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Utah Code § 80-2-603

Fetal alcohol syndrome or spectrum disorder and drug dependency reporting requirements

Amended by Chapter 330, 2023 General Session

(1) As used in this section:

(a) "Health care provider" means:

(i) an individual licensed under:

(A) Title 58, Chapter 31b, Nurse Practice Act;

(B) Title 58, Chapter 44a, Nurse Midwife Practice Act;

(C) Title 58, Chapter 67, Utah Medical Practice Act;

(D) Title 58, Chapter 68, Utah Osteopathic Medical Practice Act;

(E) Title 58, Chapter 70a, Utah Physician Assistant Act; or

(F) Title 58, Chapter 77, Direct-Entry Midwife Act; or

(ii) an unlicensed individual who practices midwifery.

(b) "Newborn child" means a child who is 30 days old or younger.

(c) "Recommending medical provider" means the same as that term is defined in Section 26B-4-201.

(d)

(i) "Substance abuse" means, except as provided in Subsection (1)(d)(ii), the same as that term is defined in Section 80-1-102.

(ii) "Substance abuse" does not include use of drugs or other substances that are:

(A) obtained by lawful prescription and used as prescribed; or

(B) obtained in accordance with Title 26B, Chapter 4, Part 2, Cannabinoid Research and Medical Cannabis, and used as recommended by a recommending medical provider.

(2) A health care provider who attends the birth of a newborn child or cares for a newborn child and determines the following, shall report the determination to the division as soon as possible:

(a) the newborn child:

(i) is adversely affected by the child's mother's substance abuse during pregnancy;

(ii) has fetal alcohol syndrome or fetal alcohol spectrum disorder; or

(iii) demonstrates drug or alcohol withdrawal symptoms; or

(b) the parent of the newborn child or a person responsible for the child's care demonstrates functional impairment or an inability to care for the child as a result of the parent's or person's substance abuse.

(3) The physician-patient privilege does not:

(a) excuse an individual who is licensed under Title 58, Chapter 67, Utah Medical Practice Act, or Title 58, Chapter 68, Utah Osteopathic Medical Practice Act, from reporting under this section; or

(b) constitute grounds for excluding evidence regarding the child's injuries, or the cause of the child's injuries, in a judicial or administrative proceeding resulting from a report under this section.

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