and advocate for the interests of all disabled individuals in the state; (b) annually hold at least three meetings with the public throughout the state to: (i) understand the needs in the local community; and (ii) provide education, advocacy, and resources to disabled individuals in the local community; and (c) provide a written report annually to the Judiciary Interim Committee and Health and Human Services Interim Committee on or before August 31. (2) The report described in Subsection (1)(c) may include: (a) the number and location of public meetings; (b) the number and description of the types of services and advocacy provided, including the number and description of advocacy incidents that: (i) advocated for a more-integrated or less-integrated setting or care, according to the appropriate need of the individual; (ii) advocated for a greater level or lesser level of treatment, including medication treatment, according to the appropriate need of the individual; and (iii) advocated for a deviation from a treatment provider recommendation and the reason; (c) a list of the government entities that the state protection and advocacy agency worked with; (d) the number of individuals served that: (i) are not capable of living independently; (ii) can live somewhat independently, with formal supports; (iii) live independently; and (iv) are a family member of a disabled individual; (e) the number of individuals that the state protection and advocacy agency: (i) referred to and received voluntary treatment; (ii) petitioned for and were ordered into involuntary treatment; (iii) exited from homelessness into a residential or clinical setting; (iv) was able to advocate for assisted outpatient treatment or assertive community treatment that resulted in placement or acquisition of supportive housing; and (v) advocated for with the goal of discontinuing any aspect of services or treatment deemed to be appropriate for the need of the individual; and (f) policy recommendations, if any.
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