General acute hospital to report prescribed controlled substance poisoning or overdose.
Utah Code § 26B-2-225
in effect26B-2-225. General acute hospital to report prescribed controlled substance poisoning or overdose.
(1) If a person who is 12 years old or older is admitted to a general acute hospital for poisoning or overdose involving a prescribed controlled substance, the general acute hospital shall, within three business days after the day on which the person is admitted, send a written report to the Division of Professional Licensing, created in Section 58-1-103, that includes:
(a) the patient's name and date of birth;
(b) each drug or other substance found in the person's system that may have contributed to the poisoning or overdose, if known;
(c) the name of each person who the general acute hospital has reason to believe may have prescribed a controlled substance described in Subsection (1)(b) to the person, if known; and
(d) the name of the hospital and the date of admission.
(2) Nothing in this section may be construed as creating a new cause of action.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 305, 2023 General Session
Source: Utah Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel (le.utah.gov)URL: https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title26B/Chapter2/26B-2-S225.html?v=C26B-2-S225_2023050320230503Fetched: 10/26/2026