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2022 Utah Code
Title 26 - Utah Health Code
Chapter 7 - Health Promotion and Risk Reduction
Section 9 - Online public health education module.
Universal Citation: UT Code § 26-7-9 (2022)
Effective 5/14/2019
26-7-9. Online public health education module.
Amended by Chapter 186, 2019 General Session
26-7-9. Online public health education module.
- (1) As used in this section:
- (a) "Health care provider" means the same as that term is defined in Section 78B-3-403.
- (b) "Nonimmune" means that a child or an individual:
- (i) has not received each vaccine required in Section 53G-9-305 and has not developed a natural immunity through previous illness to a vaccine-preventable disease, as documented by a health care provider;
- (ii) cannot receive each vaccine required in Section 53G-9-305; or
- (iii) is otherwise known to not be immune to a vaccine-preventable disease.
- (c) "Vaccine-preventable disease" means an infectious disease that can be prevented by a vaccination required in Section 53G-9-305.
- (2) The department shall develop an online education module regarding vaccine-preventable diseases:
- (a) to assist a parent of a nonimmune child to:
- (i) recognize the symptoms of vaccine-preventable diseases;
- (ii) respond in the case of an outbreak of a vaccine-preventable disease;
- (iii) protect children who contract a vaccine-preventable disease; and
- (iv) prevent the spread of vaccine-preventable diseases;
- (b) that contains only the following:
- (i) information about vaccine-preventable diseases necessary to achieve the goals stated in Subsection (2)(a), including the best practices to prevent the spread of vaccine-preventable diseases;
- (ii) recommendations to reduce the likelihood of a nonimmune individual contracting or transmitting a vaccine-preventable disease; and
- (iii) information about additional available resources related to vaccine-preventable diseases and the availability of low-cost vaccines;
- (c) that includes interactive questions or activities; and
- (d) that is expected to take an average user 20 minutes or less to complete, based on user testing.
- (a) to assist a parent of a nonimmune child to:
- (3) In developing the online education module described in Subsection (2), the department shall consult with individuals interested in vaccination or vaccine-preventable diseases, including:
- (a) representatives from organizations of health care professionals; and
- (b) parents of nonimmune children.
- (4) The department shall make the online education module described in Subsection (2) publicly available to parents through:
- (a) a link on the department's website;
- (b) county health departments, as that term is defined in Section 26A-1-102;
- (c) local health departments, as that term is defined in Section 26A-1-102;
- (d) local education agencies, as that term is defined in Section 53E-1-102; and
- (e) other public health programs or organizations.
Amended by Chapter 186, 2019 General Session
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