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[TITLE 26. Table of Contents]
26-1-1 Title cited as "Utah Health Code."
This title shall be known and may be cited as the "Utah
Health Code."
1981
26-1-2 Definitions.
Subject to additional definitions contained in the chapters of this title which are applicable to specific chapters, as used in this title:
(1) "Department" means the Department of Health created in Section 26-1-4 .
(2) "Executive director" means the executive director of the department appointed pursuant to Section 26-1-8 .
(3) "Council" means the Utah Health Advisory Council.
1991
26-1-3 Purpose of title - Consolidation of health functions into single state agency.
The purpose of this title is to consolidate into a single
agency of state government certain health functions exercised
by the Department of Human Services including those performed
by the Division of Health, the Board of Health, the Office
of Health Care Financing and Standards, the State Health
Planning Development Agency, the Nursing Home Advisory Council,
the Health Facilities Council, and similar affiliated agencies,
in order to more efficiently and effectively manage health
programs that are the responsibility of the state, to establish
a health policy for the state and to promote health, the
quality of life, and contain costs in the health field.
1991
26-1-4 Department of Health created - Policymaking responsibilities - Cooperation with local health departments.
(1) There is created the Department of Health, which has all of the policymaking functions, regulatory and enforcement powers, rights, duties, and responsibilities of the Division of Health, the Board of Health, the State Health Planning Development Agency, and the Office of Health Care Financing. Unless otherwise specifically provided, when reference is made in any statute of this state to the Board of Health, the Division of Health, the State Health Planning Development Agency, or the Office of Health Care Financing, it refers to the department. The department shall assume all of the policymaking functions, powers, rights, duties, and responsibilities over the division, agency, and office previously vested in the Department of Human Services and its executive director.
(2) (a) In establishing policy which directly affects local health departments, as defined in Title 26A, Chapter 1, Part 1, the department shall cooperate with the local health departments.
(b) The department shall establish by rule procedures for developing its policies, which ensure that local health departments are given opportunity to comment and provide input on any new policy of the department and on any proposed changes in existing policies which affect local health departments.
(c) The department shall also provide a mechanism for
review of its existing policies which affect local health
departments, and for consideration of policy changes proposed
by local health departments.
1991
26-1-4.1 Department procedures - Adjudicative proceedings.
The Department of Health shall comply with the procedures
and requirements of Title 63, Chapter 46b, in its adjudicative
proceedings.
1987
26-1-5 Rules of department.
(1) Except in areas regulated by statutory committees created by this title, the department shall have the power to adopt, amend, or rescind rules necessary to carry out the provisions of this title.
(2) Rules shall have the force and effect of law and may deal with matters which materially affect the security of health or the preservation and improvement of public health in the state, and any matters as to which jurisdiction is conferred upon the department by this title.
(3) Every rule adopted by the department pursuant to this section, or a committee established under Section 26-1-7 or 26-1-7.5 , shall be subject to Title 63, Chapter 46a, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act and shall become effective at the time and in the manner provided in that act.
(4) If, at the next general session of the legislature following the filing of a rule with the legislative research director, the legislature passes a bill disapproving such rule, the rule shall be null and void.
(5) The department or a committee created under Section
26-1-7
or
26-1-7.5
, shall not adopt a rule identical to a rule
disapproved under Subsection (4) of this section, before
the beginning of the next general session of the legislature
following the general session at which the rule was disapproved.
2001
26-1-6 Fee schedule adopted by department.
(1) The department may adopt a schedule of fees that may be assessed for services rendered by the department, provided that the fees are:
(a) reasonable and fair; and
(b) submitted to the Legislature as part of the department's annual appropriations request.
(2) When the department submits a fee schedule to the Legislature, the Legislature, in accordance with Section 63-38-3.2 , may:
(a) approve the fee;
(b) increase or decrease and approve the fee; or
(c) reject any fee submitted to it.
(3) Fees approved by the Legislature pursuant to this
section shall be paid into the state treasury in accordance
with Section
63-38-9
.
2001
26-1-7 Committees within department.
(1) There are created within the department the following committees:
(a) Health Facility Committee;
(b) State Emergency Medical Services Committee;
(c) Health Data Committee; and
(d) Utah Health Care Workforce Financial Assistance Program Advisory Committee.
