Utah § 64-13-37 Department authorized to test offenders for communicable disease.

Utah Statutes

§ 64-13-37 — Department authorized to test offenders for communicable disease.

Utah·Title 64 State Institutions·Ch. 64-13 Department of Corrections - State Prison

(1)As used in this section, "communicable disease" means:

(1)(a) an illness due to a specific infectious agent or its toxic products, which arises through transmission of that agent or its products from a reservoir to a susceptible host either directly, as from an infected person or animal, or indirectly, through an intermediate plant or animal host, vector, or the inanimate environment; and

(1)(b) a disease designated by the Department of Health and Human Services by rule as a communicable disease in accordance with Section 26B-7-207.

(2)The department may:

(2)(a) test an offender for a communicable disease upon admission or within a reasonable time after admission to a correctional facility; and

(2)(b) periodically retest the offender for a communicable disease during the time the of

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(1) As used in this section, "communicable disease" means:

(1)(a) an illness due to a specific infectious agent or its toxic products, which arises through transmission of that agent or its products from a reservoir to a susceptible host either directly, as from an infected person or animal, or indirectly, through an intermediate plant or animal host, vector, or the inanimate environment; and
(1)(b) a disease designated by the Department of Health and Human Services by rule as a communicable disease in accordance with Section 26B-7-207.
(2) The department may:

(2)(a) test an offender for a communicable disease upon admission or within a reasonable time after admission to a correctional facility; and
(2)(b) periodically retest the offender for a communicable disease during the time the offender is in the custody of the department.

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