Sec. 5. (a) Before a member of the SOFR team may participate in the review of a suicide or overdose fatality, the member must:

(1) sign a confidentiality form prepared by the state department;

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(2) review the purpose and goal of the SOFR team; and

(3) review, for accuracy and comprehensiveness, any data collection form developed by the state department, if applicable.

     (b) Individuals who are invited by the SOFR team chairperson to attend a SOFR team meeting must sign a confidentiality form before attending or participating in a SOFR team meeting.

     (c) The state department shall create and make available a standardized confidentiality form to be used by members of all SOFR teams.

     (d) The chairperson of a SOFR team is responsible for the safekeeping of all confidentiality agreements signed under this section.

As added by P.L.112-2020, SEC.53.