, and to develop a statewide suicide prevention plan
. This bill also
amends the Utah Human Services
11
Code to impose reporting requirements, and other duties relating to suicide prevention,
12
on certain departments in state government.
2. Page
1, Lines 17 through 20
:
17
. describes the duties of the Department of Human Services relating to the purposes
18
of this bill, including duties relating to implementing, managing, and updating a
19
statewide suicide prevention plan
{
if the task force determines that a plan should be
20
developed
}
;
3. Page
2, Lines 35 through 37
:
35
. requires the task force to present a report to the Health and Human Services Interim
36
Committee regarding
the statewide suicide prevention plan developed by the task force,
the
determinations of the task force
,
and legislative action that
37
could be taken to prevent suicides in the state; and
4. Page
3, Lines 68 through 77
:
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(c) the state must study the problem of suicide and
{
determine whether it would be
69
beneficial to
}
develop and implement a comprehensive statewide plan to prevent suicides in the
70
state.
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(2) The purpose of this act is to:
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(a) discover contributing factors relating to suicide;
73
(b)
{
make the determination described in Subsection (1)(c)
}
develop and implement a
suicide prevention plan
;
74
{
(c) take appropriate action in response to the determination made under Subsection
75
(2)(b);
}
and
76
{
(d)
}
(c)
to support community, charitable, and faith-based organizations in their efforts to
77
reduce suicide rates and improve the quality of life for the citizens of the state.
5. Page
3, Line 86 through Page 5, Line 126a
:
86
Beginning on December 1, 2007, the department shall:
87
(1) carry out the purposes of this chapter, described in Subsections
62A-16-102
(2)(a)
{
,
}
and
88
(c)
{
, and (d)
}
;
{
and
}
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(2)
{
if the task force determines that a suicide prevention plan should be developed:
90
(a)
}
manage, implement, and update the suicide prevention plan;
91
{
(b)
}
(3)
ensure that the suicide prevention plan:
92
{
(i)
}
(a)
includes specific, implementable, and measurable actions that may be taken by
93
various governmental agencies, nongovernmental organizations, families, and individuals to
94
prevent and respond to suicide;
95
{
(ii)
}
(b)
identifies the actions described in Subsection
{
(2)(b)(i)
}
(3)(a)
that:
96
{
(A)
}
(i)
have already been implemented;
97
{
(B)
}
(ii)
could be implemented within existing state budgets; and
98
{
(C)
}
(iii)
will require additional funding to be implemented or continued, specifying for each
99
the amount and potential source of funding that will be required;
100
{
(iii)
}
(c)
includes the appropriate delivery of services to communities;
101
{
(iv)
}
(d)
establishes a coordinated system for the utilization of data for the prevention of
102
suicide;
103
{
(v)
}
(e)
includes, if the department determines it to be beneficial, training for professional
104
caregivers who work with populations that have a high risk of suicide;
105
{
(vi)
}
(f)
is based on scientifically verifiable and quantifiable data and studies;
106
{
(vii)
}
(g)
does not include mandatory testing, questioning, or interviewing of groups of
107
children, students, teenagers, or other people in order to determine if some of them may be at
108
risk of suicide;
109
{
(viii)
}
(h)
requires that consent for the testing, questioning, or interviewing described in
110
Subsection
{
(2)(b)(vii)
}
(3)(g)
shall be informed and lawful; and
111
{
(ix)
}
(i)
incorporates recommendations made by the task force; and
112
{
(c)
}
(4)
ensure that educational resources produced in relation to the suicide prevention plan
113
are presented in a simple, clear format that can be easily understood by people who are not
114
knowledgeable in subjects relating to suicide or suicide prevention.
115
Section 5.
Section
62A-16-105
is enacted to read:
116
62A-16-105. Annual reports by the Department of Health and the Department of
117
Human Services.
118
(1) The Department of Health shall, on or before November 30 of each year, report to
119
the Health and Human Services Interim Committee regarding the following:
120
(a) suicide rates in the state, broken down by groups based on age, gender, and
121
minority status;
122
(b) a comparison of the suicide rates described in Subsection (1)(a) with the rates in the
123
same categories nationally, and for each state within the United States, to the extent the
124
information is available;
{
and
}
125
(c) the H. [relationship between suicide and the use or abuse] incidence of the
125a
presence .H of psychotropic drugs,
126
prescription drugs, illicit drugs, and other drugs H. in the bodies of deceased persons suspected
126a
of committing suicide .H
{
.
}
; and
(d) the incidence of the use of firearms to commit suicide.
6. Page
6, Lines 161 through 166
House Committee Amendments
1-24-2007
:
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(vii) the H. [relationship between suicide and the use or abuse] incidence of the
161a
presence .H of psychotropic drugs,
162
prescription drugs, illicit drugs, and other drugs H. in the bodies of deceased persons suspected
162a
of committing suicide .H ;
{
and
}
163
(viii) methods of coordinating information among and between pharmacies and
164
physicians that may assist in preventing suicides and drug abuse;
and
(ix) the incidence of the use of firearms to commit suicide;
165
(b)
{
determine whether it would be beneficial to
}
develop a statewide suicide prevention
166
plan to reduce the number of suicides in the state;
7. Page
7, Lines 199 through 204
:
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Before November 30, 2007, the task force shall present a report to the Health and
200
Human Services interim committee regarding:
201
(1)
{
whether it would be beneficial to:
202
(a) develop a
}
the
suicide prevention plan
developed by the task force
;
{
or
}
203
{
(b)
}
(2)
whether it would be beneficial to
reorganize existing structures or programs
within the department; and
204
{
(2)
}
(3)
legislative action that could be taken to prevent suicides in the state.
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