26-6-6 - Duty to report individual suspected of having communicable disease. - Utah Statutes

26-6-6. Duty to report individual suspected of having communicable disease.
The following shall report to the department or the local health department regarding anyindividual suffering from or suspected of having a disease that is communicable, as required bydepartment rule:
(1) health care providers as defined in Section 78B-3-403;
(2) facilities licensed under Title 26, Chapter 21, Health Care Facility Licensure andInspection Act;
(3) health care facilities operated by the federal government;
(4) mental health facilities;
(5) care facilities licensed by the Department of Human Services;
(6) nursing homes and other care facilities;
(7) dispensaries, clinics, or laboratories that diagnose, test, or otherwise care forindividuals 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 adisease suspected of being communicable; and
(10) child care programs, as defined in Section 26-39-102.

Amended by Chapter 3, 2008 General Session