Title 50, Title 50

Health care information in the possession of a local board, local health officer, or the department because a health care provider employed by any of these entities provided health care to a patient, either individually or at a public health center or other publicly owned health …

(1) If the governor has declared a state of emergency pursuant to 10-3-303 that is considered a public health emergency, the department shall make, at minimum, a twice weekly disclosure of health information in accordance with the confidentiality requirements of 50-16-603 on the …

A person who knowingly violates the provisions of this part is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined not less than $500 or more than $10,000, be imprisoned in the county jail not less than 3 months or more than 1 year, or both.

As used in this part, the following definitions apply: (1) "Airborne infectious disease" means an infectious disease transmitted from person to person by an aerosol, including but not limited to infectious tuberculosis. (2) "Department" means the department of public health and h…

(1) (a) If an emergency services provider acting in an official capacity attends a patient prior to or during transport or assists in transporting a patient to a health care facility and the emergency services provider has had an exposure, the emergency services provider may requ…

(1) After a patient is transported to a health care facility and if a physician determines that the transported patient has an infectious disease, the physician shall inform the infectious disease control officer of the health care facility of the determination within 24 hours af…

(1) The name of the person diagnosed as having an infectious disease may not be released to anyone, including the emergency services provider who was exposed, nor may the name of the emergency services provider who was exposed be released to anyone other than the emergency servic…

The department shall adopt rules to: (1) define what constitutes an exposure to an infectious disease; (2) specify the infectious diseases subject to this part; (3) specify the information about an exposure that must be included in a report of exposure; (4) specify recommended me…

(1) The health care facility and the emergency services organization shall develop internal procedures for implementing the provisions of this part and department rules. (2) The health care facility must have available at all times a person to receive the form provided for in 50-…

(1) A coroner, a health care facility, or a health care provider, as defined in 50-16-1003, shall disclose information regarding the status of a deceased individual with regard to an infectious disease to personnel from a mortuary licensed under Title 37, chapter 19, at the time …

The legislature finds that: (1) health care information is personal and sensitive information that if improperly used or released may do significant harm to a patient's interests in privacy and health care or other interests; (2) the enactment of federal health care privacy legis…

This part applies only to health care providers subject to the health care information privacy protections of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), 42 U.S.C. 1320d, et seq., and administrative rules adopted in connection with HIPAA.

As used in this part, unless the context indicates otherwise, the following definitions apply: (1) "Health care" means care, services, or supplies provided by a health care provider that are related to the health of an individual. Health care includes but is not limited to the fo…

Except as provided in 50-19-402, a personal representative of a deceased patient's estate may exercise all of the deceased patient's rights under this part. If there is no personal representative or upon discharge of the personal representative, a deceased patient's rights under …

(1) To the extent provided in 39-71-604 and 50-16-527, a signed claim for workers' compensation or occupational disease benefits authorizes disclosure to the workers' compensation insurer, as defined in 39-71-116, by the health care provider. (2) A health care provider may disclo…

(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, a health care provider requesting that a medical laboratory test for a patient is performed may not engage in information blocking as that term is defined in 42 U.S.C. 300jj-52. (2) The following reports or test results an…

(1) Health care information may not be disclosed by a health care provider pursuant to compulsory legal process or discovery in any judicial, legislative, or administrative proceeding unless: (a) the patient has authorized in writing the release of the health care information in …

(1) Unless the court for good cause shown determines that the notification should be waived or modified, if health care information is sought under 50-16-811(1)(b), (1)(d), or (1)(e) or in a civil proceeding or investigation under 50-16-811(1)(h), the person seeking compulsory pr…

Unless prohibited by federal law, a reasonable fee for providing copies of health care information may not exceed 50 cents for each page for a paper copy or photocopy. A reasonable fee may include an administrative fee that may not exceed $15 for searching and handling recorded h…

(1) A person aggrieved by a violation of this part may maintain an action for relief as provided in this section. (2) The court may order the health care provider or other person to comply with this part and may order any other appropriate relief. (3) A disciplinary or punitive a…

A person authorized to act as a health care representative for an individual with respect to the individual's health care information shall act in good faith to represent the best interests of the individual.