26B-7-316. Mandatory reporting requirements — Contents of reports — Penalties.
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Terms Used In Utah Code 26B-7-316
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A health care provider shall report to the department any case of any person who the provider knows has a confirmed case of, or who the provider believes in his professional judgment is sufficiently likely to harbor any illness or health condition that may be caused by:
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epidemic or pandemic disease; or |
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novel and highly fatal infectious agents or biological toxins which might pose a substantial risk of a significant number of human fatalities or incidences of permanent or long-term disability. |
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A health care provider shall immediately submit the report required by Subsection (1)(a) within 24 hours of concluding that a report is required under Subsection (1)(a). |
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A report required by this section shall be submitted electronically, verbally, or in writing to the department or appropriate local health department. |
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A report submitted pursuant to Subsection (1) shall include, if known:
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diagnostic information on the specific illness or health condition that is the subject of the report, and, if transmitted electronically, diagnostic codes assigned to the visit; |
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the patient’s name, date of birth, sex, race, occupation, and current home and work address and phone number; |
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the name, address, and phone number of the health care provider; and |
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the name, address, and phone number of the reporting individual. |
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The department may impose a sanction against a health care provider for failure to make a report required by this section only if the department can show by clear and convincing evidence that a health care provider willfully failed to file a report. |
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 308, 2023 General Session
