26B-8-222. Additional powers and duties of department.
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Effective 5/6/2026
26B-8-222. Additional powers and duties of department.
The department may:
(1)establish rules to carry out the provisions of this part;
(2)use the department's authority under this part to identify opportunities for prevention of, intervention in, and postvention of deaths under the medical examiner's jurisdiction as described in Section 26B-8-205 ;
(3)arrange for the state health laboratory to perform toxicologic analysis for public or private institutions and fix fees for the services;
(4)cooperate and train law enforcement personnel in the techniques of criminal investigation as related to medical and pathological matters; and
(5)pay to private parties, institutions or funeral directors the reasonable value of services performed for the medical examiner's office.
Amended by Chapter 73 , 2026 General Session