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UT Code § 26-8d-105 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 26 - Utah Health Code|Chapter 8d - Utah Statewide Stroke and Cardiac Registry Act|Section 105 - Cardiac registry advisory committee.

 Effective 5/14/2019  26-8d-105. Cardiac registry advisory committee.    (1) There is created within the department a cardiac registry advisory committee.     (2) The cardiac registry advisory committee created in Subsection (1) shall:   (a) be composed of individuals knowledgeable in adult and pediatric cardiac care, including physicians, physician assistants, nurses, hospital administrators, emergency medical services personnel, government officials, consumers, and persons affiliated with professional health care associations;     (b) advise the department regarding the development and implementation of the cardiac registry;     (c) assist the department in evaluating the quality and outcomes of the cardiac registry; and     (d) review and comment on proposals and rules governing the statewide cardiac registry.      Amended by Chapter 349, 2019 General Session
UT Code § 26-9f-101 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 26 - Utah Health Code|Chapter 9f - Utah Digital Health Service Commission Act|Section 101 - Title.

 Affected by 63I-1-226 on 7/1/2025 26-9f-101. Title.  This chapter is known as the "Utah Digital Health Service Commission Act."  Amended by Chapter 33, 2004 General Session
UT Code § 26-9f-102 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 26 - Utah Health Code|Chapter 9f - Utah Digital Health Service Commission Act|Section 102 - Definitions.

 Affected by 63I-1-226 on 7/1/2025 26-9f-102. Definitions.  As used in this chapter:  (1) "Commission" means the Utah Digital Health Service Commission created in Section 26-9f-103.     (2) "Digital health service" means the electronic transfer, exchange, or management of related data for diagnosis, treatment, consultation, educational, public health, or other related purposes.    Amended by Chapter 46, 2008 General Session
UT Code § 26-9f-104 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 26 - Utah Health Code|Chapter 9f - Utah Digital Health Service Commission Act|Section 104 - Duties and responsibilities.

 Affected by 63I-1-226 on 7/1/2025  Effective 5/8/2018  26-9f-104. Duties and responsibilities.  The commission shall:  (1) advise and make recommendations on digital health service issues to the department and other state entities;     (2) advise and make recommendations on digital health service related patient privacy and information security to the department;     (3) promote collaborative efforts to establish technical compatibility, uniform policies, privacy features, and information security to meet legal, financial, commercial, and other societal requirements;     (4) identify, address, and seek to resolve the legal, ethical, regulatory, financial, medical, and technological issues that may serve as barriers to digital health service;     (5) explore and encourage the development of digital health service systems as a means of reducing health care costs and increasing health care quality and access, with emphasis on assisting rural health care providers and special populations with access to or development of electronic medical records;     (6) seek public input on digital health service issues; and     (7) in consultation with the department, advise the governor and Legislature on:   (a) the role of digital health service in the state;     (b) the policy issues related to digital health service;     (c) the changing digital health service needs and resources in the state; and     (d) state budgetary matters related to digital health service.      Amended by Chapter 125, 2018 General Session
UT Code § 26-10-1 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 26 - Utah Health Code|Chapter 10 - Family Health Services|Section 1 - Definitions.

 Effective 5/14/2019  26-10-1. Definitions.  As used in this chapter:  (1) "Down syndrome" means a genetic condition associated with an extra chromosome 21, in whole or in part, or an effective trisomy for chromosome 21.     (2) "Maternal and child health services" means:   (a) the provision of educational, preventative, diagnostic, and treatment services, including medical care, hospitalization, and other institutional care and aftercare, appliances, and facilitating services directed toward reducing infant mortality and improving the health of mothers and children provided, however, that nothing in this Subsection (2) shall be construed to allow any agency of the state to interfere with the rights of the parent of an unmarried minor in decisions about the providing of health information or services;     (b) the development, strengthening, and improvement of standards and techniques relating to the services and care;     (c) the training of personnel engaged in the provision, development, strengthening, or improvement of the services and care; and     (d) necessary administrative services connected with Subsections (2)(a), (b), and (c).       (3) "Minor" means a person under the age of 18.     (4) "Services to children with disabilities" means:   (a) the early location of children with a disability, provided that any program of prenatal diagnosis for the purpose of detecting the possible disease or disabilities of an unborn child will not be used for screening, but rather will be utilized only when there are medical or genetic indications that warrant diagnosis;     (b) the provision for children described in Subsection (4)(a), of preventive, diagnosis, and treatment services, including medical care, hospitalization, and other institutional care and aftercare, appliances, and facilitating services directed toward the diagnosis of the condition of those children or toward the restoration of the children to maximum physical and mental health;     (c) the development, strengthening, and improvement of standards and techniques relating to services and care described in this Subsection (4);     (d) the training of personnel engaged in the provision, development, strengthening, or improvement of services and care described in this Subsection (4); and     (e) necessary administrative services connected with Subsections (4)(a), (b), and (c).      Amended by Chapter 124, 2019 General Session
UT Code § 26-10-2 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 26 - Utah Health Code|Chapter 10 - Family Health Services|Section 2 - Maternal and child health provided by department.