(2) The department shall:
(a) review all committees and advisory groups in existence before July 1, 2003 that are not listed in Subsection (1) or Section 26-1-7.5 , and not required by state or federal law; and
(b) beginning no later than July 1, 2003:
(i) consolidate those advisory groups and committees with other committees or advisory groups as appropriate to create greater efficiencies and budgetary savings for the department; and
(ii) create in writing, time-limited and subject-limited
duties for the advisory groups or committees as necessary
to carry out the responsibilities of the department.
2003
26-1-7.1 Committee procedures - Adjudicative proceedings.
All committees created by Section
26-1-7
shall comply with the procedures and requirements
of Title 63, Chapter 46b in their adjudicative proceedings.
1987
26-1-7.5 Health advisory council.
(1) (a) There is created the Utah Health Advisory Council, comprised of nine persons appointed by the governor.
(b) The governor shall ensure that:
(i) members of the council:
(A) broadly represent the public interest;
(B) have an interest in or knowledge of public health, environmental health, health planning, health care financing, or health care delivery systems; and
(C) include health professionals;
(ii) the majority of the membership are nonhealth professionals;
(iii) no more than five persons are from the same political party; and
(iv) geography, sex, and ethnicity balance are considered when selecting the members.
(2) (a) Except as required by Subsection (b), members of the council shall be appointed to four-year terms.
(b) Notwithstanding the requirements of Subsection (a), the governor shall, at the time of appointment or reappointment, adjust the length of terms to ensure that the terms of council members are staggered so that approximately half of the council is appointed every two years.
(c) Terms of office for subsequent appointments shall commence on July 1 of the year in which the appointment occurs.
(3) (a) When a vacancy occurs in the membership for any reason, the replacement shall be appointed for the unexpired term.
(b) No person shall be appointed to the council for more than two consecutive terms.
(c) The chair of the council shall be appointed by the governor from the membership of the council.
(4) The council shall meet at least quarterly or more frequently as determined necessary by the chair. A quorum for conducting business shall consist of four members of the council.
(5) (a) Members shall receive no compensation or benefits for their services, but may receive per diem and expenses incurred in the performance of the member's official duties at the rates established by the Division of Finance under Sections 63A-3-106 and 63A-3-107 .
(b) Members may decline to receive per diem and expenses for their service.
(6) The council shall be empowered to advise the department on any subject deemed to be appropriate by the council except that the council shall not become involved in administrative matters. The council shall also advise the department as requested by the executive director.
(7) The executive director shall ensure that the council
has adequate staff support and shall provide any available
information requested by the council necessary for their
deliberations. The council shall observe confidential requirements
placed on the department in the use of such information.
1996
26-1-8 Executive director - Appointment - Compensation.
The chief administrative officer of the department is
the executive director who shall be appointed by the governor
with the consent of the Senate. The executive director shall
serve at the pleasure of the governor. The governor shall
establish the executive director's salary within the salary
range fixed by the Legislature in Title 67, Chapter 22, State
Officer Compensation.
2002
26-1-9 Executive director - Qualifications.
(1) The executive director shall:
(a) (i) be a physician who is a graduate of a regularly chartered and legally constituted medical school, licensed to practice medicine and surgery in all branches in the state and who shall have successfully completed a master's degree of public health from an accredited school of public health or from an accredited program of public health and have at least three years professional full-time experience in a senior level administrative capacity;
(ii) be a physician who is a graduate of a regularly chartered and legally constituted medical school, licensed to practice medicine and surgery in all branches in the state and who shall have successfully completed at least one year's graduate work in an accredited school of public health and have at least five years professional full-time experience, of which at least three years have been in public health in a senior level administrative capacity;
(iii) have successfully completed a master's degree of public health from an accredited school of public health or from an accredited program of public health and have at least five years of professional full-time experience, of which at least three years have been in public health in a senior level administrative capacity; or
(iv) have at least seven years of professional full-time experience in public health programs, of which at least five years have been in a senior level administrative capacity; and
(b) be thoroughly informed and experienced in all aspects of public health work.
(2) If the executive director is not a physician, the
deputy director of the department shall be a physician who
has successfully completed at least one year's graduate work
in an accredited school of public health or an accredited
program of public health.
1993
26-1-10 Executive director - Enforcement powers.
