AGENCY: Southwest Utah Public Health Department (Utah)
SERIES: 16560
TITLE: Communicable disease case files
DATES: undated
ARRANGEMENT:
DESCRIPTION: These files are kept in order to maintain a concise, accurate, and historical record of reportable communicable diseases and epidemiological investigations. As stated in the Utah Code of Communicable Disease Rules, the reports enable the Department of Health to protect the public health, and prevent and control communicable disease. Includes investigations such as Botulism Alert Summary, Reyes Syndrome Case Investigation Report, Leprosy Surveillance, Outbreak Investigation, Infant Botulism, Pertussis Report, and Weekly Campylobachter Surveillance Report; also includes original incoming and copies of outgoing correspondence related to epidemiological investigations. The State Bureau of Epidemiology maintains the record copy of the records permanently.
RETENTION
Retain for 7 year(s) after case is closed
DISPOSITION
Destroy.
RETENTION AND DISPOSITION AUTHORIZATION
Retention and disposition for this series is proposed and has not yet been approved.
FORMAT MANAGEMENT
Paper: Retain in Office for 7 years after case closed and then destroy.
APPRAISAL
PRIMARY DESIGNATION
Exempt. UCA 26-25a-101 (2008)