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Utah Code § 26B-7-218: Protection from examination in legal proceedings -- Exceptions.

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  1. Title 26B Utah Health and Human Services Code
  2. Chapter 26B-7 Public Health and Prevention
  3. Part 26B-7-2 Detection and Management of Chronic and Communicable Diseases andPublic Health Emergencies

(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.

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