Section 13 – Reporting results of a test for hearing loss.

• (1) As used in this section, “health care provider” means the same as that term is defined in Section 78B-3-403.

• (2) Except as provided in Subsection (3), a health care provider shall report results of a test for hearing loss to the Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind if:
  • (a) the results suggest that additional diagnostic procedures or medical interventions are necessary; and
  • (b) the individual tested for hearing loss is under the age of 22.

• (3) A health care provider may not make the report of an individual’s results described in Subsection (2) if the health care provider receives a request to not make the report from:
  • (a) the individual, if the individual is not a minor; or
  • (b) the individual’s parent or guardian, if the individual is a minor.

Enacted by Chapter 351, 2017 General Session

Technically renumbered to avoid duplication of section number also enacted in SB135, Chapter 155.