§ 557.1. Suicide or overdose death review teams (Adm. Code § 2128)
Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 71 P.S. State GovernmentEffective: December 5, 2022
Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated Statutes
Title 71 P.S. State Government
Part I. The Administrative Codes and Related Provisions
Chapter 2. The Administrative Code of 1929 (Refs & Annos)
Article XXI. Powers and Duties of the Department of Health and Its Departmental Administrative and Advisory Boards (Refs & Annos)
(b) Death Review Teams
Effective: December 5, 2022
71 P.S. § 557.1
§ 557.1. Suicide or overdose death review teams (Adm. Code § 2128)
(a) Establishment.--A county, or two or more counties, may establish a suicide death review team, an overdose death review team, or both, for the purposes of collecting and examining information and records concerning suicide or overdose fatalities in this Commonwealth to improve community resources and systems of care to reduce suicide or overdose fatalities. The following shall apply:
(1) A county may establish an independent county death review team or jointly with other counties. If a joint county death review team is established, the multicounty team members shall execute a memorandum of understanding between participating counties regarding team membership, staffing and operations.
(1) In counties where there is a local health department, the local health department shall be the lead organization to oversee and coordinate the death review team in a form and manner as prescribed by the department. In counties choosing to establish a death review team, if there is not a local health department, an organization interested in being selected as the lead organization shall submit an application, in a form and manner as prescribed by the department, for review and approval. Prior to submitting an application, a county's commissioners shall approve the submission of an organization as a lead organization.
(C) A psychologist licensed under the act of March 23, 1972 (P.L. 136, No. 52),1 known as the Professional Psychologists Practice Act.
(3) In addition to the members selected under paragraph (2), the lead organization may select additional members for a death review team as deemed necessary by the lead organization to administer the death review team's duties under section 2129, including individuals with experience and knowledge in the following areas:
(c) Chair, vacancies and meetings.--A death review team shall select a chair by a majority vote of a quorum of the death review team's members. A majority of a death review team's selected members shall constitute a quorum. The death review team shall meet at least quarterly to conduct business and review suicide deaths and overdose deaths. A vacancy on the death review team shall be filled in accordance with subsection (b).
Credits
2022, Nov. 3, P.L. 1654, No. 101, § 3, effective in 30 days [Dec. 5, 2022].
71 P.S. § 557.1, PA ST 71 P.S. § 557.1
Current through Act 13 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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