26-4-29 - Application for permit to render a dead body unavailable for postmortem examination -- Fees. - Utah Statutes

26-4-29. Application for permit to render a dead body unavailable for postmortemexamination -- Fees.
(1) Upon receiving an application by a person for a permit to render a dead bodyunavailable for postmortem investigation, the medical examiner shall review the application todetermine whether:
(a) the person is authorized by law to render the dead body unavailable for postmorteminvestigation in the manner specified in the application; and
(b) there is a need to delay any action that will render the dead body unavailable forpostmortem investigation until a postmortem investigation or an autopsy of the dead body isperformed by the medical examiner.
(2) Except as provided in Subsection (4), within three days after receiving an applicationdescribed in Subsection (1), the medical examiner shall:
(a) make the determinations described in Subsection (1); and
(b) (i) issue a permit to render the dead body unavailable for postmortem investigation inthe manner specified in the application; or
(ii) deny the permit.
(3) The medical examiner may deny a permit to render a dead body unavailable forpostmortem investigation only if:
(a) the applicant is not authorized by law to render the dead body unavailable forpostmortem investigation in the manner specified in the application;
(b) the medical examiner determines that there is a need to delay any action that willrender the dead body unavailable for postmortem investigation; or
(c) the applicant fails to pay the fee described in Subsection (5).
(4) If the medical examiner cannot in good faith make the determinations described inSubsection (1) within three days after receiving an application described in Subsection (1), themedical examiner shall notify the applicant:
(a) that more time is needed to make the determinations described in Subsection (1); and
(b) of the estimated amount of time needed before the determinations described inSubsection (1) can be made.
(5) The medical examiner may charge a fee, pursuant to Section 63J-1-504, to recoverthe costs of fulfilling the duties of the medical examiner described in this section.

Amended by Chapter 218, 2010 General Session