The executive director is empowered to issue orders to
enforce state laws and rules established by the department
except where the enforcement power is given to a committee
created pursuant to Section
26-1-7
.
1981
26-1-11 Executive director - Power to amend, modify, or rescind committee rules.
The executive director pursuant to the requirements of
the Administrative Rulemaking Act may amend, modify, or rescind
any rule of any committee created pursuant to Section
26-1-7
if the rule creates a clear present hazard
or clear potential hazard to the public health except that
the executive director shall not act until after discussion
with the appropriate committee.
1981
26-1-12 Executive director - Power to order abatement of public health hazard.
If the executive director finds that a condition of filth,
sanitation, or other health hazard exists which creates a
clear present hazard to the public health and which requires
immediate action to protect human health or safety, the executive
director with the concurrence of the governor may order persons
causing or contributing to the condition to reduce, discontinue,
or ameliorate it to the extent that the public health hazard
is eliminated.
1991
26-1-13 Executive director - Power to organize department.
The executive director shall organize the department into
divisions and offices and shall structure such organization
to promote the efficiency and effectiveness of the operations
of the department.
1981
26-1-14 Executive director - Appointment, removal, and compensation of division directors.
The executive director shall have administrative jurisdiction
over the directors of the divisions and offices established
under Section
26-1-13
. Each director shall be appointed by the executive
director and may be removed at the will of the executive
director. The directors shall be compensated in an amount
fixed by the executive director. The division directors shall
be experienced in administration and have knowledge and be
familiar with their areas of responsibility.
1988
26-1-15 Executive director - Power to accept federal aid.
The executive director with the approval of the governor
may accept, in behalf of the state, and bind the state by
such acceptance, any executive or legislative provisions
promulgated or enacted by the federal government or any agency
thereof, whereby the state is invited, permitted, or authorized
to participate in the distribution, disbursement, or administration
of any fund or service, advanced, offered, or contributed
in whole or in part by the federal government for purposes
consistent with the powers and duties of the department.
All applications for federal grants or assistance in support
of any department program shall be approved by the executive
director. If any executive or legislative provisions of the
federal government shall require, as a condition to participation
by the state in any fund, property, or service, the executive
director, with the governor's approval shall expend whatever
funds are necessary out of money appropriated by the legislature
for use and disbursement by the department.
1981
26-1-16 Executive director - Power to accept funds and gifts.
The executive director may accept and receive such other
funds and gifts as may be made available from private and
public groups for the purposes of promoting and protecting
the public health or for the provision of health services
to the people of the state and shall expend the same as appropriated
by the legislature.
1981
26-1-17 Executive director - Power to prescribe rules for administration and government of department.
The executive director shall prescribe rules not inconsistent
with law for the administration and government of the department,
the conduct of its employees and the custody, use and preservation
of the records, papers, books, documents, and property of
the department.
1981
26-1-17.5 Confidential records.
(1) A record classified as confidential under this title shall remain confidential, and be released according to the provisions of this title, notwithstanding Section 63-2-909 .
(2) In addition to those persons granted access to records
described in Subsection
63-2-302
(1)(b), immunization records may be shared among
schools, school districts, and local and state health departments
and the state Department of Human Services as necessary to
assure compliance with Section
53A-11-301
and to prevent, investigate, and control the
causes of epidemic, infectious, communicable, and other diseases
affecting the public health.
1994
26-1-18 Authority of department generally.
The department is the health, health planning, and medical
assistance authority of the state and is the sole state agency
for administration of federally assisted state programs or
plans for public health, health planning, maternal and child
health, crippled children's services, and medical assistance.
1991
26-1-20 Advisory committees created by department.
The department may create such advisory committees as
it deems necessary to assist in carrying out the provisions
of this title.
1981
26-1-21 Disposal of property by department.
(1) The department may dispose of any personal property owned by it or any of the entities created under Section 26-1-13 , in the manner provided in Title 63, Chapter 17.
(2) The department may dispose of any real property owned
by it or any of the entities created under Section
26-1-13
, in the manner provided in Title 65A, Chapter
4.
1990
26-1-22 Budget preparation and submission to governor.
The department shall prepare and submit to the governor
a proposed budget to be included in the budget submitted
by the governor to the legislature for the fiscal year following
the convening of the legislature.
1981
26-1-23 Rules for local health departments prescribed by department.
