Utah Code 26B-7-316. Mandatory reporting requirements — Contents of reports — Penalties
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Terms Used In Utah Code 26B-7-316
- Bioterrorism: means :(1)(a) the intentional use of any microorganism, virus, infectious substance, or biological product to cause death, disease, or other biological malfunction in a human, an animal, a plant, or another living organism in order to influence, intimidate, or coerce the conduct of government or a civilian population; and(1)(b) includes anthrax, botulism, small pox, plague, tularemia, and viral hemorrhagic fevers. See Utah Code 26B-7-301
- Diagnostic information: means a clinical facility's record of individuals who present for treatment, including the reason for the visit, chief complaint, presenting diagnosis, final diagnosis, and any pertinent lab results. See Utah Code 26B-7-301
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Health care provider: means the same as that term is defined in Section
78B-3-403 . See Utah Code 26B-7-301- Local health department: means the same as that term is defined in Section 26A-1-102. See Utah Code 26B-1-102
- Person: means :
(24)(a) an individual;(24)(b) an association;(24)(c) an institution;(24)(d) a corporation;(24)(e) a company;(24)(f) a trust;(24)(g) a limited liability company;(24)(h) a partnership;(24)(i) a political subdivision;(24)(j) a government office, department, division, bureau, or other body of government; and(24)(k) any other organization or entity. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5- Sex: means , in relation to an individual, the individual's biological sex, either male or female, at birth, according to distinct reproductive roles as manifested by:
(34)(a) sex and reproductive organ anatomy;(34)(b) chromosomal makeup; and(34)(c) endogenous hormone profiles. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5- Writing: includes :
(48)(a) printing;(48)(b) handwriting; and(48)(c) information stored in an electronic or other medium if the information is retrievable in a perceivable format. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5(1)(a) 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:(1)(a)(i) bioterrorism;(1)(a)(ii) epidemic or pandemic disease; or(1)(a)(iii) 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.(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)(2)(a) A report required by this section shall be submitted electronically, verbally, or in writing to the department or appropriate local health department.(2)(b) A report submitted pursuant to Subsection (1) shall include, if known:(2)(b)(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;(2)(b)(ii) the patient’s name, date of birth, sex, race, occupation, and current home and work address and phone number;(2)(b)(iii) the name, address, and phone number of the health care provider; and(2)(b)(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.