26-10-2. Maternal and child health provided by department.  The department shall, as funding permits, provide for maternal and child health services and services for children with a disability if the individual needs the services and the individual cannot reasonably obtain the services from other sources.  Amended by Chapter 147, 2011 General SessionAmended by Chapter 366, 2011 General Session, (Coordination Clause)Amended by Chapter 366, 2011 General Session
UT Code § 26-10-3 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 26 - Utah Health Code|Chapter 10 - Family Health Services|Section 3 - Director of family health services programs.

26-10-3. Director of family health services programs.  The executive director may appoint a director of family health services programs who shall be a board certified pediatrician or obstetrician with at least two years experience in public health programs.  Enacted by Chapter 126, 1981 General Session
UT Code § 26-10-4 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 26 - Utah Health Code|Chapter 10 - Family Health Services|Section 4 - State plan for maternal and child health services.

26-10-4. State plan for maternal and child health services.  The department shall prepare and submit a state plan for maternal and child health services as required by Title II of the Public Health Services Act. The plan shall be the official state plan for the state and shall be used as the basis for administration of Title V programs within the state.  Enacted by Chapter 126, 1981 General Session
UT Code § 26-10-5 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 26 - Utah Health Code|Chapter 10 - Family Health Services|Section 5 - Plan for school health services.

 Effective 5/10/2016  26-10-5. Plan for school health services.  The department shall establish a plan for school health services for pupils in elementary and secondary schools. The department shall cooperate with the State Board of Education and local health departments in developing such plan and shall coordinate activities between these agencies. The plan may provide for the delivery of health services by and through intermediate and local school districts and local health departments. Amended by Chapter 144, 2016 General Session
UT Code § 26-10-5.5 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 26 - Utah Health Code|Chapter 10 - Family Health Services|Section 5.5 - Child literacy -- Distribution of information kits.

 Effective 5/10/2016  26-10-5.5. Child literacy -- Distribution of information kits.    (1) The Legislature recognizes that effective child literacy programs can have a dramatic long-term impact on each child's ability to:   (a) succeed in school;     (b) successfully compete in a global society; and     (c) become a productive, responsible citizen.       (2)   (a) To help further this end, the department may make available to parents of new-born infants, as a resource, an information kit regarding child development, the development of emerging literacy skills, and activities which promote and enhance emerging literacy skills, including reading aloud to the child on a regular basis.     (b) The department shall seek private funding to help support this program.       (3)   (a) The department may seek assistance from the State Board of Education and local hospitals in making the information kit available to parents on a voluntary basis.     (b) The department may also seek assistance from private entities in making the kits available to parents.      Amended by Chapter 144, 2016 General Session
UT Code § 26-10-7 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 26 - Utah Health Code|Chapter 10 - Family Health Services|Section 7 - Dental health programs -- Appointment of director.

26-10-7. Dental health programs -- Appointment of director.  The department shall establish and promote programs to protect and improve the dental health of the public. The executive director shall appoint a director of the dental health program who shall be a dentist licensed in the state with at least one year of training in an accredited school of public health or not less than two years of experience in public health dentistry.  Enacted by Chapter 126, 1981 General Session
UT Code § 26-10-8 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 26 - Utah Health Code|Chapter 10 - Family Health Services|Section 8 - Request for proposal required for non-state supplied services.

26-10-8. Request for proposal required for non-state supplied services.    (1) Funds provided to the department through Sections 51-9-201 and 59-14-204 to be used to provide services, shall be awarded to non-governmental entities based on a competitive process consistent with Title 63G, Chapter 6a, Utah Procurement Code.     (2) Beginning July 1, 2010, and not more than every five years thereafter, the department shall issue requests for proposals for new or renewing contracts to award funding for programs under Subsection (1).    Amended by Chapter 347, 2012 General Session
UT Code § 26-10-9 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 26 - Utah Health Code|Chapter 10 - Family Health Services|Section 9 - Immunizations -- Consent of minor to treatment.

