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2015 Utah Code
Title 26 - Utah Health Code
Chapter 1 - Department of Health Organization
- Section 1 - Title cited as "Utah Health Code."
- Section 2 - Definitions.
- Section 3 - Purpose of title -- Consolidation of health functions into single state agency.
- Section 4 - Department of Health created -- Policymaking responsibilities -- Consultation with local health departments -- Committee to evaluate health policies and to review federal grants -- Committee responsibilities.
- Section 4.1 - Department procedures -- Adjudicative proceedings.
- Section 5 - Rules of department.
- Section 6 - Fee schedule adopted by department.
- Section 7 - Committees within department.
- Section 7.1 - Committee procedures -- Adjudicative proceedings.
- Section 7.5 - Health advisory council.
- Section 8 - Executive director -- Appointment -- Compensation.
- Section 9 - Executive director -- Qualifications.
- Section 10 - Executive director -- Enforcement powers.
- Section 11 - Executive director -- Power to amend, modify, or rescind committee rules.
- Section 12 - Executive director -- Power to order abatement of public health hazard.
- Section 13 - Executive director -- Power to organize department.
- Section 14 - Executive director -- Appointment, removal, and compensation of division directors.
- Section 15 - Executive director -- Power to accept federal aid.
- Section 16 - Executive director -- Power to accept funds and gifts.
- Section 17 - Executive director -- Power to prescribe rules for administration and government of department.
- Section 17.5 - Confidential records.
- Section 18 - Authority of department generally.
- Section 20 - Advisory committees created by department.
- Section 21 - Disposal of property by department.
- Section 22 - Budget preparation and submission to governor.
- Section 23 - Regulations for local health departments prescribed by department -- Local standards not more stringent than federal or state standards -- Exceptions for written findings.
- Section 23.5 - Rules for sale of drugs, cosmetics, and medical devices.
- Section 24 - Hearings conducted by department.
- Section 25 - Principal and branch offices of department.
- Section 26 - Director of community health nursing appointed by executive director.
- Section 30 - Powers and duties of department.
- Section 30.5 - Duty to establish pilot program for monitoring quality in health care.
- Section 32 - Severability of code provisions.
- Section 33 - Individual rights protected.
- Section 34 - Restricted account created to fund drug testing for law enforcement agencies.
- Section 35 - Content and form of certificates and reports.
- Section 36 - Duty to establish program to reduce deaths and other harm from prescription opiates used for chronic noncancer pain.
- Section 37 - Duty to establish standards for the electronic exchange of clinical health information.
- Section 38 - Local health emergency assistance program.
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