Section 1502 - Survivors of Suicide Loss Account.

UT Code § 62A-15-1502 (2019) (N/A)
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(1) There is created a restricted account within the General Fund known as the "Survivors of Suicide Loss Account."

(2) The division shall administer the account in accordance with this part.

(3) The account shall consist of: (a) money appropriated to the account by the Legislature; and (b) interest earned on money in the account.

(a) money appropriated to the account by the Legislature; and

(b) interest earned on money in the account.

(4) Upon appropriation, the division shall award grants from the account to: (a) a relative, legal guardian, or cohabitant of an individual who dies by suicide as reimbursement for costs incurred by the relative, legal guardian, or cohabitant for mental health treatment or therapy as a result of the suicide; and (b) a person who provides, for no or minimal cost: (i) clean-up of property affected or damaged by an individual's suicide, as reimbursement for the costs incurred for the clean-up; and (ii) bereavement services to a relative, legal guardian, or cohabitant of an individual who dies by suicide.

(a) a relative, legal guardian, or cohabitant of an individual who dies by suicide as reimbursement for costs incurred by the relative, legal guardian, or cohabitant for mental health treatment or therapy as a result of the suicide; and

(b) a person who provides, for no or minimal cost: (i) clean-up of property affected or damaged by an individual's suicide, as reimbursement for the costs incurred for the clean-up; and (ii) bereavement services to a relative, legal guardian, or cohabitant of an individual who dies by suicide.

(i) clean-up of property affected or damaged by an individual's suicide, as reimbursement for the costs incurred for the clean-up; and

(ii) bereavement services to a relative, legal guardian, or cohabitant of an individual who dies by suicide.

(5) The division shall establish a grant application and review process for the expenditure of money from the account.

(6) The grant application and review process shall describe: (a) requirements to complete the grant application; (b) requirements for receiving funding; (c) criteria for the approval of a grant application; and (d) support offered by the division to complete a grant application.

(a) requirements to complete the grant application;

(b) requirements for receiving funding;

(c) criteria for the approval of a grant application; and

(d) support offered by the division to complete a grant application.

(7) Upon receipt of a grant application, the division shall: (a) review the grant application for completeness; (b) make a determination regarding the grant application; (c) inform the grant applicant of the division's determination regarding the grant application; and (d) if approved, award grants from the account to the grant applicant.

(a) review the grant application for completeness;

(b) make a determination regarding the grant application;

(c) inform the grant applicant of the division's determination regarding the grant application; and

(d) if approved, award grants from the account to the grant applicant.

(8) Before November 30 of each year, the division shall report to the Health and Human Services Interim Committee regarding the status of the account and expenditures made from the account.