(1) As used in this section, "health care provider" means a person licensed under: (a) Title 58, Chapter 31b, Nurse Practice Act; (b) Title 58, Chapter 67, Utah Medical Practice Act; or (c) Title 58, Chapter 68, Utah Osteopathic Medical Practice Act. (2) A health care provider who is providing medical care to any person involved in a motor vehicle crash may notify, as soon as reasonably possible, the nearest peace officer or law enforcement agency if the health care provider has reason to believe, as a result of any test performed in the course of medical treatment, that the: (a) person's blood alcohol concentration meets or exceeds the limits under Subsection 41-6a-502(1)(a); (b) person is younger than 21 years of age and has any measurable blood, breath, or urine alcohol concentration in the person's body; or (c) person has any measurable controlled substance or metabolite of a controlled substance in the person's body which could be a violation of Subsection 41-6a-502(1)(b) or Section 41-6a-517. (3) The report under Subsection (2) shall consist of the: (a) name of the person being treated; (b) date and time of the administration of the test; and (c) results disclosed by the test. (4) A health care provider participating in good faith in making a report or assisting an investigator from a law enforcement agency pursuant to this section is immune from any liability, civil or criminal, that otherwise might result by reason of those actions. (5) A report under Subsection (2) may not be used to support a finding of probable cause that a person who is not a driver of a vehicle has committed an offense. Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 2, 2005 General Session
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