AGENCY: Department of Health and Human Services. Community Health and Well-Being. Division of Population Health. Office of Communicable Diseases.

SERIES: 82998
TITLE: Communicable disease case file index/ line listings
DATES: 1965-2009.
ARRANGEMENT: Alphabetical by name

DESCRIPTION: This is an index of easily accesible basic patient and statistical information regarding reportable communicable diseases. As stated in the Utah Code of Communicable Disease Rules, the information enables the Department to protect the public health, and prevent and control disease. Includes patient's case number, name, address, race, sex, and age; the report source and the date reported; the date of onset of the disease; the attending physician; the patient's hospital; lab results; disease specification or type, if applicable; and the date the form sent to Center for Disease Control, if applicable. Some of the diseases include amebiasis, ascariasis, botulism, campylobacter, coccidiodomycosis, Colorado tick fever, cytomegalovirus, other encephalitis, encephalitis (etiology unknown), giardiasis, Guillain Barre syndrome, hepatitis, Histoplasmosis, hookworm, hydatid, influenza, Kawasaki syndrome, Legionellosis, leprosy, lyme, malaria, meningicoccal, pertussis, plague, pneumonia, psittacosis, animal rabies, Reye syndrome, rheumatic fever, rubella, rubeola, salmonella, shigella, slow virus, toxic shock syndrome, tularemia.

RETENTION

DISPOSITION

RETENTION AND DISPOSITION AUTHORIZATION

Retention and disposition for this series were specifically approved by the State Records Committee.

APPROVED: 07/1989

FORMAT MANAGEMENT

Computer data files: Retain in Office permanently.

Paper: Retain in Office until scanned and then destroy provided administrative need ends.

APPRAISAL

Administrative Historical Legal

This index is governed by UCA 26-6-1 to 31 and UCA 26-25-1 to 5.

PRIMARY DESIGNATION

Exempt. USC 26-6

SECONDARY DESIGNATION

Private. USC 63-G-2-302

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