Utah Code § 26B-8-231
Overdose fatality examiner
Utah · Utah Code Title 26B — Utah Health and Human Services Code · Status: effective
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- Utah Code § 26B-8-231, Overdose fatality examiner, Utah, version 1 as recorded 2026-10-03, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/2332808
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(1) Within funds appropriated by the Legislature, the department shall provide compensation, at a standard rate determined by the department, to an overdose fatality examiner.
(2) The overdose fatality examiner shall:
(a) work with the medical examiner to compile data regarding overdose and opioid related deaths, including:
(i) toxicology information;
(ii) demographics; and
(iii) the source of opioids or drugs;
(b) as relatives of the deceased are willing, gather information from relatives of the deceased regarding the circumstances of the decedent's death;
(c) maintain a database of information described in Subsections (2)(a) and (b); and
(d) coordinate no less than monthly with the suicide prevention coordinator described in Section 26B-5-611.