26B-2-225. General acute hospital to report prescribed controlled substance poisoning or overdose.
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If a person who is 12 years old or older is admitted to a general acute hospital for poisoning or overdose involving a prescribed controlled substance, the general acute hospital shall, within three business days after the day on which the person is admitted, send a written report to the Division of Professional Licensing, created in Section 58-1-103, that includes:
Terms Used In Utah Code 26B-2-225- General acute hospital: means a facility which provides diagnostic, therapeutic, and rehabilitative services to both inpatients and outpatients by or under the supervision of physicians. See Utah Code 26B-2-201
- Person: means any individual, firm, partnership, corporation, company, association, or joint stock association, and the legal successor thereof. See Utah Code 26B-2-201
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the patient’s name and date of birth; |
| (b) |
each drug or other substance found in the person’s system that may have contributed to the poisoning or overdose, if known; |
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the name of each person who the general acute hospital has reason to believe may have prescribed a controlled substance described in Subsection (1)(b) to the person, if known; and |
| (d) |
the name of the hospital and the date of admission. |
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| (2) |
Nothing in this section may be construed as creating a new cause of action. |
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 305, 2023 General Session
