Medical candor process.
Utah Code § 78B-3-451
in effect78B-3-451. Medical candor process.
In accordance with this part, a health care provider may engage an affected party in a process where the health care provider and any other health care provider notified in Subsection 78B-3-452(1)(b) that chooses to participate in the process that:
(1) conducts an investigation into an adverse event involving a patient and the health care provided to the patient;
(2) communicates information to the affected party regarding information gathered during an investigation described in Subsection (1);
(3) communicates to the affected party the steps that the health care provider will take to prevent future occurrences of the adverse event; and
(4) determines whether to make an offer of compensation to the affected party for the adverse event.
Enacted by Chapter 366, 2022 General Session
Source: Utah Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel (le.utah.gov)URL: https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title78B/Chapter3/78B-3-S451.html?v=C78B-3-S451_2022050420220504Fetched: 10/26/2026