Utah Code 78B-3-451. Medical candor process
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In accordance with this part, a health care provider may engage an affected party in a process where the health care provider and any other health care provider notified in Subsection 78B-3-452(1)(b) that chooses to participate in the process that:
(1) conducts an investigation into an adverse event involving a patient and the health care provided to the patient;
Terms Used In Utah Code 78B-3-451
- Process: means a writ or summons issued in the course of a judicial proceeding. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
(2) communicates information to the affected party regarding information gathered during an investigation described in Subsection (1);
(3) communicates to the affected party the steps that the health care provider will take to prevent future occurrences of the adverse event; and
(4) determines whether to make an offer of compensation to the affected party for the adverse event.