AGENCY: Department of Health and Human Services. Community Health and Well-Being. Division of Population Health. Office of Communicable Diseases.

SERIES: 83005
TITLE: Environmental/occupational hazards investigation files
DATES: 1979-
ARRANGEMENT: Alphabetical by name

DESCRIPTION: As stated in the Utah Code [UCA 26-6] of Communicable Disease rules, these are records of epidemiological investigations of environmental and occupational public health hazards. They help prevent those hazards, and assist in short- and long-term health studies. As stated in the Utah Code of Communicable Disease Rules, the Department of Health collects this information in order to promote and protect the public health and to prevent and control disease. Records include epidemiological investigations of individuals and/or groups exposed to environmental health hazards, health risk analysis of human exposures to chemical contaminants, cancer cluster investigations, and adverse reproductive outcomes. Medical records may contain patient name, address, sex, race, age, type of exposure, company where possible exposure occurred, lab results, physician, symptoms , treatments, recommendations to alleviate exposures, if any, and conclusions of investigations.

RETENTION

Retain permanently

DISPOSITION

May Transfer to Archives.

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.

Compact disc: Retain in Office permanently.

Paper: Retain in Office until scanned provided administrative need ends.

APPRAISAL

Administrative Legal

These records are required under UCA 26-6-1 to 31 and UCA 26-25-1 to 5.

PRIMARY DESIGNATION

Exempt. UCA 26-6

SECONDARY DESIGNATION

Private. UCA 63-G-2-302