Utah Code § 26B-6-808

Current through the 2024 Fourth Special Session
Section 26B-6-808 - Emergency - Medical necessity

If an emergency situation exists that prevents compliance with Section 26B-6-806 or 26B-6-807 because of medical necessity, if delay in performing the sterilization could result in serious physical injury or death to the person, the attending physician shall certify, in writing, the specific medical reasons that necessitated suspension of those requirements. That certified statement shall become a permanent part of the sterilized person's medical record.

Utah Code § 26B-6-808

Renumbered from § 62A-6-104 and amended by Chapter 308, 2023 General Session ,§ 210, eff. 5/3/2023.
Enacted by Chapter 1, 1988 General Session