Overdose fatality examiner.
Utah Code § 26B-8-231
in effect26B-8-231. Overdose fatality examiner.
(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.
Amended by Chapter 506, 2024 General Session
Source: Utah Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel (le.utah.gov)URL: https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title26B/Chapter8/26B-8-S231.html?v=C26B-8-S231_2024100120240501Fetched: 10/26/2026
