H.B. 161

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INJURY REPORTING REQUIREMENT
2 AMENDMENTS
3 2005 GENERAL SESSION
4 STATE OF UTAH
5 Sponsor: Joseph G. Murray
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7 LONG TITLE
8 General Description:
9 This bill amends the injury reporting requirements by health care providers.
10 Highlighted Provisions:
11 This bill:
12 . requires health care providers to report to a law enforcement agency when a person
13 suffers any wound or other injury from an accident involving an off-highway
14 vehicle.
15 Monies Appropriated in this Bill:
16 None
17 Other Special Clauses:
18 None
19 Utah Code Sections Affected:
20 AMENDS:
21 26-23a-2, as last amended by Chapter 23, Laws of Utah 1996
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23 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
24 Section 1. Section 26-23a-2 is amended to read:
25 26-23a-2. Injury reporting requirements by health care provider -- Contents of
26 report.
27 (1) (a) Any health care provider who treats or cares for any person who suffers from

28 any wound or other injury inflicted by the person's own act or by the act of another by means of
29 a knife, gun, pistol, explosive, infernal device, [or] deadly weapon, accident involving any
30 off-highway vehicle as defined in Section 41-22-2 , or by violation of any criminal statute of
31 this state, shall immediately report to a law enforcement agency the facts regarding the injury.
32 (b) The report shall state the name and address of the injured person, if known, the
33 person's whereabouts, the character and extent of the person's injuries, and the name, address,
34 and telephone number of the person making the report.
35 (2) A health care provider may not be discharged, suspended, disciplined, or harassed
36 for making a report pursuant to this section.
37 (3) A person may not incur any civil or criminal liability as a result of making any
38 report required by this section.
39 (4) A health care provider who has personal knowledge that the report of a wound or
40 injury has been made in compliance with this section is under no further obligation to make a
41 report regarding that wound or injury under this section.




Legislative Review Note
as of 12-14-04 9:26 AM

Based on a limited legal review, this legislation has not been determined to have a high
probability of being held unconstitutional.

Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel