Utah Code 26B-7-319. Medical laboratory reporting requirements
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26B-7-319. Medical laboratory reporting requirements.
| (1) | Notwithstanding the provisions of Subsection 26B-7-316(1), the director of a medical laboratory located in this state is responsible for reporting results of a laboratory test that confirm a condition or illness described in Subsection 26B-7-316(1) within 24 hours after obtaining the results of the test. This reporting requirement also applies to results obtained on specimens sent to an out-of-state laboratory for analysis. |
| (2) | The director of a medical laboratory located outside this state that receives a specimen obtained inside this state is responsible for reporting the results of any test that confirm a condition or illness described in Subsection 26B-7-316(1), within 24 hours of obtaining the results, provided that the laboratory that performs the test has agreed to the reporting requirements of this state. |
| (3) | If a medical laboratory is part of a health care facility subject to the reporting requirements of Sections 26B-7-316 through 26B-7-324, the director of the medical laboratory shall make the report required by this section on behalf of the health care facility. |
| (4) | The report required by this section shall be submitted in accordance with Subsection 26B-7-316(2). |
| (5) | The director of a medical laboratory is subject to the penalties of Subsection 26B-7-316(3) for failing to make a report required by this section. |
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 308, 2023 General Session