The youth residential treatment center that has received heavy criticism for alleged misconduct, most notably from former resident Paris Hilton, must shut down operations by Aug. 6.

The state said the facility’s “chronic, ongoing noncompliance with applicable rules, statutes or requirements” was considered in the decision and accused the school of 16 acts of noncompliance on Monday.

The DHHS accused Provo Canyon School of using aggressive physical contact and unnecessary restraint with a patient, failing to protect a patient from discrimination, failing to provide necessary supervision, failing to comply with written policies and safe practices, and failing to protect clients from neglect, among other violations.

The school was previously cited for noncompliance in January 2025 when the DHHS said a staff member struck a patient during a restraint.

Hilton responded to the state’s decision with a statement issued Tuesday:

“Today, the state confirmed what survivors have known all along: Provo Canyon School failed the children in its care,” Hilton said.

“I was one of those children. I know what it feels like to cry for help and believe no one is coming. Today, children still inside that facility know someone is finally coming to protect them,” she said. “The little girl in me who was told she would never be believed feels so validated today. We were telling the truth. We always were. No institution is too powerful to be held accountable. When survivors refuse to stay silent, change is possible.”

The DHHS’s decision to revoke the license comes just three weeks after it levied restriction conditions on Provo Canyon School’s boys campus in Provo.

In that incident, the state said school staff failed to protect a minor resident during a physical assault and subsequently delayed emergency medical care by calling a non-medical transport company instead of 911.

The Provo campus was required to halt new admissions and cooperate with increased unannounced state inspections.