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Utah Code Title 26B. Utah Health and Human Services Codes § 26B-1-503. Fatality review committee for a qualified individual who was not a resident of the Utah State Hospital or the Utah State Developmental Center

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(1) Except for a fatality review committee described in Section 26B-1-504, the fatality review coordinator shall organize a fatality review committee for each formal review.

(2) Except as provided in Subsection (5), a committee described in Subsection (1):

(a) shall include the following members:

(i) the department's fatality review coordinator, who shall designate a member of the committee to serve as chair of the committee;

(ii) a member of the board, if there is a board, of the relevant division or office;

(iii) the attorney general or the attorney general's designee;

(iv)(A) a member of the management staff of the relevant division or office; or

(B) a person who is a supervisor, or a higher level position, from a region that did not have jurisdiction over the qualified individual; and

(v) a member of the department's risk management services; and

(b) may include the following members:

(i) a health care professional;

(ii) a law enforcement officer; or

(iii) a representative of the Office of Public Guardian.

(3) If a death that is subject to formal review involves a qualified individual described in Subsection 26B-1-501(7)(c), (d), or (h), the committee may also include:

(a) a health care professional;

(b) a law enforcement officer;

(c) the director of the Office of Guardian ad Litem;

(d) an employee of the division who may be able to provide information or expertise that would be helpful to the formal review; or

(e) a professional whose knowledge or expertise may significantly contribute to the formal review.

(4) A committee described in Subsection (1) may also include a person whose knowledge or expertise may significantly contribute to the formal review.

(5) A committee described in this section may not include an individual who was involved in, or who supervises a person who was involved in, the near fatality or the death.

(6) Each member of a committee described in this section who is not an employee of the department shall sign a form, created by the department, indicating that the member agrees to:

(a) keep all information relating to the formal review confidential; and

(b) not release any information relating to a formal review, unless required or permitted by law to release the information.

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Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Utah Code Title 26B. Utah Health and Human Services Codes § 26B-1-503. Fatality review committee for a qualified individual who was not a resident of the Utah State Hospital or the Utah State Developmental Center - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ut/title-26b-utah-health-and-human-services-codes/ut-code-sect-26b-1-503/

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