Sec. 1. (a) A:
(1) local health department; or
(2) person or entity approved by the state department;
may establish through a written agreement a SOFR team to review suicides and overdose fatalities for the purpose of gathering information concerning suicides and overdose fatalities and to use the information gathered to improve community resources and systems of care to reduce suicides and overdose fatalities.
(b) A SOFR team may be established in a county or multiple counties in Indiana.
(c) Upon the establishment of a SOFR team under this section, the SOFR team shall notify the state department of the establishment of the SOFR team.