26B-5-611. Suicide prevention -- Reporting requirements.
(1) As used in this section: "Bureau" means the Bureau of Criminal Identification created in Sectionwithin the Department of Public Safety. 53-10-201 "Coalition" means the Statewide Suicide Prevention Committee created under Subsection. (3) "Commission" means the Utah Behavioral Health Commission created in Section. 26B-5-702 "Coordinator" means the state suicide prevention coordinator appointed under Subsection. (2) "Fund" means the Governor's Suicide Prevention Fund created in Section. 26B-1-325 "Intervention" means an effort to prevent a person from attempting suicide. "Legal intervention" means an incident in which an individual is shot by another individual who has legal authority to use deadly force. "Postvention" means intervention after a suicide attempt or a suicide death to reduce risk and promote healing. "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 office 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: establish a Statewide Suicide Prevention Committee with membership from public and private organizations and Utah citizens; and 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: delivery of resources, tools, and training to community-based coalitions; evidence-based suicide risk assessment tools and training; town hall meetings for building community-based suicide prevention strategies; suicide prevention gatekeeper training; training to identify warning signs and to manage an at-risk individual's crisis; evidence-based intervention training; intervention skills training; postvention training; or 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: local mental health and substance abuse authorities; the State Board of Education, including the public education suicide prevention coordinator described in Section; 53G-9-702 applicable divisions and offices within the department; health care providers, including emergency rooms; federal agencies, including the Federal Bureau of Investigation; other unbiased sources; and other public health suicide prevention efforts.
(6) 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)
(7) In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the division shall make rules: governing the implementation of the state suicide prevention program, consistent with this section; and in conjunction with the bureau, defining the criteria for employers to apply for grants under the Suicide Prevention Education Program described in Section, which shall include: 26B-5-110 attendance at the suicide prevention education course described in Subsection; and 26B-5-102(3) distribution of the firearm safety brochures or packets created in Subsection, 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. 26B-5-102(3)
(8) 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.