Suicide prevention -- Reporting requirements.
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- Suicide prevention -- Reporting requirements.
Affected by 63I-1-262 on 1/1/2023
Effective 5/14/201962A-15-1101. Suicide prevention -- Reporting requirements. - (1) The division shall appoint a state suicide prevention coordinator to administer a state suicide prevention program composed of suicide prevention, intervention, and postvention programs, services, and efforts.
- (2) The coordinator shall:
- (a) establish a Statewide Suicide Prevention Coalition with membership from public and private organizations and Utah citizens; and
- (b) appoint a chair and co-chair from among the membership of the coalition to lead the coalition.
- (3) The state suicide prevention program may include the following components:
- (a) delivery of resources, tools, and training to community-based coalitions;
- (b) evidence-based suicide risk assessment tools and training;
- (c) town hall meetings for building community-based suicide prevention strategies;
- (d) suicide prevention gatekeeper training;
- (e) training to identify warning signs and to manage an at-risk individual's crisis;
- (f) evidence-based intervention training;
- (g) intervention skills training; and
- (h) postvention training.
- (4) The coordinator shall coordinate with the following to gather statistics, among other duties:
- (a) local mental health and substance abuse authorities;
- (b) the State Board of Education, including the public education suicide prevention coordinator described in Section 53G-9-702;
- (c) the Department of Health;
- (d) health care providers, including emergency rooms;
- (e) federal agencies, including the Federal Bureau of Investigation;
- (f) other unbiased sources; and
- (g) other public health suicide prevention efforts.
- (5) The coordinator shall provide a written report to the Health and Human Services Interim Committee, at or before the October meeting every year, on:
- (a) implementation of the state suicide prevention program, as described in Subsections (1) and (3);
- (b) data measuring the effectiveness of each component of the state suicide prevention program;
- (c) funds appropriated for each component of the state suicide prevention program; and
- (d) five-year trends of suicides in Utah, including subgroups of youths and adults and other subgroups identified by the state suicide prevention coordinator.
- (6) The coordinator shall, in consultation with the bureau, implement and manage the operation of the firearm safety program described in Subsection 62A-15-103(3).
- (7) In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the division shall make rules:
- (a) governing the implementation of the state suicide prevention program, consistent with this section; and
- (b) in conjunction with the bureau, defining the criteria for employers to apply for grants under the Suicide Prevention Education Program described in Section 62A-15-103.1, which shall include:
- (i) attendance at the suicide prevention education course described in Subsection 62A-15-103(3); and
- (ii) distribution of the firearm safety brochures or packets created in Subsection 62A-15-103(3), but does not require the distribution of a cable-style gun lock with a firearm if the firearm already has a trigger lock or comparable safety mechanism.
- (8) As funding by the Legislature allows, the coordinator shall award grants, not to exceed a total of $100,000 per fiscal year, to suicide prevention programs that focus on the needs of children who have been served by the Division of Juvenile Justice Services.
- (9) The coordinator and the coalition shall submit to the advisory council, no later than October 1 each year, a written report detailing the previous fiscal year's activities to fund, implement, and evaluate suicide prevention activities described in this section.
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