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UT Code § 26-6-20 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 26 - Utah Health Code|Chapter 6 - Utah Communicable Disease Control Act|Section 20 - Serological testing of pregnant or recently delivered women.

 Effective 5/14/2019  26-6-20. Serological testing of pregnant or recently delivered women.    (1) Every licensed physician and surgeon attending a pregnant or recently delivered woman for conditions relating to her pregnancy shall take or cause to be taken a sample of blood of the woman at the time of first examination or within 10 days thereafter. The blood sample shall be submitted to an approved laboratory for a standard serological test for syphilis. The provisions of this section do not apply to any female who objects thereto on the grounds that she is a bona fide member of a specified, well recognized religious organization whose teachings are contrary to the tests.     (2) Every other person attending a pregnant or recently delivered woman, who is not permitted by law to take blood samples, shall within 10 days from the time of first attendance cause a sample of blood to be taken by a licensed physician or physician assistant. The blood sample shall be submitted to an approved laboratory for a standard serological test for syphilis.     (3) An approved laboratory is a laboratory approved by the department according to its rules governing the approval of laboratories for the purpose of this title. In submitting the sample to the laboratory the physician or physician assistant shall designate whether it is a prenatal test or a test following recent delivery.     (4) For the purpose of this chapter, a "standard serological test" means a test for syphilis approved by the department and made at an approved laboratory.     (5) The laboratory shall transmit a detailed report of the standard serological test, showing the result thereof to the physician or physician assistant.    Amended by Chapter 349, 2019 General Session
UT Code § 26-6-28 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 26 - Utah Health Code|Chapter 6 - Utah Communicable Disease Control Act|Section 28 - Protection from examination in legal proceedings -- Exceptions.

26-6-28. Protection from examination in legal proceedings -- Exceptions.    (1) Except as provided in Subsection (2), an officer or employee of the department or of a local health department may not be examined in a legal proceeding of any kind or character as to the existence or content of information retained pursuant to this chapter or obtained as a result of an investigation conducted pursuant to this chapter, without the written consent of the individual who is identified in the information or, if that individual is deceased, the consent of his next-of-kin.     (2) This section does not restrict testimony and evidence provided by an employee or officer of the department or a local health department about:   (a) persons who are under restrictive actions taken by the department in accordance with Subsection 26-6-27(2)(e); or     (b) individuals or groups of individuals subject to examination, treatment, isolation, and quarantine actions under Chapter 6b, Communicable Diseases - Treatment, Isolation, and Quarantine Procedures.      Amended by Chapter 38, 2007 General Session
UT Code § 26-6-29 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 26 - Utah Health Code|Chapter 6 - Utah Communicable Disease Control Act|Section 29 - Violation -- Penalty.

26-6-29. Violation -- Penalty.    (1) Any individual or entity entitled to receive confidential information from the Department of Health or a local health department under this chapter, other than the individual identified in that information, who violates this chapter by releasing or making public confidential information, or by otherwise breaching the confidentiality requirements of this chapter, is guilty of a class B misdemeanor.     (2) This chapter does not apply to any individual or entity that holds or receives information relating to an individual who has or is suspected of having a disease designated by the department as a communicable or reportable disease under this chapter, if that individual or entity has obtained the information from a source other than the department or a local health department.    Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 201, 1996 General Session
UT Code § 26-6-30 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 26 - Utah Health Code|Chapter 6 - Utah Communicable Disease Control Act|Section 30 - Exclusions from confidentiality requirements.

26-6-30. Exclusions from confidentiality requirements.    (1) The provisions of this chapter do not apply to:   (a) information that relates to an individual who is in the custody of the Department of Corrections, a county jail, or the Division of Juvenile Justice Services within the Department of Human Services;     (b) information that relates to an individual who has been in the custody of the Department of Corrections, a county jail, or the Division of Juvenile Justice Services within the Department of Human Services, if liability of either of those departments, a county, or a division, or of an employee of a department, division, or county, is alleged by that individual in a lawsuit concerning transmission of an infectious or communicable disease; or     (c) any information relating to an individual who willfully or maliciously or with reckless disregard for the welfare of others transmits a communicable or infectious disease.       (2) Nothing in this chapter limits the right of the individual identified in the information described in Subsection 26-6-27(1) to disclose that information.    Amended by Chapter 171, 2003 General Session
UT Code § 26-6-32 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 26 - Utah Health Code|Chapter 6 - Utah Communicable Disease Control Act|Section 32 - Testing for COVID-19 for high-risk individuals at care facilities -- Collection and release of information regarding risk factors and comorbidities for COVID-19.

