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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(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.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Utah Code Title 26B. Utah Health and Human Services Codes § 26B-8-229. Psychological autopsy examiner - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ut/title-26b-utah-health-and-human-services-codes/ut-code-sect-26b-8-229/
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