Youth Care in Draper Utah was notified on Sept 1 that their license was suspended for 90 days due to the death in June of the 14 year old boy who was not taken to the ER when he became extremely ill.
They have contested this suspension, citing their 17 year history of no complaints of abuse or licensing problems. A hearing is to be scheduled in October to determine the status of the license. It has not yet been decided whether this will be an open publice hearing. Meanwhile, the kids that are currently there stay, but they are not allowed to have any new students. The staff who neglected to provide emergency treatment have been terminated, and the other staff-a supervisor and nurse- have been placed on paid adminsitrative leave. Several other staff have resigned.
The District Attorney has not yet charged anyone with any criminal action; the case is still open.
Anyone with information pertinent to this case, or information about any previous abuse or license violation can send me a PM or post here.