H.B. 215

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH COLLECTION OF
2 INFORMATION
3 2002 GENERAL SESSION
4 STATE OF UTAH
5 Sponsor: David L. Hogue
6 This act modifies the Health Code. The act amends the chronic disease monitoring
7 provisions. The act directs the Department of Health, beginning July 1, 2002, to monitor
8 and detect incidences of lupus in the state.
9 This act affects sections of Utah Code Annotated 1953 as follows:
10 AMENDS:
11 26-5-3, as enacted by Chapter 126, Laws of Utah 1981
12 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
13 Section 1. Section 26-5-3 is amended to read:
14 26-5-3. System for detecting and monitoring diseases established by department.
15 (1) The department shall develop and maintain a system for detecting and monitoring
16 chronic diseases within the state and shall investigate and determine the epidemiology of those
17 conditions which contributed to preventable and premature sickness, or both, and to death and
18 disability.
19 (2) Beginning July 1, 2002, the department shall consider the disease known as "lupus"
20 a chronic disease subject to the detection and monitoring provisions of Subsection (1).




Legislative Review Note
as of 12-14-01 1:33 PM

A limited legal review of this legislation raises no obvious constitutional or statutory concerns.

Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel

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