Nonpatient plaintiffs.

Utah Code § 78B-3-426, under Part 78B-3-4: Utah Health Care Malpractice Act.

Utah Code § 78B-3-426

78B-3-426. Nonpatient plaintiffs.

(1) For purposes of this section, a nonpatient plaintiff does not include a patient, as defined in Section. 78B-3-403

(2) This section does not apply to a health care malpractice action brought or seeking recovery under Section,,, or. 78B-3-106 78B-3-107 78B-3-502 81-3-111

(3) To establish a malpractice action against a health care provider, a nonpatient plaintiff shall be required to show that: the health care provider owes a duty to the nonpatient plaintiff; the nonpatient plaintiff suffered a foreseeable injury; the nonpatient plaintiff's injury was proximately caused by an act or omission of the health care provider; and the health care provider's act or omission was conduct that manifests a knowing and reckless indifference toward, and a disregard of, the injury suffered by the nonpatient plaintiff.