26B-8-229. Psychological autopsy examiner.

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Effective 5/1/2024

(1)With funds appropriated by the Legislature for this purpose, the department shall provide compensation, at a standard rate determined by the department, to a psychological autopsy examiner.

(2)The psychological autopsy examiner shall:

(a)work with the medical examiner to compile data regarding suicide related deaths;

(b)as relatives, associates, and acquaintances of the deceased are willing, gather information regarding the circumstances that preceded the decedent's death;

(c)maintain a database of information described in Subsections (2)(a) and (b);

(d)in accordance with all applicable privacy laws subject to approval by the department, share the database described in Subsection (2)(c) with the University of Utah Department of Psychiatry or other university-based departments conducting research on suicide;

(e)coordinate no less than monthly with the suicide prevention coordinator described in Subsection 26B-5-611 (2); and

(f)coordinate no less than quarterly with the state suicide prevention coalition.

Amended by Chapter 240 , 2024 General Session