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19-3B-408
Section 19-3B-408 Trust for care of animal. (a) A trust may be created to provide for the care
of an animal alive during the settlor's lifetime. The trust terminates upon the death of the
animal or, if the trust was created to provide for the care of more than one animal alive
during the settlor's lifetime, upon the death of the last surviving animal. (b) A trust authorized
by this section may be enforced by a person appointed in the terms of the trust or, if no
person is so appointed, by a person appointed by the court. A person having an interest in
the welfare of the animal may request the court to appoint a person to enforce the trust or
to remove a person appointed. (c) Property of a trust authorized by this section may be applied
only to its intended use, except to the extent the court determines that the value of the
trust property exceeds the amount required for the intended use. Except as otherwise provided
in the terms of the trust, property not required for the intended use...
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20-3-3
Section 20-3-3 Transfer of legend drugs to charitable clinic. (a)(1) Legend drugs, except controlled
substances, dispensed to a patient in a hospital, nursing facility, assisted living facility,
or specialty care assisted living facility may be donated and transferred pursuant to this
section to a charitable clinic to be used by charitable patients free of charge when all of
the following conditions are met: a. The drugs are no longer needed by the original patient.
b. The drugs have been maintained in accordance with United States Pharmacopoeia and National
Formulary storage requirements. c. The drugs were dispensed by unit dose or an individually
sealed dose. d. The drugs have not expired. (2) Legend drugs, except controlled substances,
dispensed to a patient cared for by a hospice care program may be donated and transferred
pursuant to this section to a charitable clinic to be used by charitable patients free of
charge when all of the following conditions are met: a. The drugs are...
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22-21-29
Section 22-21-29 Inspections. (a) Every hospital licensed under this article shall be open
to inspection to the extent authorized in this section by employees and agents of the State
Board of Health, under rules as shall be promulgated by the board with the advice and consent
of the advisory board. Employees and agents of the board shall also inspect unlicensed and
suspected unlicensed facilities. Nothing in this section shall authorize the board to inspect
quarters therein occupied by members of any religious group or nurses engaged in work in any
hospital or places of refuge for members of religious orders for whom care is provided, but
any inspection shall be limited and confined to the parts and portions of the hospital as
are used for the care and treatment of the patients and the general facilities for their care
and treatment. No hospital shall, by reason of this section, be relieved from any other types
of inspections authorized by law. (b) All inspections undertaken by the...
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22-21B-3
Section 22-21B-3 Definitions. The following words and terms shall have the meanings ascribed
to them in this section, unless otherwise required by their respective context: (1) CONSCIENCE.
The religious, moral, or ethical principles held by a health care provider. (2) DISCRIMINATION.
Discrimination includes, but is not limited to: Hiring, termination, refusal of staff privileges,
refusal of board certification, demotion, loss of career specialty, reduction of wages or
benefits, adverse treatment in the terms and conditions of employment, refusal to award any
grant, contract, or other program, or refusal to provide residency training opportunities.
(3) HEALTH CARE PROVIDER. Any individual who may be asked to participate in any way in a health
care service, including, but not limited to: A physician, physician's assistant, nurse, nurse's
aide, medical assistant, hospital employee, clinic employee, nursing home employee, pharmacist,
researcher, medical or nursing school faculty, student,...
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22-8A-11
Section 22-8A-11 Surrogate; requirements; attending physician consulted, intent of patient
followed; persons who may serve as surrogate; priority; validity of decisions; liability;
form; declaratory and injunctive relief; penalties. (a) If no advance directive for health
care has been made, or if no duly appointed health care proxy is reasonably available, or
if a valid advance directive for health care fails to address a particular circumstance, subject
to the provisions of subsection (c) hereof, a surrogate, in consultation with the attending
physician, may, subject to the provisions of Section 22-8A-6, determine whether to provide,
withdraw, or withhold life-sustaining treatment or artificially provided nutrition and hydration
if all of the following conditions are met: (1) The attending physician determines, to a reasonable
degree of medical certainty, that: a. The individual is no longer able to understand, appreciate,
and direct his or her medical treatment, and b. The individual...
