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Title 26 - Utah Health Code
Chapter 4 - Utah Medical Examiner Act
Section 14 - Certification of death by attending physician or physician assistant -- Deaths without medical attendance -- Cause of death uncertain -- Notice requirements.
Universal Citation: UT Code § 26-4-14 (2020)
Effective 5/14/2019
26-4-14. Certification of death by attending physician or physician assistant -- Deaths without medical attendance -- Cause of death uncertain -- Notice requirements.
The physician or physician assistant in attendance at the last illness of a deceased person who, in the judgment of the physician or physician assistant, does not appear to have died in a manner described in Section 26-4-7, shall certify the cause of death to his best knowledge and belief. When there is no physician or physician assistant in attendance during the last illness or when an attending physician or physician assistant is unable to determine with reasonable certainty the cause of death, the physician, physician assistant, or person with custody of the body shall so notify the medical examiner. If the medical examiner has reason to believe there may be criminal responsibility for the death, he shall notify the district attorney or county attorney having criminal jurisdiction or the head of the law enforcement agency having jurisdiction to make further investigation of the death.
Amended by Chapter 349, 2019 General Session
26-4-14. Certification of death by attending physician or physician assistant -- Deaths without medical attendance -- Cause of death uncertain -- Notice requirements.
The physician or physician assistant in attendance at the last illness of a deceased person who, in the judgment of the physician or physician assistant, does not appear to have died in a manner described in Section 26-4-7, shall certify the cause of death to his best knowledge and belief. When there is no physician or physician assistant in attendance during the last illness or when an attending physician or physician assistant is unable to determine with reasonable certainty the cause of death, the physician, physician assistant, or person with custody of the body shall so notify the medical examiner. If the medical examiner has reason to believe there may be criminal responsibility for the death, he shall notify the district attorney or county attorney having criminal jurisdiction or the head of the law enforcement agency having jurisdiction to make further investigation of the death.
Amended by Chapter 349, 2019 General Session
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