UTAH CODE (Last Updated: January 16, 2015) |
Title 26. Utah Health Code |
Chapter 23b. Detection of Public Health Emergencies Act |
§ 26-23b-103. Mandatory reporting requirements -- Contents of reports -- Penalties.
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(1) (b) 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). (2) (a) A report required by this section shall be submitted electronically, verbally, or in writing to the department or appropriate local health department. (b) A report submitted pursuant to Subsection (1) shall include, if known: (i) 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; (ii) the patient's name, date of birth, sex, race, occupation, and current home and work address and phone number; (iii) the name, address, and phone number of the health care provider; and (iv) the name, address, and phone number of the reporting individual. (3) 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.
Enacted by Chapter 155, 2002 General Session