(1) The licensee shall have a written plan to follow when a patient dies that includes:
- (a) an authorization and release of the body to the funeral home;
- (b) documentation of the death;
- (c) the notification of the attending physician responsible for signing the death certificate;
- (d) the notification of the next of kin or legal guardian; and
- (e) the recording the time of death.
- (2) The licensee shall notify the OL of any death resulting from injury, accident, or other possible unnatural cause.
KEY: health care facilities
Date of Last Change: February 18, 2025
Notice of Continuation: August 13, 2021
Authorizing, and Implemented or Interpreted Law: 26B-2-202; 26B-2-204