Utah Code § 26B-7-218

Protection from examination in legal proceedings -- Exceptions
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(1) Except as provided in Subsection (2), an officer or employee of the department or of a local
health department may not be examined in a legal proceeding of any kind or character as to the
existence or content of information retained pursuant to Sections 26B-7-201 through 26B-7-223
or obtained as a result of an investigation conducted pursuant to Sections 26B-7-201 through
26B-7-223, without the written consent of the individual who is identified in the information or, if
that individual is deceased, the consent of the individual's next-of-kin.
(2) This section does not restrict testimony and evidence provided by an employee or officer of the
department or a local health department about:
(a) persons who are under restrictive actions taken by the department in accordance with
Subsection 26B-7-217(2)(e); or
(b) individuals or groups of individuals subject to examination, treatment, isolation, and
quarantine actions under Part 3, Treatment, Isolation, and Quarantine Procedures for
Communicable Diseases.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 308, 2023 General Session

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