(1) Entities shall
include the following information when reporting events specified in
Subsections R386-702-3(2)
through R386-702-3(6)
to public health:
(a) Patient information:
(i) full name;
(ii) date of birth;
(iii) address, including street address,
city, state, and zip code;
(iv)
telephone number;
(v)
gender;
(vi) race and
ethnicity;
(vii) date of
onset;
(viii) hospitalization
status and date of admission; and
(ix) pregnancy status and estimated due
date.
(b) Diagnostic
information:
(i) name of the diagnostic
facility;
(ii) address, including
street address, city, state, and zip code; of the diagnostic
facility;
(iii) telephone number of
the diagnostic facility;
(iv) full
name of the ordering or diagnosing health care provider;
(v) address, including street address, city,
state, and zip code; of the ordering or diagnosing health care provider;
and
(vi) telephone number of the
ordering or diagnosing health care provider.
(c) Reporter information:
(i) full name of the person
reporting;
(ii) name of the
facility reporting; and
(iii)
telephone number of the person or facility reporting.
(d) Laboratory testing information:
(i) name of the laboratory performing the
test;
(ii) the laboratory's name
for, or description of, the test;
(iii) specimen source;
(iv) specimen collection date;
(v) testing results;
(vi) laboratory test date;
(vii) test reference range; and
(viii) test status including preliminary,
final, amended, or corrected.
(2) Entities shall submit reports that are
clearly legible and do not contain any internal codes or abbreviations to the
Department.
(3) Entities submitting
or forwarding a specimen for testing using a laboratory test identified in the
Utah Electronic Laboratory Reporting Specifications for Communicable Diseases
shall include the patient's full name, date of birth, gender, race, ethnicity,
address, and telephone number, so that the performing laboratory can report
results to the appropriate public health agency.
(a) If the patient's address is not known by
the submitting or forwarding entity, the submitting or forwarding entity shall
provide the performing laboratory with the name and address of the facility
where the specimen originated.
(4) Entities shall reference
http://health.utah.gov/epi/reporting,
or contact the Department at (801) 538-6191, for additional reporting
specifications, including technical documents, reporting forms, and
protocols.
(5) Full reporting of
relevant patient information is authorized when reporting events listed in
Subsection R386-702-3(8)
to public health.
(a) Entities shall include
in reports at least the following information, if known:
(i) name of the facility;
(ii) a patient identifier;
(iii) date of visit;
(iv) time of visit;
(v) patient's age;
(vi) patient's gender;
(vii) zip code of patient's
residence;
(viii) chief complaint,
reason for visit, or diagnosis; and
(ix) whether the patient was admitted to the
hospital.
