Utah Code 26B-8-229. Psychological autopsy examiner
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(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.
Terms Used In Utah Code 26B-8-229
- Decedent: A deceased person.
- Medical examiner: means the state medical examiner appointed pursuant to Section
26B-8-202 or a deputy appointed by the medical examiner. See Utah Code 26B-8-201 - State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
- Suicide: means death caused by an intentional and voluntary act of an individual who understands the physical nature of the act and intends by such act to accomplish self-destruction. See Utah Code 26B-8-201
(2) The psychological autopsy examiner shall:
(2)(a) work with the medical examiner to compile data regarding suicide related deaths;
(2)(b) as relatives, associates, and acquaintances of the deceased are willing, gather information regarding the circumstances that preceded the decedent‘s death;
(2)(c) maintain a database of information described in Subsections (2)(a) and (b);
(2)(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;
(2)(e) coordinate no less than monthly with the suicide prevention coordinator described in Subsection 26B-5-611 (2); and
(2)(f) coordinate no less than quarterly with the state suicide prevention coalition.