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Title 26 - Utah Health Code
Chapter 4 - Utah Medical Examiner Act
Section 28.5 - Psychological autopsy examiner.
Universal Citation: UT Code § 26-4-28.5 (2020)
Effective 5/9/2017
26-4-28.5. Psychological autopsy examiner.
Enacted by Chapter 346, 2017 General Session
26-4-28.5. Psychological autopsy examiner.
- (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 of the deceased are willing, gather information from relatives of the deceased regarding the psychological reasons for 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 62A-15-1101(2); and
- (f) coordinate no less than quarterly with the state suicide prevention coalition.
Enacted by Chapter 346, 2017 General Session
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