Section 26B-7-218 - Protection from examination in legal proceedings - Exceptions(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 from § 26-6-28 and amended by Chapter 308, 2023 General Session ,§ 260, eff. 5/3/2023.Amended by Chapter 38, 2007 General Session.