Utah § 26B-1-228 Religious exemptions from code -- Regulation of state-licensed healing system practice unaffected by code.

Utah Statutes

§ 26B-1-228 — Religious exemptions from code -- Regulation of state-licensed healing system practice unaffected by code.

Utah § 26B-1-228

Title 26BUtah Health and Human Services Code

Ch. 26B-1Department of Health and Human Services

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Utah Code Ann. § 26B-1-228 (2026).

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(1)(1)(a) Except as provided in Subsection (1)(b), nothing in this code shall be construed to compel any person to submit to any medical or dental examination or treatment under the authority of this code when such person, or the parent or guardian of any such person objects to such examination or treatment on religious grounds, or to permit any discrimination against such person on account of such objection.

(1)(b) An exemption from medical or dental examination, described in Subsection (1)(a), may not be granted if the executive director has reasonable cause to suspect a substantial menace to the health of other persons exposed to contact with the unexamined person.

(2)Nothing in this code shall be construed as authorizing the supervision, regulation, or control of the remedial care or

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(1) (1)(a) Except as provided in Subsection (1)(b), nothing in this code shall be construed to compel any person to submit to any medical or dental examination or treatment under the authority of this code when such person, or the parent or guardian of any such person objects to such examination or treatment on religious grounds, or to permit any discrimination against such person on account of such objection.
(1)(b) An exemption from medical or dental examination, described in Subsection (1)(a), may not be granted if the executive director has reasonable cause to suspect a substantial menace to the health of other persons exposed to contact with the unexamined person.
(2) Nothing in this code shall be construed as authorizing the supervision, regulation, or control of the remedial care or treatment of residents in any home or institution conducted for those who rely upon treatment by prayer or spiritual means in accordance with the creed or tenets of any well recognized church or religious denomination, provided the statutes and regulations on sanitation are complied with.
(3) Nothing in this code shall be construed or used to amend any statute now in force pertaining to the scope of practice of any state-licensed healing system.