The department may prescribe by rule reasonable requirements
not inconsistent with law for local health departments.
1981
26-1-23.5 Rules for sale of drugs, cosmetics, and medical devices.
The department shall establish and enforce rules for the
sale or distribution of human drugs, cosmetics, and medical
devices. The rules adopted under this section shall be no
more stringent than those established by federal law.
1991
26-1-24 Hearings conducted by department.
The department may hold hearings, administer oaths, subpoena
witnesses, and take testimony in matters relating to the
exercise and performance of the powers and duties vested
in or imposed upon the department. The department may, at
its sole discretion, contract with any other agency or department
of the state to conduct hearings in the name of the department.
1981
26-1-25 Principal and branch offices of department.
The principal office of the department shall be in Salt
Lake County. The department may establish branch offices
at other places in the state to furnish comprehensive and
effective health programs and to render additional assistance
to local health officials. This section shall not limit the
powers of local health agencies.
1981
26-1-26 Director of community health nursing appointed by executive director.
There shall be within the department a director of community
health nursing appointed by the executive director who shall
develop, implement, monitor, and evaluate community health
nursing standards and services and participate in the formulation
of policies for administration of health services.
1981
26-1-30 (Superseded 07/01/04). Powers and duties of department.
(1) The department shall:
(a) enter into cooperative agreements with the Department of Environmental Quality to delineate specific responsibilities to assure that assessment and management of risk to human health from the environment are properly administered; and
(b) consult with the Department of Environmental Quality and enter into cooperative agreements, as needed, to ensure efficient use of resources and effective response to potential health and safety threats from the environment, and to prevent gaps in protection from potential risks from the environment to specific individuals or population groups.
(2) In addition to all other powers and duties of the department, it shall have and exercise the following powers and duties:
(a) promote and protect the health and wellness of the people within the state;
(b) establish, maintain, and enforce rules necessary or desirable to carry out the provisions and purposes of this title to promote and protect the public health or to prevent disease and illness;
(c) investigate and control the causes of epidemic, infectious, communicable, and other diseases affecting the public health;
(d) provide for the detection, reporting, prevention, and control of communicable, infectious, acute, chronic, or any other disease or health hazard that the department considers to be dangerous, important, or likely to affect the public health;
(e) collect and report information on causes of injury, sickness, death, and disability and the risk factors that contribute to the causes of injury, sickness, death, and disability within the state;
(f) collect, prepare, publish, and disseminate information to inform the public concerning the health and wellness of the population, specific hazards, and risks that may affect the health and wellness of the population and specific activities which may promote and protect the health and wellness of the population;
(g) establish and operate programs necessary or desirable for the promotion or protection of the public health and the control of disease or which may be necessary to ameliorate the major causes of injury, sickness, death, and disability in the state, except that the programs shall not be established if adequate programs exist in the private sector;
(h) establish, maintain, and enforce isolation and quarantine, and for this purpose only, exercise physical control over property and individuals as the department finds necessary for the protection of the public health;
(i) close theaters, schools, and other public places and forbid gatherings of people when necessary to protect the public health;
(j) abate nuisances when necessary to eliminate sources of filth and infectious and communicable diseases affecting the public health;
(k) make necessary sanitary and health investigations and inspections in cooperation with local health departments as to any matters affecting the public health;
(l) establish laboratory services necessary to support public health programs and medical services in the state;
(m) establish and enforce standards for laboratory services which are provided by any laboratory in the state when the purpose of the services is to protect the public health;
(n) cooperate with the Labor Commission to conduct studies of occupational health hazards and occupational diseases arising in and out of employment in industry, and make recommendations for elimination or reduction of the hazards;
(o) cooperate with the local health departments, the Department of Corrections, the Administrative Office of the Courts, the Division of Youth Corrections, and the Crime Victims Reparations Board to conduct testing for HIV infection of convicted sexual offenders and any victims of a sexual offense;
(p) investigate the cause of maternal and infant mortality;
(q) establish, maintain, and enforce a procedure requiring the blood of adult pedestrians and drivers of motor vehicles killed in highway accidents be examined for the presence and concentration of alcohol;
