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62A-16-202. Fatality Review Committee for a deceased individual who was not aresident of the Utah State Hospital or the Utah State Developmental Center.
(1) Except for a fatality review committee described in Section 62A-16-203, the fatalityreview coordinator shall organize a fatality review committee for each formal fatality review thatis ordered to be conducted under Subsection 62A-16-201(6).
(2) Except as provided in Subsection (5), a committee described in Subsection (1):
(a) shall include the following members:
(i) the department's fatality review coordinator, who shall designate a member of thecommittee to serve as chair of the committee;
(ii) a member of the board, if there is a board, of the relevant division or office;
(iii) the attorney general or the attorney general's designee;
(iv) (A) a member of the management staff of the relevant division or office; or
(B) a person who is a supervisor, or a higher level position, from a region that did nothave jurisdiction over the qualified individual; and
(v) a member of the department's risk management services; and
(b) may include the following members:
(i) a health care professional;
(ii) a law enforcement officer; or
(iii) a representative of the Office of Public Guardian.
(3) If a death that is subject to formal review involves a qualified individual described inSubsection 62A-16-102(2)(c) or (d), the committee may also include:
(a) a health care professional;
(b) a law enforcement officer;
(c) the director of the Office of Guardian ad Litem;
(d) an employee of the division who may be able to provide information or expertise thatwould be helpful to the formal review; or
(e) a professional whose knowledge or expertise may significantly contribute to theformal review.
(4) A committee described in Subsection (1) may also include a person whoseknowledge or expertise may significantly contribute to the formal review.
(5) A committee described in this section may not include an individual who wasinvolved in, or who supervises a person who was involved in, the fatality.
(6) Each member of a committee described in this section who is not an employee of thedepartment shall sign a form, created by the department, indicating that the member agrees to:
(a) keep all information relating to a fatality review confidential; and
(b) not release any information relating to a fatality review, unless required or permittedby law to release the information.

Enacted by Chapter 239, 2010 General Session