§ 62A-16-203. Fatality Review Committees for a deceased resident of the Utah State Hospital or the Utah State Developmental Center.

(1) If a qualified individual who is the subject of a formal fatality review that is ordered to be conducted under Subsection 62A-16-201(6) 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 fatality.

(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 fatality; or

(b) has a conflict with the fatality review.

Enacted by Chapter 239, 2010 General Session