(r) provide the commissioner of public safety with monthly statistics reflecting the results of the examinations provided for in Subsection (2)(q) and provide safeguards so that information derived from the examinations is not used for a purpose other than the compilation of statistics authorized in this Subsection (2)(r);
(s) establish qualifications for individuals permitted to draw blood pursuant to Section 41-6-44.10 , and to issue permits to individuals it finds qualified, which permits may be terminated or revoked by the department;
(t) establish a uniform public health program throughout the state which includes continuous service, employment of qualified employees, and a basic program of disease control, vital and health statistics, sanitation, public health nursing, and other preventive health programs necessary or desirable for the protection of public health;
(u) adopt rules and enforce minimum sanitary standards for the operation and maintenance of:
(i) orphanages;
(ii) boarding homes;
(iii) summer camps for children;
(iv) lodging houses;
(v) hotels;
(vi) restaurants and all other places where food is handled for commercial purposes, sold, or served to the public;
(vii) tourist and trailer camps;
(viii) service stations;
(ix) public conveyances and stations;
(x) public and private schools;
(xi) factories;
(xii) private sanatoria;
(xiii) barber shops;
(xiv) beauty shops;
(xv) physicians' offices;
(xvi) dentists' offices;
(xvii) workshops;
(xviii) industrial, labor, or construction camps;
(xix) recreational resorts and camps;
(xx) swimming pools, public baths, and bathing beaches;
(xxi) state, county, or municipal institutions, including hospitals and other buildings, centers, and places used for public gatherings; and
(xxii) of any other facilities in public buildings and on public grounds;
(v) conduct health planning for the state;
(w) monitor the costs of health care in the state and foster price competition in the health care delivery system;
(x) adopt rules for the licensure of health facilities within the state pursuant to Title 26, Chapter 21, Health Care Facility Licensing and Inspection Act;
(y) license the provision of child care; and
(z) accept contributions to and administer the funds contained
in the Organ Donation Contribution Fund created in Section
26-18b-101
.
2002
26-1-30 (Effective 07/01/04). Powers and duties of department.
(1) The department shall:
(a) enter into cooperative agreements with the Department of Environmental Quality to delineate specific responsibilities to assure that assessment and management of risk to human health from the environment are properly administered; and
(b) consult with the Department of Environmental Quality and enter into cooperative agreements, as needed, to ensure efficient use of resources and effective response to potential health and safety threats from the environment, and to prevent gaps in protection from potential risks from the environment to specific individuals or population groups.
(2) In addition to all other powers and duties of the department, it shall have and exercise the following powers and duties:
(a) promote and protect the health and wellness of the people within the state;
(b) establish, maintain, and enforce rules necessary or desirable to carry out the provisions and purposes of this title to promote and protect the public health or to prevent disease and illness;
(c) investigate and control the causes of epidemic, infectious, communicable, and other diseases affecting the public health;
(d) provide for the detection, reporting, prevention, and control of communicable, infectious, acute, chronic, or any other disease or health hazard that the department considers to be dangerous, important, or likely to affect the public health;
(e) collect and report information on causes of injury, sickness, death, and disability and the risk factors that contribute to the causes of injury, sickness, death, and disability within the state;
(f) collect, prepare, publish, and disseminate information to inform the public concerning the health and wellness of the population, specific hazards, and risks that may affect the health and wellness of the population and specific activities which may promote and protect the health and wellness of the population;
(g) establish and operate programs necessary or desirable for the promotion or protection of the public health and the control of disease or which may be necessary to ameliorate the major causes of injury, sickness, death, and disability in the state, except that the programs shall not be established if adequate programs exist in the private sector;
(h) establish, maintain, and enforce isolation and quarantine, and for this purpose only, exercise physical control over property and individuals as the department finds necessary for the protection of the public health;
(i) close theaters, schools, and other public places and forbid gatherings of people when necessary to protect the public health;
(j) abate nuisances when necessary to eliminate sources of filth and infectious and communicable diseases affecting the public health;
(k) make necessary sanitary and health investigations and inspections in cooperation with local health departments as to any matters affecting the public health;
(l) establish laboratory services necessary to support public health programs and medical services in the state;
(m) establish and enforce standards for laboratory services which are provided by any laboratory in the state when the purpose of the services is to protect the public health;
