(1) As used in this section:
(a) "Care" means providing:
(i) assistance to obtain food, clothing, hygiene products, or other basic necessities;
(ii) access to a bed, showering facility, or transportation; or
(iii) assistance with school enrollment or attendance.
(b) "Licensed services" means a service provided by a temporary homeless youth shelter, a youth services center, or other facility that is licensed to provide the service to a homeless youth.
(c) "Service" means:
(i) youth services;
(ii) child welfare or juvenile court case management or advocacy;
(iii) aftercare services; or
(iv) independent living skills training.
(2) A homeless youth may consent to temporary shelter, care, or licensed services if the homeless youth:
(a) is at least 15 years old; and
(b) manages the homeless youth's own financial affairs, regardless of the source of income.
(3) In determining consent under Subsection (2), a person may rely on the homeless youth's verbal or written statement describing the homeless youth's ability to consent to temporary shelter, care, or licensed services.
(4) A person who provides shelter, care, or licensed services to a homeless youth who consents to the shelter, care, or licensed services under Subsection (2):
(a) shall report to the division as required under Subsection 80-5-601(4); and
(b) may provide the homeless youth a referral to temporary or permanent housing, employment resources, medical or dental providers, or counseling.