Utah Code 26B-4-803. Regulation of services during emergency

26B-4-803. Regulation of services during emergency.

(1)

During an emergency, the department or a local health department may limit, restrict, or otherwise regulate:

Terms Used In Utah Code 26B-4-803

Emergency: means :

(a)

a state of emergency declared by:

(i)	the president of the United States;

(ii)	the governor in accordance with 2; and

(iii)

the chief executive officer of a political subdivision in accordance with 2, for a local emergency; or

(b)

a public health emergency declared by:

(i)	the executive director through a public health order in accordance with this title; or

(ii)

a local health department for a location under the local health department's jurisdiction. See Utah Code 26B-4-801

Entity: means a person other than an individual. See Utah Code 26B-4-801

Local health department: means the same as that term is defined in Section 26A-1-102. See Utah Code 26B-4-801

State: means :

(a)	a state of the United States;

(b)	the District of Columbia;

(c)	Puerto Rico;

(d)	the United States Virgin Islands; or

(e)	any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. See Utah Code 26B-4-801
(a)	the duration of practice by volunteer health practitioners;

(b)	the geographical areas in which volunteer health practitioners may practice;

(c)	the types of volunteer health practitioners who may practice; and

(d)	any other matters necessary to coordinate effectively the provision of health or veterinary services during the emergency.

(2)	An order issued under Subsection (1) takes effect immediately, without prior notice or comment, and is not a rule within the meaning of Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, or an adjudication within the meaning of Title 63G, Chapter 4, Administrative Procedures Act.

(3)

A host entity that uses volunteer health practitioners to provide health or veterinary services in Utah shall:

(a)

to the extent practicable and in order to provide for the efficient and effective use of volunteer health practitioners, consult and coordinate its activities with:

(i)	the department;

(ii)	local health departments; or

(iii)

the Department of Agriculture and Food; and

(b)	comply with all state and federal laws relating to the management of emergency health or veterinary services.

Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 307, 2023 General Session

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