Utah Code 26B-6-819. Immunity

26B-6-819. Immunity.

(1)	A physician, assistant, or any other person acting pursuant to an order authorizing sterilization, as provided in this part, is not civilly or criminally liable for participation in or assistance to sterilization.

Person: means :Utah Code 68-3-12.5
Sterilization: means any medical procedure, treatment, or operation rendering an individual permanently incapable of procreation. See Utah Code 26B-6-801

(2)	This section does not apply to negligent acts committed in the performance of sterilization.

Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 308, 2023 General Session