Utah
For Utah, disease / condition is Lyme disease (Borrelia burgdorferi); reporting timeframe is within 3 working days of identification; reporting agency is Utah Department of Health and Human Services; reporter class is Anyone with knowledge of a reportable disease; legal authority is R386-702 Communicable Disease Rule, recorded from its source on 2026-08-14.
- State
- Utah verified
- Disease / Condition
- Lyme disease (Borrelia burgdorferi)
- Reporting Timeframe
- within 3 working days of identification
- Reporting Agency
- Utah Department of Health and Human Services verified
- Reporter Class
- Anyone with knowledge of a reportable disease verified
- Legal Authority
- R386-702 Communicable Disease Rule verified
What the source says
Anyone with knowledge of a reportable disease is required to report to public health. However, most reports will come from healthcare providers, laboratories, healthcare facilities, and schools and childcare programs. How do you report? Diseases may be reported to a <https://ualhd.org/> local health department or the Utah Department of Health and Human Services. Click on the dropdown menus for more information on how to report. Some reporting methods are only available to certain types of reporting entities. Reporting resources for laboratories The <https://adminrules.utah.gov/public/rule/R386-702/Current%20Rules?searchText=undefined> Communicable Disease Rule separates laboratories into two categories with unique requirements. Category 1 laboratories Defined as “a facility that conducts any type of CLIA-certified testing”* Report via Electronic Laboratory Reporting (ELR) Category 2 laboratories Defined as “a facility that only conducts CLIA-waived testing”* Report via Electronic Laboratory Reporting (ELR) DHHS may approve use of an online reporting portal when ELR is not available All reporters should call 888-EPI-UTAH (888-374-8824) to report an immediately notifiable condition ( <https://epi.utah.gov/disease-reporting/#immediately-notifiable> listed above ). Refer to the <https://epi.utah.gov/wp-content/uploads/ELR-CDR-Supplemental-Document-v.1.pdf> ELR CDR Supplemental Document v.1 for specific requirements for ELR. Laboratories must also submit clinical material to the Utah Public Health Laboratory (UPHL) when certain conditions are identified. Click on the “Utah Public Health Laboratory (UPHL) specimen submission” dropdown menu below for more information. To establish or troubleshoot electronic reporting, contact the Electronic Data Exchange team at <https://epi.utah.gov/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#593c3d21192c2d3831773e362f> [email protected] . *For more detailed information, please refer to <https://adminrules.utah.gov/public/rule/R386-702/Current%20Rules?searchText=undefined> R386-702 Communicable Disease Rule .
— epi.utah.gov, retrieved 2026-08-14
Source
- epi.utah.govhttps://epi.utah.gov/disease-reporting/