 Effective 9/1/2021  26-10-9. Immunizations -- Consent of minor to treatment.    (1) This section:   (a) is not intended to interfere with the integrity of the family or to minimize the rights of parents or children; and     (b) applies to a minor, who at the time care is sought is:   (i) married or has been married;     (ii) emancipated as provided for in Section 80-7-105;     (iii) a parent with custody of a minor child; or     (iv) pregnant.         (2)   (a) A minor described in Subsections (1)(b)(i) and (ii) may consent to:   (i) vaccinations against epidemic infections and communicable diseases as defined in Section 26-6-2; and     (ii) examinations and vaccinations required to attend school as provided in Title 53G, Public Education System -- Local Administration.       (b) A minor described in Subsections (1)(b)(iii) and (iv) may consent to the vaccinations described in Subsections (2)(a)(i) and (ii), and the vaccine for human papillomavirus only if:   (i) the minor represents to the health care provider that the minor is an abandoned minor as defined in Section 76-5-109; and     (ii) the health care provider makes a notation in the minor's chart that the minor represented to the health care provider that the minor is an abandoned minor under Section 76-5-109.       (c) Nothing in Subsection (2)(a) or (b) requires a health care provider to immunize a minor.       (3) The consent of the minor pursuant to this section:   (a) is not subject to later disaffirmance because of the minority of the person receiving the medical services;     (b) is not voidable because of minority at the time the medical services were provided;     (c) has the same legal effect upon the minor and the same legal obligations with regard to the giving of consent as consent given by a person of full age and capacity; and     (d) does not require the consent of any other person or persons to authorize the medical services described in Subsections (2)(a) and (b).       (4) A health care provider who provides medical services to a minor in accordance with the provisions of this section is not subject to civil or criminal liability for providing the services described in Subsections (2)(a) and (b) without obtaining the consent of another person prior to rendering the medical services.     (5) This section does not remove the requirement for parental consent or notice when required by Section 76-7-304 or 76-7-304.5.     (6) The parents, parent, or legal guardian of a minor who receives medical services pursuant to Subsections (2)(a) and (b) are not liable for the payment for those services unless the parents, parent, or legal guardian consented to the medical services.    Amended by Chapter 262, 2021 General Session
UT Code § 26-10-10 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 26 - Utah Health Code|Chapter 10 - Family Health Services|Section 10 - Cytomegalovirus (CMV) public education and testing.

 Effective 5/8/2018  26-10-10. Cytomegalovirus (CMV) public education and testing.    (1) As used in this section "CMV" means cytomegalovirus.     (2) The department shall establish and conduct a public education program to inform pregnant women and women who may become pregnant regarding:   (a) the incidence of CMV;     (b) the transmission of CMV to pregnant women and women who may become pregnant;     (c) birth defects caused by congenital CMV;     (d) methods of diagnosing congenital CMV; and     (e) available preventative measures.       (3) The department shall provide the information described in Subsection (2) to:   (a) child care programs licensed under Title 26, Chapter 39, Utah Child Care Licensing Act, and their employees;     (b) a person described in Subsection 26-39-403(1)(c) and Subsections 26-39-403(2)(a), (b), (c), (e), and (f);     (c) a person serving as a school nurse under Section 53G-9-204;     (d) a person offering health education in a school district;     (e) health care providers offering care to pregnant women and infants; and     (f) religious, ecclesiastical, or denominational organizations offering children's programs as a part of worship services.       (4) If a newborn infant fails the newborn hearing screening test(s) under Subsection 26-10-6(1), a medical practitioner shall:   (a) test the newborn infant for CMV before the newborn is 21 days of age, unless a parent of the newborn infant objects; and     (b) provide to the parents of the newborn infant information regarding:   (i) birth defects caused by congenital CMV; and     (ii) available methods of treatment.         (5) The department shall provide to the family and the medical practitioner, if known, information regarding the testing requirements under Subsection (4) when providing results indicating that an infant has failed the newborn hearing screening test(s) under Subsection 26-10-6(1).     (6) The department may make rules in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, as necessary to administer the provisions of this section.    Amended by Chapter 58, 2018 General SessionAmended by Chapter 281, 2018 General SessionAmended by Chapter 415, 2018 General Session
UT Code § 26-10-13 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 26 - Utah Health Code|Chapter 10 - Family Health Services|Section 13 - Reporting results of a test for hearing loss.

 Effective 5/9/2017  26-10-13. Reporting results of a test for hearing loss.    (1) As used in this section, "health care provider" means the same as that term is defined in Section 78B-3-403.     (2) Except as provided in Subsection (3), a health care provider shall report results of a test for hearing loss to the Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind if:   (a) the results suggest that additional diagnostic procedures or medical interventions are necessary; and     (b) the individual tested for hearing loss is under the age of 22.       (3) A health care provider may not make the report of an individual's results described in Subsection (2) if the health care provider receives a request to not make the report from:   (a) the individual, if the individual is not a minor; or     (b) the individual's parent or guardian, if the individual is a minor.      Enacted by Chapter 351, 2017 General Session  Technically renumbered to avoid duplication of section number also enacted in SB135, Chapter 155.
UT Code § 26-10-14 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 26 - Utah Health Code|Chapter 10 - Family Health Services|Section 14 - Down syndrome diagnosis -- Information and support.

