Department authorized to test offenders for communicable disease.
Utah Code § 64-13-37
in effect64-13-37. Department authorized to test offenders for communicable disease.
(1) As used in this section, "communicable disease" means:
(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
(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:
(a) test an offender for a communicable disease upon admission or within a reasonable time after admission to a correctional facility; and
(b) periodically retest the offender for a communicable disease during the time the offender is in the custody of the department.
Amended by Chapter 330, 2023 General Session
Source: Utah Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel (le.utah.gov)URL: https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title64/Chapter13/64-13-S37.html?v=C64-13-S37_2023050320230503Fetched: 10/26/2026