AGENCY: Department of Health and Human Services. Community Health and Well-Being. Division of Population Health. Office of Communicable Diseases.
SERIES: 83005
TITLE: Environmental/occupational hazards investigation files
DATES: 1979-
ARRANGEMENT: Alphabetical by name
DESCRIPTION: As stated in the Utah Code [UCA 26-6] of Communicable Disease rules, these are records of epidemiological investigations of environmental and occupational public health hazards. They help prevent those hazards, and assist in short- and long-term health studies. As stated in the Utah Code of Communicable Disease Rules, the Department of Health collects this information in order to promote and protect the public health and to prevent and control disease. Records include epidemiological investigations of individuals and/or groups exposed to environmental health hazards, health risk analysis of human exposures to chemical contaminants, cancer cluster investigations, and adverse reproductive outcomes. Medical records may contain patient name, address, sex, race, age, type of exposure, company where possible exposure occurred, lab results, physician, symptoms , treatments, recommendations to alleviate exposures, if any, and conclusions of investigations.
RETENTION
Retain permanently
DISPOSITION
May Transfer to Archives.
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.
Compact disc: Retain in Office permanently.
Paper: Retain in Office until scanned provided administrative need ends.
APPRAISAL
Administrative Legal
These records are required under UCA 26-6-1 to 31 and UCA 26-25-1 to 5.
PRIMARY DESIGNATION
Exempt. UCA 26-6
SECONDARY DESIGNATION
Private. UCA 63-G-2-302