Utah Code § 26B-1-504

Fatality review committees for a resident of the Utah State Hospital or the Utah State Developmental Center.

Last amended: 2023Year: 2026Length: 215 wordsOfficial source
(1) If a qualified individual who is the subject of a formal review was a resident of the Utah State Hospital or the Utah State Developmental Center, the fatality review coordinator of that facility shall organize a fatality review committee to review the near fatality or the death. (2) Except as provided in Subsection (4), a committee described in Subsection (1) shall include the following members: (a) the fatality review coordinator for the facility, who shall serve as chair of the committee; (b) a member of the management staff of the facility; (c) a supervisor of a unit other than the one in which the qualified individual resided; (d) a physician; (e) a representative from the administration of the division that oversees the facility; (f) the department's fatality review coordinator; (g) a member of the department's risk management services; and (h) a citizen who is not an employee of the department. (3) A committee described in Subsection (1) may also include a person whose knowledge or expertise may significantly contribute to the formal review. (4) A committee described in this section may not include an individual who: (a) was involved in, or who supervises a person who was involved in, the near fatality or the death; or (b) has a conflict with the fatality review.
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