26B-8-222.  Additional powers and duties of department.
     The department may:

(1)  establish rules to carry out the provisions of this part;

Terms Used In Utah Code 26B-8-222

  • Medical examiner: means the state medical examiner appointed pursuant to Section 26B-8-202 or a deputy appointed by the medical examiner. See Utah Code 26B-8-201
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
(2)  arrange for the state health laboratory to perform toxicologic analysis for public or private institutions and fix fees for the services;

(3)  cooperate and train law enforcement personnel in the techniques of criminal investigation as related to medical and pathological matters; and

(4)  pay to private parties, institutions or funeral directors the reasonable value of services performed for the medical examiner‘s office.

Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 306, 2023 General Session