Utah Code 26B-7-206. Duty to report individual suspected of having communicable disease
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The following shall report to the department or the local health department regarding any individual suffering from or suspected of having a disease that is communicable, as required by department rule:
(1) health care providers as defined in Section 78B-3-403;
Terms Used In Utah Code 26B-7-206
- Communicable disease: means illness due to a specific infectious agent or its toxic products which arises through transmission of that agent or its products from a reservoir to a susceptible host, either directly, as from an infected individual or animal, or indirectly, through an intermediate plant or animal host, vector, or the inanimate environment. See Utah Code 26B-7-201
- Local health department: means the same as that term is defined in Section 26A-1-102. See Utah Code 26B-1-102
(2) facilities licensed under Chapter 2, Part 2, Health Care Facility Licensing and Inspection;
(3) health care facilities operated by the federal government;
(4) mental health facilities;
(5) care facilities licensed by the department;
(6) nursing homes and other care facilities;
(7) dispensaries, clinics, or laboratories that diagnose, test, or otherwise care for individuals who are suffering from a disease suspected of being communicable;
(8) individuals who have knowledge of others who have a communicable disease;
(9) individuals in charge of schools having responsibility for any individuals who have a disease suspected of being communicable; and
(10) child care programs, as defined in Section 26B-2-401.