Policy FDAD - Health Requirements and Services: Communicable Diseases
Policy FDAD - Health Requirements and Services: Communicable Diseases (PDF)
Issue Date: November 18, 2020
Revised: March 28, 2024
Reports
The Principal shall report to the local health authority or to the Utah Department of Health those students attending school who are suspected of having a reportable disease or condition, as defined by state law and the Utah Department of Health.
Utah Admin. R386-702-4(1)(i) (March 14, 2023)
Exclusion
The Principal, at the direction of local health officers or an official of the State Department of Health, shall exclude from attendance any student suffering from a reportable disease, as defined by the Utah Department of Health, until directed by the same officials.
Utah Admin. R386-702-11(2)(c), (3), (4) (March 14, 2023)
Re-Admittance
Students excluded for reason of communicable disease shall be readmitted as determined by the local or state health authority or county attorney.
Utah Admin. R386-702-11(2)(c),(d), (e) (March 14, 2023)
Communicable Disease Report
School personnel shall report diseases and health events in writing to the Utah Department of Health or to the local health department as required by Utah Administrative Rules R386-702-3 and R386-702-6. Certain diseases and events must be reported by telephone immediately upon discovery, as well as in writing. Each report should include the name of the student afflicted, age, sex, address, date of onset, and such other information as prescribed by the State Department of Health. If available, the report form supplied by the Department of Health should be used.
Utah Admin. R386-702-4(1)(i) (March 14, 2023)
Utah Amin. Rules R386-702-3 (March 14, 2023)
Utah Admin Rules R386-702-6 (March 14, 2023)
Reports made by school personnel are confidential, but full assistance shall be given to attending physicians or public health workers.