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

SERIES: 83014
TITLE: Morbidity cards
DATES: 1983-2020.
ARRANGEMENT: Alphabetical by name

DESCRIPTION: These records contain patient information on reportable communicable diseases. 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 and epidemic infections. Information includes patient's name, age, sex, race, address; name of disease, date reported, and date of onset; laboratory data; report by number of cases only; physician's name, address, and telephone number; and information on venereal disease, tuberculosis and viral hepatitis, if appropriate.

RETENTION

Retain for 5 year(s)

DISPOSITION

Destroy.

RETENTION AND DISPOSITION AUTHORIZATION

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

APPROVED: 07/1989

FORMAT MANAGEMENT

Paper: Retain in Office for 5 years and then destroy.

APPRAISAL

Administrative Legal

This record is governed by UCA 26-6-1 to 20 and UCA 26-25-1 to 5. The information on these cards is recorded by the bureau staff onto the Communicable Disease Case File Index/Line Listing.

PRIMARY DESIGNATION

Private. UCA 63-G-2-302

SECONDARY DESIGNATION

Exempt. UCA 26-6

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