1. (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. (2) The overdose fatality examiner shall:

   1. (a) work with the medical examiner to compile data regarding overdose and opioid related deaths, including:

      1. (i) toxicology information;
      2. (ii) demographics; and
      3. (iii) the source of opioids or drugs;
   2. (b) as relatives of the deceased are willing, gather information from relatives of the deceased regarding the circumstances of the decedent's death;
   3. (c) maintain a database of information described in Subsections (2)(a) and (b); and
   4. (d) coordinate no less than monthly with the suicide prevention coordinator described in Section 26B-5-611.

Amended by Chapter 506, 2024 General Session