26B-8-231. Overdose fatality examiner.
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Effective 10/1/2024
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.
(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;
(ii)demographics; and
(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); and
(d)coordinate no less than monthly with the suicide prevention coordinator described in Section 26B-5-611 .
Amended by Chapter 506 , 2024 General Session