 Effective 7/1/2021  26-6-32. Testing for COVID-19 for high-risk individuals at care facilities -- Collection and release of information regarding risk factors and comorbidities for COVID-19.    (1) As used in this section:   (a) "Care facility" means a facility described in Subsections 26-6-6(2) through (6).     (b) "COVID-19" means the same as that term is defined in Section 78B-4-517.       (2)   (a) At the request of the department or a local health department, an individual who meets the criteria established by the department under Subsection (2)(b) shall submit to testing for COVID-19.     (b) The department:   (i) shall establish protocols to identify and test individuals who are present at a care facility and are at high risk for contracting COVID-19;     (ii) may establish criteria to identify care facilities where individuals are at high risk for COVID-19; and     (iii) may establish who is responsible for the costs of the testing.       (c)   (i) The protocols described in Subsection (2)(b)(i) shall:   (A) notwithstanding Subsection (2)(a), permit an individual who is a resident of a care facility to refuse testing; and     (B) specify criteria for when an individual's refusal to submit to testing under Subsection (2)(c)(i)(A) endangers the health or safety of other individuals at the care facility.       (ii) Notwithstanding any other provision of state law, a care facility may discharge a resident who declines testing requested by the department under Subsection (2)(a) if:   (A) under the criteria specified by the department under Subsection (2)(c)(i)(B), the resident's refusal to submit to testing endangers the health or safety of other individuals at the care facility; and     (B) discharging the resident does not violate federal law.           (3) The department may establish protocols to collect information regarding the individual's age and relevant comorbidities from an individual who receives a positive test result for COVID-19.     (4)   (a) The department shall publish deidentified information regarding comorbidities and other risk factors for COVID-19 in a manner that is accessible to the public.     (b) The department may work with a state agency as defined in Section 63A-17-901, to perform the analysis or publish the information described in Subsection (4)(a).      Amended by Chapter 345, 2021 General Session
UT Code § 26-6-42 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 26 - Utah Health Code|Chapter 6 - Utah Communicable Disease Control Act|Section 42 - Department support for local education agency test to stay programs -- Department guidance for local education agencies.

 Effective 3/24/2021  26-6-42. Department support for local education agency test to stay programs -- Department guidance for local education agencies.    (1) As used in this section:   (a) "Case threshold" means the same as that term is defined in Section 53G-9-210.     (b) "COVID-19" means the same as that term is defined in Section 53G-9-210.     (c) "Local education agency" or "LEA" means the same as that term is defined in Section 53G-9-210.     (d) "Test to stay program" means the same as that term is defined in Section 53G-9-210.       (2) At the request of an LEA, the department shall provide support for the LEA's test to stay program if a school in the LEA reaches the case threshold, including by providing:   (a) COVID-19 testing supplies;     (b) a mobile testing unit; and     (c) other support requested by the LEA related to the LEA's test to stay program.       (3) The department shall ensure that guidance the department provides to LEAs related to test to stay programs complies with Section 53G-9-210, including the determination of whether a school meets a case threshold described in Subsection 53G-9-210(3).    Enacted by Chapter 435, 2021 General Session  Technically renumbered for proper placement in title.
UT Code § 26-6b-1 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 26 - Utah Health Code|Chapter 6b - Communicable Diseases - Treatment, Isolation, and Quarantine Procedures|Section 1 - Applicability of chapter -- Administrative procedures.

26-6b-1. Applicability of chapter -- Administrative procedures.    (1) This chapter applies to involuntary examination, treatment, isolation, and quarantine actions applied to individuals or groups of individuals by the department or a local health department.     (2) The provisions of this chapter supersede the provisions of Title 63G, Chapter 4, Administrative Procedures Act.     (3) The Department of Health may adopt rules in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, as necessary to administer the provisions of this chapter.    Amended by Chapter 382, 2008 General Session
UT Code § 26-6b-2 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 26 - Utah Health Code|Chapter 6b - Communicable Diseases - Treatment, Isolation, and Quarantine Procedures|Section 2 - Definitions.

