AGENCY: Department of Health. Bureau of Communicable Disease Control
SERIES: 82993
TITLE: Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome case files
DATES: 1979-2009.
ARRANGEMENT: Alphabetical by name
DESCRIPTION: These files contain medical and epidemiological information on patients, suspects and contacts for future research and disease intervention strategies. As stated in the Utah Code of Communicable Disease Rules, the reports are intended to enable the Department of Health to protect the public health, and prevent and control communicable disease. Information includes patient's name, telephone number and address; physician's name and telephone number; the hospital; the medical record number; the person completing form and his telephone number; date form was completed; soundex name code; status of report (new case or update); and the reporting health department. Basic patient information includes date of birth, age at diagnosis of AIDS, current status (alive, dead, unknown), Center for Disease Control patient number, state and city/county patient numbers, sex, race, residence at onset of illness suggestive of AIDS, and the hospital where diagnosis of AIDS was established. Provides the date of specimen or diagnosis (if any), and method of diagnosis of diseases indicative of AIDS such as Kaposi's sarcoma, Pneumocystiscarinii pneumonia, and primary lymphoma of brain. Includes information on any other medical condition that may cause immunodeficiency. Social and risk factor information includes whether patient was born in US; patient's sexual orientation, if known; if patient ever used needles for self-injection of non-prescribed drugs; if a woman, whether or not patient delivered a live-born infant since 1978, and whether or not patient is currently pregnant; if, since 1978 and preceding the diagnosis of AIDS, the patient worked in a health care or clinical laboratory setting, received any blood products for treatment of a coagulation disorder, had sexual relations with a male/female partner, had heterosexual relations with a person with a risk factor for AIDS, received hepatitis B vaccine, etc.; and if, since 1978, the patient donated blood or plasma. Laboratory data includes TH/TS ratio, date of T-lymphocyte ratio test; type, result, and date of serologic test; source, result, and date of virus isolation. Also includes space for comments, form reviewer, date of review, and case classification.
RETENTION
DISPOSITION
RETENTION AND DISPOSITION AUTHORIZATION
Retention and disposition for this series were specifically approved by the State Records Committee.
APPROVED: 07/1989
FORMAT MANAGEMENT
Computer data files: Retain in Office permanently.
Paper: Retain in Office until scanned and then destroy provided administrative need ends.
APPRAISAL
Administrative Historical Legal
These reports are required by UCA 26-6-1 to 20 and UCA 26-25-1 to 5, and are submitted voluntarily to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta. This retention is also govern by House Bill 6, section 4 and 5, passed February 1989.
PRIMARY DESIGNATION
Exempt