Utah § 26B-8-210 Medical examiner to report death caused by prescribed controlled substance poisoning or overdose.

Utah Statutes

§ 26B-8-210 — Medical examiner to report death caused by prescribed controlled substance poisoning or overdose.

Utah § 26B-8-210

Title 26BUtah Health and Human Services Code

Ch. 26B-8Health Data, Vital Statistics, and Utah Medical Examiner

Part 26B-8-2Utah Medical Examiner

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Bluebook

Utah Code Ann. § 26B-8-210 (2026).

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(1)If a medical examiner determines that the death of a person who is 12 years old or older at the time of death resulted from poisoning or overdose involving a controlled substance prescribed to the decedent, the medical examiner shall, within three business days after the day on which the medical examiner determines the cause of death, send a written report to the Division of Professional Licensing, created in Section 58-1-103, that includes:

(1)(a) the decedent's name;

(1)(b) each drug or other substance found in the decedent's system that may have contributed to the poisoning or overdose, if known; and

(1)(c) the name of each person the medical examiner has reason to believe may have prescribed a controlled substance described in Subsection (1)(b) to the decedent.

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(1) If a medical examiner determines that the death of a person who is 12 years old or older at the time of death resulted from poisoning or overdose involving a controlled substance prescribed to the decedent, the medical examiner shall, within three business days after the day on which the medical examiner determines the cause of death, send a written report to the Division of Professional Licensing, created in Section 58-1-103, that includes:
(1)(a) the decedent's name;
(1)(b) each drug or other substance found in the decedent's system that may have contributed to the poisoning or overdose, if known; and
(1)(c) the name of each person the medical examiner has reason to believe may have prescribed a controlled substance described in Subsection (1)(b) to the decedent.
(2) This section does not create a new cause of action.