Fatality Review Committee proceedings.

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  • (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:
    • (a) narrative reports;
    • (b) case files;
    • (c) autopsy reports; and
    • (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 its first meeting within 14 days after the day on which a formal review is ordered, unless this time is extended, for good cause, by the director of the Office of Quality and Design.
  • (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.




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