(n) cooperate with the Labor Commission to conduct studies of occupational health hazards and occupational diseases arising in and out of employment in industry, and make recommendations for elimination or reduction of the hazards;
(o) cooperate with the local health departments, the Department of Corrections, the Administrative Office of the Courts, the Division of Juvenile Justice Services, and the Crime Victims Reparations Board to conduct testing for HIV infection of convicted sexual offenders and any victims of a sexual offense;
(p) investigate the cause of maternal and infant mortality;
(q) establish, maintain, and enforce a procedure requiring the blood of adult pedestrians and drivers of motor vehicles killed in highway accidents be examined for the presence and concentration of alcohol;
(r) provide the commissioner of public safety with monthly statistics reflecting the results of the examinations provided for in Subsection (2)(q) and provide safeguards so that information derived from the examinations is not used for a purpose other than the compilation of statistics authorized in this Subsection (2)(r);
(s) establish qualifications for individuals permitted to draw blood pursuant to Section 41-6-44.10 , and to issue permits to individuals it finds qualified, which permits may be terminated or revoked by the department;
(t) establish a uniform public health program throughout the state which includes continuous service, employment of qualified employees, and a basic program of disease control, vital and health statistics, sanitation, public health nursing, and other preventive health programs necessary or desirable for the protection of public health;
(u) adopt rules and enforce minimum sanitary standards for the operation and maintenance of:
(i) orphanages;
(ii) boarding homes;
(iii) summer camps for children;
(iv) lodging houses;
(v) hotels;
(vi) restaurants and all other places where food is handled for commercial purposes, sold, or served to the public;
(vii) tourist and trailer camps;
(viii) service stations;
(ix) public conveyances and stations;
(x) public and private schools;
(xi) factories;
(xii) private sanatoria;
(xiii) barber shops;
(xiv) beauty shops;
(xv) physicians' offices;
(xvi) dentists' offices;
(xvii) workshops;
(xviii) industrial, labor, or construction camps;
(xix) recreational resorts and camps;
(xx) swimming pools, public baths, and bathing beaches;
(xxi) state, county, or municipal institutions, including hospitals and other buildings, centers, and places used for public gatherings; and
(xxii) of any other facilities in public buildings and on public grounds;
(v) conduct health planning for the state;
(w) monitor the costs of health care in the state and foster price competition in the health care delivery system;
(x) adopt rules for the licensure of health facilities within the state pursuant to Title 26, Chapter 21, Health Care Facility Licensing and Inspection Act;
(y) license the provision of child care; and
(z) accept contributions to and administer the funds contained
in the Organ Donation Contribution Fund created in Section
26-18b-101
.
2003
26-1-30.5 Duty to establish pilot program for monitoring quality in health care.
(1) The department shall develop a two year demonstration project to promote and monitor quality health care. Implementation and execution of the demonstration project is contingent upon appropriations from the Legislature.
(2) The demonstration project shall include at least the following:
(a) a collaborative, public-private effort to promote clinical quality and cost effectiveness in health care through community wide continuous quality improvement methods; and
(b) a process for evaluating the effectiveness of health
care continuous quality improvement efforts in the state.
2001
26-1-32 Severability of code provisions.
If any provision of this code or the application of any
such provision to any person or circumstance is held invalid,
the invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications
of this code which can be given effect without the invalid
provision or application, and to this end the provisions
of this code are declared to be severable.
1981
26-1-33 Individual rights protected.
Nothing in this title shall prohibit an individual from
choosing the diet, therapy, or mode of treatment to be administered
to an individual or an individual's family.
1981
26-1-34 Restricted account created to fund drug testing for law enforcement agencies.
(1) There is created within the General Fund a restricted account known as the State Laboratory Drug Testing Account.
(2) The account consists of a specified portion of fees generated under Subsection 53-3-106 (5) from the reinstatement of certain licenses, which shall be deposited in this account.
(3) The Department of Health shall use funds in this account
solely for the costs of performing drug and alcohol analysis
tests for state and local law enforcement agencies, and may
not assess any charge or fee to the law enforcement agencies
for whom the analysis tests are performed.
1998
26-1-35 Content and form of certificates and reports.
(1) Certificates, certifications, forms, reports, other documents and records, and the form of communication between persons required by this title shall be prepared in the form prescribed by department rule.
(2) Certificates, certifications, forms, reports, or other
documents and records, and communications between persons
required by this title may be signed, filed, verified, registered,
and stored by photographic, electronic, or other means as
prescribed by department rule.
2000
