26B-2-220.  Authentication of medical records.
     Any entry in a medical record compiled or maintained by a health care facility may be authenticated by identifying the author of the entry by:

(1)  a signature including first initial, last name, and discipline; or

Terms Used In Utah Code 26B-2-220

  • Health care facility: means general acute hospitals, specialty hospitals, home health agencies, hospices, nursing care facilities, residential-assisted living facilities, birthing centers, ambulatory surgical facilities, small health care facilities, abortion clinics, a clinic that meets the definition of hospital under Section 76-7-301 or 76-71-201, facilities owned or operated by health maintenance organizations, end stage renal disease facilities, and any other health care facility which the committee designates by rule. See Utah Code 26B-2-201
  • Process: means a writ or summons issued in the course of a judicial proceeding. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Signature: includes a name, mark, or sign written with the intent to authenticate an instrument or writing. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
(2)  the use of a computer identification process unique to the author that definitively identifies the author.

Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 305, 2023 General Session

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