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22-11A-10
Section 22-11A-10 State Board of Health to investigate reported cases of tuberculosis; voluntary
treatment; probate court may order compulsory treatment and quarantine; cost of treatment;
exercise of religious freedom. Whenever the State Board of Health or its authorized representative
shall discover, as a result of its own investigation or as a result of any report required
by this article, that any person may be afflicted with tuberculosis, the State Board of Health,
through its authorized representative, shall investigate or further investigate the circumstances
and, if after investigation, the representative of the State Board of Health is of the opinion
that an active case of tuberculosis is found, he shall encourage the person infected to take
voluntary treatment to meet the minimum requirements prescribed by the State Board of Health.
If such afflicted person refuses voluntary treatment, than the state board of health, through
its authorized representative, may petition the...
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27-1-20
Section 27-1-20 Patient Right to Know Act. (a) This section shall be known and may be cited
as the "Patient Right to Know Act." (b) As used in this section, unless the context
clearly indicates otherwise, the following words shall have the following meanings: (1) ENROLLEE.
A person who purchases individual health care coverage or an employer who purchases a group
health care plan. (2) PROVIDER. A physician, dentist, podiatrist, pharmacist, optometrist,
psychologist, clinical social worker, advanced nurse practitioner, registered optician, licensed
professional counselor, physical therapist, and chiropractor. (c)(1) All persons, firms, corporations,
associations, health maintenance organizations, health insurance services, or preferred provider
organizations, any employer-sponsored health benefit plan, or any similar organization or
entity, providing health, accident, or dental insurance coverage, either directly or indirectly,
shall provide an enrollee with a written description of the...
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27-48-3
Section 27-48-3 Prohibition against plan termination of services, reduction of capitation payment,
or other penalty for health care provider in compliance with chapter; prohibition against
financial encouragement of early discharge from postpartum care. No health benefit plan subject
to the provisions of this chapter shall terminate the services, reduce capitation payment,
or otherwise penalize an attending physician, certified nurse midwife, or other health care
provider who orders medical care consistent with this chapter. No health benefit plan shall
provide, directly or indirectly, any financial incentive or disincentive or grant or deny
any special favor or advantage of any kind or nature to any person to encourage or cause early
discharge of a hospital patient from postpartum care, excluding capitation or global fee arrangements.
Provided nothing contained in this chapter is intended to expand the list or designation of
covered providers as specified in any health benefit plan or...
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27-56-5
Section 27-56-5 Third-party payment. (a) No insurance policy, plan, or contract providing for
third-party payment or prepayment of health or medical expenses that provides coverage for
eye care services shall be issued or renewed after August 1, 2001, unless such insurance policy,
plan, or contract does the following: (1) Provides a covered person direct access to any eye
care provider participating in, or otherwise eligible to provide services under, the policy,
plan, or contract for all eye care services covered under the policy, plan, or contract, without
any referral or preapproval requirement, including, but not limited to, the following services,
if covered: a. Medical treatment of glaucoma. b. Postoperative eye care. (2) Ensures that
any list of medical or health care providers participating in, or otherwise eligible to provide
services under, the policy, plan, or contract includes eye care providers to the same extent
that such list includes other medical or health care...
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12-15-127
Section 12-15-127 Release, delivery to detention or shelter care facility, medical facility
of children taken into custody generally. (a) A person taking a child into custody without
an order of the juvenile court shall, with all possible speed, and in accordance with this
chapter and the rules of court pursuant thereto: (1) Release the child to the parents, legal
guardian, or legal custodian of the child or other suitable person able to provide supervision
and care for the child and issue verbal counsel and warning as may be appropriate. (2) Release
the child to the parents, legal guardian, or legal custodian of the child upon his or her
promise to bring the child before the juvenile court when requested, unless the placement
of the child in detention or shelter care appears required. If a parent, legal guardian, or
other legal custodian fails, when requested, to bring the child before the juvenile court
as provided in this section, the juvenile court may issue an order directing that...
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