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Utah Code Title 26B. Utah Health and Human Services Codes § 26B-8-402. Powers of department to collect and maintain health data

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

The department may on a voluntary basis, except when there is specific legal authority to compel reporting of health data:

(1) collect and maintain health data on:

(a) the extent, nature, and impact of illness and disability on the population of the state;

(b) the determinants of health and health hazards;

(c) health resources, including the extent of available manpower and resources;

(d) utilization of health care;

(e) health care costs and financing; or

(f) other health or health-related matters;

(2) undertake and support research, demonstrations, and evaluations respecting new or improved methods for obtaining current data on the matters referred to in Subsection (1) of this section; and

(3) collect health data under other authorities and on behalf of other governmental or not-for-profit organizations.

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