Psychological autopsy examiner.

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  • (1) With funds appropriated by the Legislature for this purpose, the department shall provide compensation, at a standard rate determined by the department, to a psychological autopsy examiner.
  • (2) The psychological autopsy examiner shall:
    • (a) work with the medical examiner to compile data regarding suicide related deaths;
    • (b) as relatives of the deceased are willing, gather information from relatives of the deceased regarding the psychological reasons for the decedent's death;
    • (c) maintain a database of information described in Subsections (2)(a) and (b);
    • (d) in accordance with all applicable privacy laws subject to approval by the department, share the database described in Subsection (2)(c) with the University of Utah Department of Psychiatry or other university-based departments conducting research on suicide;
    • (e) coordinate no less than monthly with the suicide prevention coordinator described in Subsection 62A-15-1101(2); and
    • (f) coordinate no less than quarterly with the state suicide prevention coalition.




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