2023 Utah Code › Title 26B - Utah Health and Human Services Code › Chapter 5 - Health Care - Substance Use and Mental Health › Part 6 - Mental Health Intervention and Treatment Programs › Section 611 - Suicide prevention -- Reporting requirements.

Affected by 63I-1-226 on 1/1/2033
Effective 5/3/2023
26B-5-611.
Suicide prevention -- Reporting requirements.
(1) As used in this section:
(a) "Advisory Council" means the Utah Substance Use and Mental Health Advisory Council created in Section 63M-7-301.
(b) "Bureau" means the Bureau of Criminal Identification created in Section 53-10-201 within the Department of Public Safety.
(c) "Coalition" means the Statewide Suicide Prevention Coalition created under Subsection (3).
(d) "Coordinator" means the state suicide prevention coordinator appointed under Subsection (2).
(e) "Fund" means the Governor's Suicide Prevention Fund created in Section 26B-1-325.
(f) "Intervention" means an effort to prevent a person from attempting suicide.
(g) "Legal intervention" means an incident in which an individual is shot by another individual who has legal authority to use deadly force.
(h) "Postvention" means intervention after a suicide attempt or a suicide death to reduce risk and promote healing.
(i) "Shooter" means an individual who uses a gun in an act that results in the death of the actor or another individual, whether the act was a suicide, homicide, legal intervention, act of self-defense, or accident.
(2) The division shall appoint a state suicide prevention coordinator to administer a state suicide prevention program composed of suicide prevention, intervention, and postvention programs, services, and efforts.
(3) The coordinator shall:
(a) establish a Statewide Suicide Prevention Coalition with membership from public and private organizations and Utah citizens; and
(b) appoint a chair and co-chair from among the membership of the coalition to lead the coalition.
(4) The state suicide prevention program may include the following components:
(a) delivery of resources, tools, and training to community-based coalitions;
(b) evidence-based suicide risk assessment tools and training;
(c) town hall meetings for building community-based suicide prevention strategies;
(d) suicide prevention gatekeeper training;
(e) training to identify warning signs and to manage an at-risk individual's crisis;
(f) evidence-based intervention training;
(g) intervention skills training;
(h) postvention training; or
(i) a public education campaign to improve public awareness about warning signs of suicide and suicide prevention resources.
(5) The coordinator shall coordinate with the following to gather statistics, among other duties:
(a) local mental health and substance abuse authorities;
(b) the State Board of Education, including the public education suicide prevention coordinator described in Section 53G-9-702;
(c) applicable divisions and offices within the department;
(d) health care providers, including emergency rooms;
(e) federal agencies, including the Federal Bureau of Investigation;
(f) other unbiased sources; and
(g) other public health suicide prevention efforts.
(6) The coordinator shall provide a written report to the Health and Human Services Interim Committee, at or before the October meeting every year, on:
(a) implementation of the state suicide prevention program, as described in Subsections (2) and (4);
(b) data measuring the effectiveness of each component of the state suicide prevention program;
(c) funds appropriated for each component of the state suicide prevention program; and
(d) five-year trends of suicides in Utah, including subgroups of youths and adults and other subgroups identified by the state suicide prevention coordinator.
(7) The coordinator shall, in consultation with the bureau, implement and manage the operation of the firearm safety program described in Subsection 26B-5-102(3).
(8) In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the division shall make rules:
(a) governing the implementation of the state suicide prevention program, consistent with this section; and
(b) in conjunction with the bureau, defining the criteria for employers to apply for grants under the Suicide Prevention Education Program described in Section 26B-5-110, which shall include:
(i) attendance at the suicide prevention education course described in Subsection 26B-5-102(3); and
(ii) distribution of the firearm safety brochures or packets created in Subsection 26B-5-102(3), but does not require the distribution of a cable-style gun lock with a firearm if the firearm already has a trigger lock or comparable safety mechanism.
(9) As funding by the Legislature allows, the coordinator shall award grants, not to exceed a total of $100,000 per fiscal year, to suicide prevention programs that focus on the needs of children who have been served by the Division of Juvenile Justice and Youth Services.
(10) The coordinator and the coalition shall submit to the advisory council, no later than October 1 each year, a written report detailing the previous fiscal year's activities to fund, implement, and evaluate suicide prevention activities described in this section.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 308, 2023 General Session