{"data":{"id":"us-ut/utah-code-26b-7-218","jurisdiction":"us-ut","citation":"Utah Code § 26B-7-218","heading":"Protection from examination in legal proceedings -- Exceptions.","body":"(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.\n(2) This section does not restrict testimony and evidence provided by an employee or officer of the department or a local health department about:\n(a) persons who are under restrictive actions taken by the department in accordance with Subsection 26B-7-217(2)(e); or\n(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.","path":["Title 26B Utah Health and Human Services Code","Chapter 26B-7 Public Health and Prevention","Part 26B-7-2 Detection and Management of Chronic and Communicable Diseases andPublic Health Emergencies"],"source_url":"https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title26B/Chapter7/26B-7-S218.html","current_through":"2026 General Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T11:34:33Z","sha256":"1c088c68e0533c98c2a833dfbfe9802d13284c4724daf443c859443f9f49995a","source_id":"us-ut","stale":false,"prev":"us-ut/utah-code-26b-7-217","next":"us-ut/utah-code-26b-7-219"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}