Utah Admin. Code R386-702-1 - Purpose Statement
(1) Sections
26B-7-316 through
26B-7-324 provide authority for
sections in this rule as noted, and Sections
26B-7-202,
26B-7-207, and
26B-1-202 authorize all other
sections of this rule.
(2) This
rule outlines a multidisciplinary approach to communicable and infectious
disease control and emphasizes reporting, surveillance, isolation, treatment,
and epidemiological investigation to identify and control preventable causes of
infectious diseases. Reporting requirements and authorizations are specified
for communicable and infectious diseases, outbreaks, and unusual occurrence of
any disease. Each section has been adopted with the intent of reducing disease
morbidity and mortality through the rapid implementation of established
practices and procedures.
(3) The
successes of medicine and public health dramatically reduced the risk of
epidemics and early loss of life due to infectious agents during the twentieth
century. However, the emergence of diseases such as Middle Eastern Respiratory
Syndrome (MERS), and the rapid spread of diseases such as West Nile virus to
the United States from other parts of the world, made possible by advances in
transportation, trade, food production, and other factors, highlight the
continuing threat to health from infectious diseases. Continual attention to
these threats and cooperation among all health care providers, government
agencies, and other entities that are partners in protecting the public's
health are crucial to maintaining and improving the health of the citizens of
Utah.
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