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Title 26 - Utah Health Code
Chapter 21c - Sepsis Protocols
Section 103 - Protocols.
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UT Code § 26-21c-103 (2021)
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Effective 5/12/2020
26-21c-103. Protocols.
Enacted by Chapter 406, 2020 General Session
26-21c-103. Protocols.
- (1) Hospitals may develop protocols for the treatment of sepsis and septic shock that are consistent with current evidence-based guidelines for the treatment of severe sepsis and septic shock.
- (2) When developing the protocols described in Subsection (1), a hospital shall consider:
- (a) a process for screening and recognizing patients with sepsis;
- (b) a process to screen out individuals for whom the protocols would not be appropriate for treating sepsis;
- (c) timeline goals for treating sepsis;
- (d) different possible methods for treating sepsis and reasons to use each method;
- (e) specific protocols to treat children who present with symptoms of sepsis or septic shock; and
- (f) training requirements for staff.
- (3) A hospital may update the hospital's sepsis protocols as new data on the treatment of sepsis and septic shock becomes available.
Enacted by Chapter 406, 2020 General Session
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