Utah Communicable Disease Control Act

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Section
1

Short title.

Section
2

Definitions.

Section
3

Authority to investigate and control epidemic infections and communicable disease.

Section
3.5

Reporting AIDS and HIV infection -- Anonymous testing.

Section
4

Involuntary examination, treatment, isolation, and quarantine.

Section
5

Willful introduction of communicable disease a misdemeanor.

Section
6

Duty to report individual suspected of having communicable disease.

Section
7

Designation of communicable diseases by department -- Establishment of rules for detection, reporting, investigation, prevention, and control.

Section
8

Tuberculosis -- Duty of department to investigate, control, and monitor.

Section
9

Tuberculosis -- Testing of high risk individuals.

Section
11

Rabies or other animal disease -- Investigation and order of quarantine.

Section
12

Rabies or other animal disease -- Investigation following order of quarantine.

Section
13

Rabies or other animal disease -- Authority of peace officer to kill or capture animals.

Section
14

Rabies or other animal disease -- Quarantine defined.

Section
15

Rabies or other animal disease -- Possession of animal in violation of chapter a misdemeanor.

Section
16

Venereal diseases declared dangerous to public health.

Section
17

Venereal disease -- Examinations by authorities -- Treatment of infected persons.

Section
18

Venereal disease -- Consent of minor to treatment.

Section
19

Venereal disease -- Examination and treatment of persons in prison or jail.

Section
20

Serological testing of pregnant or recently delivered women.

Section
27

Information regarding communicable or reportable diseases confidentiality -- Exceptions.

Section
28

Protection from examination in legal proceedings -- Exceptions.

Section
29

Violation -- Penalty.

Section
30

Exclusions from confidentiality requirements.

Section
31

Public reporting of health care associated infections.

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.

Section
42

Department support for local education agency test to stay programs -- Department guidance for local education agencies.