Fatality review committees for a resident of the Utah State Hospital or the Utah State Developmental Center.
Utah Code § 26B-1-504
in effect26B-1-504. Fatality review committees for a resident of the Utah State Hospital or the Utah State Developmental Center.
(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.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 305, 2023 General Session
Source: Utah Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel (le.utah.gov)URL: https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title26B/Chapter1/26B-1-S504.html?v=C26B-1-S504_2023050320230503Fetched: 10/26/2026