Current through the 2024 Fourth Special Session
Section 26B-1-505 - Fatality review committee proceedings(1) A majority vote of committee members present constitutes the action of the committee.(2) The department shall give the committee access to all reports, records, and other documents that are relevant to the near fatality or the death under investigation, including: (d) police reports, unless the report is protected from disclosure under Subsection 63G-2-305(10) or (11).(3) The Utah State Hospital and the Utah State Developmental Center shall provide protected health information to the committee if requested by a fatality review coordinator.(4) A committee shall convene monthly, unless this time is extended, for good cause, by the director of the Division of Continuous Quality and Improvement.(5) A committee may interview a staff member, a provider, or any other person who may have knowledge or expertise that is relevant to the formal review.(6) A committee shall render an advisory opinion regarding: (a) whether the provisions of law, rule, policy, and procedure relating to the qualified individual and the individual's family were complied with;(b) whether the near fatality or the death was responded to properly;(c) whether to recommend that a law, rule, policy, or procedure be changed; and(d) whether additional training is needed.Amended by Chapter 288, 2024 General Session ,§ 3, eff. 5/1/2024.Renumbered from § 62A-16-204 and amended by Chapter 305, 2023 General Session ,§ 93, eff. 5/3/2023.Amended by Chapter 231, 2021 General Session ,§ 13, eff. 5/5/2021.Amended by Chapter 139, 2019 General Session ,§ 5, eff. 5/14/2019.Amended by Chapter 445, 2013 General Session ,§ 11, eff. 5/1/2013.Enacted by Chapter 239, 2010 General Session