§ 26B-1-504 — Fatality review committees for a resident of the Utah State Hospital or the Utah State Developmental Center.

Utah § 26B-1-504

• Jurisdiction: Utah
• Title 26B: Utah Health and Human Services Code
• Ch. 26B-1: Department of Health and Human Services
• Part 26B-1-5: Fatality Review

Text

(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:

(2)(a) the fatality review coordinator for the facility, who shall serve as chair of the committee;
(2)(b) a member of the management staff of the facility;
(2)(c) a supervisor of a unit other than the one in which the qualified individual resided;
(2)(d) a physician;
(2)(e) a representative from the administration of the division that oversees the facility;
(2)(f) the department's fatality review coordinator;
(2)(g) a member of the department's risk management services; and
(2)(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:

(4)(a) was involved in, or who supervises a person who was involved in, the near fatality or the death; or
(4)(b) has a conflict with the fatality review.

Legislative History

Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 305, 2023 General Session