Section R386-702-2 - Definitions(1) "Carrier" means the same as that term is defined in Section 26B-7-201.(2) "Communicable disease" means the same as that term is defined in Section 26B-7-201.(3) "Contact" means the same as that term is defined in Section 26B-7-201.(4) "Epidemic" means the same as that term is defined in Section 26B-7-201.(5) "Infection" means the same as that term is defined in Section 26B-7-201.(6) "Schools" means the same as that term is defined in Section 26B-7-201.(7) "Health care provider" means the same as that term is defined in Section 26B-7-206.(8) "Assisted living facilities" means the same as that term is defined in Section 26B-2-201.(9) "Nursing care facilities" means the same as that term is defined in Section 26B-2-201.(10) "Bioterrorism" means the same as that term is defined in Section 26B-7-301.(11) "Childcare programs" means the same as that term is defined in Section 26B-2-401.(12) "Health care facilities" means the same as that term is defined in Section 78B-3-403.(13) "Mental health facilities" means the same as that term is defined in Section 26B-5-301.(14) "Local health department" means the same as that term is defined in Section R386-80-2.(15) In addition, for purposes of this rule: (a) "Blood and plasma center" is defined as a blood bank, blood storage facility, plasma center, hospital, any facility where blood or blood products are collected, or any facility where blood services are provided.(b) "Care facilities licensed through the Department of Health and Human Services" is described as any facility licensed through the Department of Health and Human Services, and includes adult day care facilities, adult foster care facilities, crisis respite facilities, domestic violence shelters and treatment programs, foster care homes, mental health treatment programs, residential treatment and day treatment facilities for persons with disabilities, substance abuse treatment programs, and youth treatment programs.(c) "Case" is defined as any person, living or deceased, identified as having a communicable disease, condition, or syndrome that meets criteria for being reportable under this rule, or that is otherwise under public health investigation.(d) "Clinic" is defined as any facility where a health care provider practices.(e) "Condition" is defined as an abnormal state of health that may interfere with a person's regular feelings of wellbeing.(f) "Correctional facility" is defined as a facility that forcibly confines an individual under the authority of the government, including prisons, detention centers, jails, juvenile detention centers.(g) "Department" is defined as the Utah Department of Health and Human Services.(h) "Diagnostic facility" is defined as the facility where the case or suspect case was seen and evaluated by a healthcare provider.(i) "Dispensary" is defined as an office in a school, hospital, industrial plant, or other organization that dispenses medications or medical supplies.(j) "Electronic case reporting" is defined as the transmission of clinical, diagnostic, laboratory, and treatment related data from reporting entities to the Department in a structured, computer-readable format that reflects comparable content to HL7 CDA R2 Implementation Guide: Public Health Case Report, Release 2 - US Realm - the Electronic Initial Case Report (eICR). Electronic Initial Case Reporting is a form of electronic reporting.(k) "Electronic laboratory reporting" is defined as the transmission of laboratory or health related data from reporting entities to the Department using HL7 ORU-R01 2.3.1 or 2.5.1, LOINC, and SNOMED standard message structure and vocabulary. Electronic laboratory reporting is a form of electronic reporting.(l) "Electronic reporting" is defined as the transmission of laboratory or health related data from reporting entities to the Department in a structured, computer-readable format that reflects comparable content to HL7 messaging.(m) "Encounter" is defined as an instance of an individual presenting to a health care facility.(n) "Event" is defined as any communicable disease, condition, laboratory result, syndrome, outbreak, epidemic, or other public health hazard that meets criteria for being reportable under this rule.(o) "Good Samaritan" is defined as a person who gives reasonable aid to strangers in grave physical distress.(p) "Invasive disease" is defined as infection occurring in parts of the body where organisms are not normally present, such as the bloodstream, organs, or the meninges.(q) "Laboratory" is defined as any facility that receives, refers, or analyzes clinical specimens.(r) "Manual reporting" is defined as the transmission of laboratory or health related data from reporting entities to the Department using processes that require hand keying for data to be incorporated into Department databases.(s) "Normally sterile site" is defined as a part of the body where organisms are not normally present, such as the bloodstream, organs, or the meninges.(t) "Outbreak" is defined as the increased occurrence of any communicable disease, health condition, or syndrome in a community, institution, or region; or two or more cases of a communicable disease, health condition, or syndrome in persons with a common exposure.(u) "Public health hazard" is defined as the presence of an infectious organism or condition in the environment that endangers the health of a specified population.(v) "Suspect case" is defined as any person, living or deceased, who a reporting entity, local health department, or the Department believes might be a case, but for whom it has not been established that the criteria necessary to become a case have been met.(w) "SARS-CoV-2 NAAT" is any SARS-CoV-2 Nucleic Acid Amplification Test (NAAT) conducted in a facility certified under CLIA to perform moderate- or high-complexity tests.(x) "Syndrome" is defined as a set of signs or symptoms that often occur together.Utah Admin. Code R386-702-2
Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2015-1, effective 12/15/2014Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2016-5, effective 2/11/2016Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2017-4, effective 1/27/2017Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2018-2, effective 1/2/2018Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2019-22, effective 11/1/2019Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2020-18, effective 9/8/2020Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2023-07, effective 3/14/2023Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2024-05, effective 2/12/2024, exp. 6/11/2024 (Emergency)Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2024-11, effective 5/29/2024