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Utah Code § 78B-3-426

Nonpatient plaintiffs

Known as the Utah Health Care Malpractice Act

The act spans §§ 78–78 (32 sections).

Amended by Chapter 366, 2024 General Session

(1) For purposes of this section, a nonpatient plaintiff does not include a patient, as defined in Section 78B-3-403.

(2) This section does not apply to a health care malpractice action brought or seeking recovery under Section 78B-3-106, 78B-3-107, 78B-3-502, or 81-3-111.

(3) To establish a malpractice action against a health care provider, a nonpatient plaintiff shall be required to show that:

(a) the health care provider owes a duty to the nonpatient plaintiff;

(b) the nonpatient plaintiff suffered a foreseeable injury;

(c) the nonpatient plaintiff's injury was proximately caused by an act or omission of the health care provider; and

(d) the health care provider's act or omission was conduct that manifests a knowing and reckless indifference toward, and a disregard of, the injury suffered by the nonpatient plaintiff.

Official source: Utah State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Utah statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.