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Utah Administrative Code (Current through November 1, 2019) |
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R448. Health, Disease Control and Prevention, Medical Examiner |
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R448-10. Unattended Death and Reporting Requirements |
| R448-10-1. Authority and Purpose |
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This rule is authorized by Utah Code Section 26-1-5. It clarifies the meaning of unattended death under the provisions of Utah Code Subsection 26-4-2(8) and the requirements of Utah Code Section 26-4-8. |
| R448-10-2. Death Under Physician's Care and Supervision |
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For purposes of Utah Code Subsection 26-4-2(8), an individual whose care is directly supervised by a physician and who has been seen by a licensed nurse whose activity is directly supervised by the physician is deemed to have been seen by the physician within the scope of the physician's professional capacity. |
| R448-10-3. Reporting Requirement |
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(1) If a death occurs and the individual's care within 30 days prior to death was not directly supervised by a physician or if the individual was not seen by a licensed nurse whose activity is directly supervised by the individual's treating physician, then the death must be reported as required under Utah Code Section 26-4-8. (2) All other deaths that meet the criteria in Utah Code Section 26-4-7, must be reported as required by Utah Code Section 26-4-8. (3) As required by R432-750-29, a hospice is required to report all deaths supervised by the hospice if the death was a result from injury, accident, or other possible unnatural cause. |