Utah Code § 26B-1-504

Current through the 2024 Fourth Special Session
Section 26B-1-504 - Fatality review committees for a resident of the Utah State Hospital or the Utah State Developmental Center
(1) If a qualified individual who is the subject of a formal review was a resident of the Utah State Hospital or the Utah State Developmental Center, the fatality review coordinator of that facility shall organize a fatality review committee to review the near fatality or the death.
(2) Except as provided in Subsection (4), a committee described in Subsection (1) shall include the following members:
(a) the fatality review coordinator for the facility, who shall serve as chair of the committee;
(b) a member of the management staff of the facility;
(c) a supervisor of a unit other than the one in which the qualified individual resided;
(d) a physician;
(e) a representative from the administration of the division that oversees the facility;
(f) the department's fatality review coordinator;
(g) a member of the department's risk management services; and
(h) a citizen who is not an employee of the department.
(3) A committee described in Subsection (1) may also include a person whose knowledge or expertise may significantly contribute to the formal review.
(4) A committee described in this section may not include an individual who:
(a) was involved in, or who supervises a person who was involved in, the near fatality or the death; or
(b) has a conflict with the fatality review.

Utah Code § 26B-1-504

Renumbered from § 62A-16-203 and amended by Chapter 305, 2023 General Session ,§ 92, eff. 5/3/2023.
Amended by Chapter 231, 2021 General Session ,§ 12, eff. 5/5/2021.
Enacted by Chapter 239, 2010 General Session.