26-6b-2. Definitions.  As used in this chapter:  (1) "Department" means the Department of Health or a local health department as defined in Section 26A-1-102.     (2) "First responder" means:   (a) a law enforcement officer as defined in Section 53-13-103;     (b) emergency medical service personnel as defined in Section 26-8a-102;     (c) firefighters; and     (d) public health personnel having jurisdiction over the location where an individual subject to restriction is found.       (3) "Order of restriction" means an order issued by a department or a district court which requires an individual or group of individuals who are subject to restriction to submit to an examination, treatment, isolation, or quarantine.     (4) "Public health official" means:   (a) the executive director of the Department of Health, or the executive director's authorized representative; or     (b) the executive director of a local health department as defined in Section 26A-1-102, or the executive director's authorized representative.       (5) "Subject to restriction" as applied to an individual, or a group of individuals, means the individual or group of individuals is:   (a) infected or suspected to be infected with a communicable disease that poses a threat to the public health and who does not take action as required by the department to prevent spread of the disease;     (b) contaminated or suspected to be contaminated with an infectious agent that poses a threat to the public health, and that could be spread to others if remedial action is not taken;     (c) in a condition or suspected condition which, if the individual is exposed to others, poses a threat to public health, or is in a condition which if treatment is not completed the individual will pose a threat to public health; or     (d) contaminated or suspected to be contaminated with a chemical or biological agent that poses a threat to the public health and that could be spread to others if remedial action is not taken.      Amended by Chapter 185, 2006 General Session
UT Code § 26-6b-3.1 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 26 - Utah Health Code|Chapter 6b - Communicable Diseases - Treatment, Isolation, and Quarantine Procedures|Section 3.1 - Consent to order of restriction -- Periodic review.

26-6b-3.1. Consent to order of restriction -- Periodic review.    (1)   (a) The department shall either seek judicial review of an order of restriction under Sections 26-6b-4 through 26-6b-6, or obtain the consent of an individual subject to an order of restriction.     (b) If the department obtains consent, the consent shall be in writing and shall inform the individual or group of individuals:   (i) of the terms and duration of the order of restriction;     (ii) of the importance of complying with the order of restriction to protect the public's health;     (iii) that each individual has the right to agree to the order of restriction, or refuse to agree to the order of restriction and seek a judicial review of the order of restriction;     (iv) that for any individual who consents to the order of restriction:   (A) the order of restriction will not be reviewed by the district court unless the individual withdraws consent to the order of restriction in accordance with Subsection (1)(b)(iv)(B); and     (B) the individual shall notify the department in writing, with at least five business day's notice, if the individual intends to withdraw consent to the order of restriction; and       (v) that a breach of a consent agreement prior to the end of the order of restriction may subject the individual to an involuntary order of restriction under Section 26-6b-3.2.         (2)   (a) The department responsible for the care of an individual who has consented to the order of restriction shall periodically reexamine the reasons upon which the order of restriction was based. This reexamination shall occur at least once every six months.     (b)   (i) If at any time, the department determines that the conditions justifying the order of restriction for either a group or an individual no longer exist, the department shall immediately discharge the individual or group from the order of restriction.     (ii) If the department determines that the conditions justifying the order of restriction continue to exist, the department shall send to the individual a written notice of:   (A) the department's findings, the expected duration of the order of restriction, and the reason for the decision; and     (B) the individual's right to a judicial review of the order of restriction by the district court if requested by the individual.       (iii) Upon request for judicial review by an individual, the department shall:   (A) file a petition in district court within five business days after the individual's request for a judicial review; and     (B) proceed under Sections 26-6b-4 through 26-6b-6.          Amended by Chapter 297, 2011 General Session
UT Code § 26-6b-3.2 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 26 - Utah Health Code|Chapter 6b - Communicable Diseases - Treatment, Isolation, and Quarantine Procedures|Section 3.2 - Involuntary order of restriction -- Notice -- Effect of order during judicial review.

26-6b-3.2. Involuntary order of restriction -- Notice -- Effect of order during judicial review.    (1) If the department cannot obtain consent to the order of restriction from an individual, or if an individual withdraws consent to an order under Subsection 26-6b-3.1(1)(b)(iv)(B), the department shall:   (a) give the individual or group of individuals subject to the order of restriction a written notice of:   (i) the order of restriction and any supporting documentation; and     (ii) the individual's right to a judicial review of the order of restriction; and       (b) file a petition for a judicial review of the order of restriction under Section 26-6b-4 in district court within:   (i) five business days after issuing the written notice of the order of restriction; or     (ii) if consent has been withdrawn under Subsection 26-6b-3.1(1)(b)(iv)(B), within five business days after receiving notice of the individual's withdrawal of consent.         (2)   (a) An order of restriction remains in effect during any judicial proceedings to review the order of restriction if the department files a petition for judicial review of the order of restriction with the district within the period of time required by this section.     (b) Law enforcement officers with jurisdiction in the area where the individual who is subject to the order of restriction can be located shall assist the department with enforcing the order of restriction.      Enacted by Chapter 185, 2006 General Session
UT Code § 26-6b-3.4 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 26 - Utah Health Code|Chapter 6b - Communicable Diseases - Treatment, Isolation, and Quarantine Procedures|Section 3.4 - Medical records -- Privacy protections.

