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2025 Utah Code
Title 13 - Commerce and Trade
Chapter 7 - Civil Rights
Section 6 - Face coverings and qualified individuals.

Universal Citation:
UT Code § 13-7-6 (2025)
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Effective 5/7/2025
13-7-6. Face coverings and qualified individuals.
  • (1)As used in this section:
    • (a)"Face covering" means a mask, shield, or other device that is intended to be worn in a manner to cover the mouth, nose, or face to prevent the spread of an infectious disease.
    • (b)"Health care facility" means the same as that term is defined in Section 78B-3-403.
    • (c)"Qualified individual" means an individual who experiences physical or emotional distress when wearing a face covering if the physical or emotional distress is caused by a diagnosed medical condition, mental health condition, or disability.
  • (2)Except as provided in Subsection (3)(a), a place of public accommodation or enterprise regulated by the state may not require a qualified individual to wear a face covering as a condition for entering a premises owned or operated by the entity described in this Subsection (2).
  • (3)
    • (a)Subject to Subsection (3)(b), a health care facility or a physician's office may require the use of face coverings in an area in the health care facility where patient care or treatment is provided.
    • (b)Consistent with applicable federal law, nothing in Subsection (3)(a) allows a health care facility or a physician's office to deny services to a qualified individual who is not able to wear a face covering.


Enacted by Chapter 109, 2025 General Session
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