 Effective 5/14/2019  26-10-14. Down syndrome diagnosis -- Information and support.    (1) The department shall provide contact information for state and national Down syndrome organizations that are nonprofit and that provide information and support services for parents, including first-call programs and information hotlines specific to Down syndrome, resource centers or clearinghouses, and other education and support programs for Down syndrome.     (2) The department shall:   (a) post the information described in Subsection (1) on the department's website; and     (b) create an informational support sheet with the information described in Subsection (1) and the web address described in Subsection (2)(a).       (3) A Down syndrome organization may request that the department include the organization's informational material and contact information on the website. The department may add the information to the website, if the information meets the description under Subsection (1).     (4) Upon request, the department shall provide a health care facility or health care provider a copy of the informational support sheet described in Subsection (2)(b) to give to a pregnant woman after the result of a prenatal screening or diagnostic test indicates the unborn child has or may have Down syndrome.    Enacted by Chapter 124, 2019 General Session
UT Code § 26-10-15 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 26 - Utah Health Code|Chapter 10 - Family Health Services|Section 15 - Lead exposure public education and testing.

 Effective 5/5/2021  26-10-15. Lead exposure public education and testing.    (1) The department shall establish a child blood lead epidemiology and surveillance program to:   (a) encourage pediatric health care providers to include a lead test in accordance with the department's recommendations under Subsection (2); and     (b) conduct a public education program to inform parents of children who are two years old or younger regarding:   (i) the effects of lead exposure in children;     (ii) the availability of free screening and testing for lead exposure; and     (iii) other available preventative measures.         (2) The department may recommend consideration of screening and testing during the first year or second year well child clinical visit.     (3)   (a) The department shall provide the information described in Subsection (1) to organizations that regularly provide care or services for children who are 5 years old or younger.     (b) The department may work with the following organizations to share the information described in Subsection (1):   (i) a child care program licensed under Title 26, Chapter 39, Utah Child Care Licensing Act, and the employees of the child care program;     (ii) a health care facility licensed under Title 26, Chapter 21, Health Care Facility Licensing and Inspection Act;     (iii) a person providing child care under a program that is described in Subsection 26-39-403(2);     (iv) an individual offering health education in a school district, including a school nurse under Section 53G-9-204;     (v) a health care provider offering care to pregnant women and infants;     (vi) a religious, ecclesiastical, or denominational organization offering children's programs as a part of worship services;     (vii) an organization that advocates for public education, testing, and screening of children for lead exposure;     (viii) a local health department as defined in Section 26A-1-102; and     (ix) any other person that the department believes would advance public education regarding the effects of lead exposure on children.         (4) The department shall seek grant funding to fund the program created in this section.    Enacted by Chapter 161, 2021 General Session
UT Code § 26-10b-101 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 26 - Utah Health Code|Chapter 10b - Access to Health Care|Section 101 - Definitions.

 Effective 5/13/2014  26-10b-101. Definitions.  As used in this chapter:  (1) "Committee" means the Primary Care Grant Committee created in Section 26-1-7 and described in Section 26-10b-106.     (2) "Community based organization":   (a) means a private entity; and     (b) includes for profit and not for profit entities.       (3) "Cultural competence" means a set of congruent behaviors, attitudes, and policies that come together in a system, agency, or profession and enables that system, agency, or profession to work effectively in cross-cultural situations.     (4) "Executive director" means the executive director of the department.     (5) "Health literacy" means the degree to which an individual has the capacity to obtain, process, and understand health information and services needed to make appropriate health decisions.     (6) "Institutional capacity" means the ability of a community based organization to implement public and private contracts.     (7) "Medically underserved population" means the population of an urban or rural area or a population group that the committee determines has a shortage of primary health care.     (8) "Primary care grant" means a grant awarded by the department under Subsection 26-10b-102(1).     (9)   (a) "Primary health care" means:   (i) basic and general health care services given when a person seeks assistance to screen for or to prevent illness and disease, or for simple and common illnesses and injuries; and     (ii) care given for the management of chronic diseases.       (b) "Primary health care" includes:   (i) services of physicians, nurses, physician's assistants, and dentists licensed to practice in this state under Title 58, Occupations and Professions;     (ii) diagnostic and radiologic services;     (iii) preventive health services including perinatal services, well-child services, and other services that seek to prevent disease or its consequences;     (iv) emergency medical services;     (v) preventive dental services; and     (vi) pharmaceutical services.         (10) "Program" means the primary care grant program created under this chapter.    Amended by Chapter 384, 2014 General Session