26-6b-3.4. Medical records -- Privacy protections.    (1)   (a) Health care providers as defined in Section 78B-3-403, health care facilities licensed under Title 26, Chapter 21, Health Care Facility Licensing and Inspection Act, and governmental entities, shall, when requested, provide the public health official and the individual subject to an order of restriction, a copy of medical records that are relevant to the order of restriction.     (b) The records requested under Subsection (1)(a) shall be provided as soon as reasonably possible after the request is submitted to the health care provider or health care facility, or as soon as reasonably possible after the health care provider or facility receives the results of any relevant diagnostic testing of the individual.       (2)   (a) The production of records under the provisions of this section is for the benefit of the public health and safety of the citizens of the state. A health care provider or facility is encouraged to provide copies of medical records or other records necessary to carry out the purpose of this chapter free of charge.     (b) Notwithstanding the provisions of Subsection (2)(c), a health care facility that is a state governmental entity shall provide medical records or other records necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter, free of charge.     (c) If a health care provider or health care facility does not provide medical records free of charge under the provisions of Subsection (2)(a) or (b), the health care provider or facility may charge a fee for the records that does not exceed the presumed reasonable charges established for workers' compensation by administrative rule adopted by the Labor Commission.       (3) Medical records held by a court related to orders of restriction under this chapter shall be sealed by the district court at the conclusion of the case.    Amended by Chapter 3, 2008 General SessionAmended by Chapter 115, 2008 General Session
UT Code § 26-6b-7 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 26 - Utah Health Code|Chapter 6b - Communicable Diseases - Treatment, Isolation, and Quarantine Procedures|Section 7 - Periodic review of individuals under court order.

26-6b-7. Periodic review of individuals under court order.    (1) At least two weeks prior to the expiration of the designated period of any court order still in effect, the petitioner shall inform the court that issued the order that the order is about to expire. The petitioner shall immediately reexamine the reasons upon which the court's order was based. If the petitioner determines that the conditions justifying that order no longer exist, it shall discharge the individual from involuntary quarantine, isolation, or treatment and report its action to the court for a termination of the order. Otherwise, the court shall schedule a hearing prior to the expiration of its order and proceed under Sections 26-6b-4 through 26-6b-6.     (2) The petitioner responsible for the care of an individual under a court order of involuntary quarantine, isolation, or treatment for an indeterminate period shall at six-month intervals reexamine the reasons upon which the order of indeterminate duration was based. If the petitioner determines that the conditions justifying that the court's order no longer exist, the petitioner shall discharge the individual from involuntary quarantine, isolation, or treatment and immediately report its action to the court for a termination of the order. If the petitioner determines that the conditions justifying the involuntary quarantine, isolation, or treatment continue to exist, the petitioner shall send a written report of those findings to the court. The petitioner shall notify the individual and his counsel of record in writing that the involuntary quarantine, isolation, or treatment will be continued, the reasons for that decision, and that the individual has the right to a review hearing by making a request to the court. Upon receiving the request for a review, the court shall immediately set a hearing date and proceed under Sections 26-6b-4 through 26-6b-6.    Enacted by Chapter 211, 1996 General Session
UT Code § 26-6b-8 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 26 - Utah Health Code|Chapter 6b - Communicable Diseases - Treatment, Isolation, and Quarantine Procedures|Section 8 - Transportation of individuals subject to temporary or court-ordered restriction.

26-6b-8. Transportation of individuals subject to temporary or court-ordered restriction.  Transportation of an individual subject to an order of restriction to court, or to a place for examination, quarantine, isolation, or treatment pursuant a temporary order issued by a department, or pursuant to a court order, shall be conducted by the county sheriff where the individual is located.  Amended by Chapter 185, 2006 General Session
UT Code § 26-6b-9 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 26 - Utah Health Code|Chapter 6b - Communicable Diseases - Treatment, Isolation, and Quarantine Procedures|Section 9 - Examination, quarantine, isolation, and treatment costs.

26-6b-9. Examination, quarantine, isolation, and treatment costs.  If a local health department obtains approval from the Department of Health, the costs that the local health department would otherwise have to bear for examination, quarantine, isolation, and treatment ordered under the provisions of this chapter shall be paid by the Department of Health to the extent that the individual is unable to pay and that other sources and insurance do not pay.  Amended by Chapter 185, 2006 General Session
UT Code § 26-6b-10 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 26 - Utah Health Code|Chapter 6b - Communicable Diseases - Treatment, Isolation, and Quarantine Procedures|Section 10 - Severability.

26-6b-10. Severability.  If any provision of this chapter, or the application of this chapter to any person or circumstance, is found to be unconstitutional, the provision is severable and the balance of this chapter remains effective, notwithstanding that unconstitutionality.  Enacted by Chapter 211, 1996 General Session