Utah Administrative Code
Topic - Human Services
Title R512 - Child and Family Services
Rule R512-32 - Children with Reportable Communicable Diseases
Section R512-32-4 - Identification and Testing of Children with Communicable Disease
Universal Citation: UT Admin Code R 512-32-4
Current through Bulletin 2024-06, March 15, 2024
(1) Testing at agency's request:
(a) when Child and Family
Services has custody and guardianship of a child who may have a communicable
disease, the state has the authority to obtain a medical evaluation to
determine the child's communicable disease status;
(b) if a foster parent or provider has a
reasonable belief that a foster child or the foster child's parent may have a
communicable disease, the foster parent or provider shall promptly discuss it
with the caseworker;
(c) if the
caseworker has a reasonable belief that the child may have a communicable
disease, the caseworker is required to contact DOH promptly for consultation;
(d) if Child and Family Services
has custody and guardianship of a child, Child and Family Services has the
authority to provide written, informed consent for communicable disease
testing;
(e) if a child under the
custody and guardianship of Child and Family Services refuses to be tested, the
caseworker is required to contact DOH, the local health department, and the
Attorney General's office immediately upon hearing of the refusal;
(f) when a parent of a child in the custody
of Child and Family Services is known or reports to be involved in high risk
behaviors, the caseworker shall contact DOH for consultation; and
(g) contacts with DOH shall be documented in
the child's case record and filed under the "Medical/Assessment" section of
that record.
(2) Testing at minor's request:
(a) a minor may seek HIV
testing without parental or DHS consent;
(b) when the minor requests the test, the
right to disclose test results belongs to the minor in accordance with Section
26-6-18;
(i) if the minor chooses to disclose the test
results to DHS, DHS cannot disclose the test results to any other person,
including the Guardian ad Litem;
(ii) upon disclosure to DHS of a positive
test result, the caseworker shall contact DOH for consultation and follow up;
and
(c) when a record of
HIV testing is subpoenaed, the caseworker shall immediately contact the
Attorney General's office or the Child and Family Services program
administrator or deputy director.
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