26B-8-231. Overdose fatality examiner.
| (1) |
Within funds appropriated by the Legislature, the department shall provide compensation, at a standard rate determined by the department, to an overdose fatality examiner. |
Terms Used In Utah Code 26B-8-231
- Decedent: A deceased person.
- 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
- Suicide: means death caused by an intentional and voluntary act of an individual who understands the physical nature of the act and intends by such act to accomplish self-destruction. See Utah Code 26B-8-201
| (2) |
The overdose fatality examiner shall:
| (a) |
work with the medical examiner to compile data regarding overdose and opioid related deaths, including:
| (i) |
toxicology information; |
| (iii) |
the source of opioids or drugs; |
|
| (b) |
as relatives of the deceased are willing, gather information from relatives of the deceased regarding the circumstances of the decedent‘s death; |
| (c) |
maintain a database of information described in Subsections (2)(a) and (b); |
| (d) |
coordinate no less than monthly with the suicide prevention coordinator described in Section 26B-5-611; and |
| (e) |
coordinate no less than quarterly with the Opioid and Overdose Fatality Review Committee created in Section 26B-1-403. |
|
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 306, 2023 General Session
