AGENCY: Department of Health and Human Services. Utah Public Health Laboratory. Newborn Screening

SERIES: 82242
TITLE: Demographic cards
DATES: 1979-
ARRANGEMENT: Chronological by laboratory accession number.

DESCRIPTION: These records support the agency's function to screen newborns for "heritable disorders which may result in an intellectual or physical disability, or death" (Utah Code 26B-4-319 (2022)). These records are the completed demographic cards provided in the newborn screen test kits and data generated from testing of the blood spots. Demographic card records include identifiable information for the mother, infant, and medical provider. Computer data file records include laboratory results from the blood spot testing.

RETENTION

Retain for 21 year(s)

DISPOSITION

Destroy.

RETENTION AND DISPOSITION AUTHORIZATION

Retention and disposition for this series were specifically approved by the State Records Committee.

APPROVED: 12/1987

FORMAT MANAGEMENT

Paper: Retain in Office for 1 year and then transfer to State Records Center. Retain in State Records Center for 20 years and then destroy.

Computer data files: Retain in Office for 21 years and then delete.

APPRAISAL

Administrative

PRIMARY DESIGNATION

Exempt. Utah Code 26B-8-406 (2023)

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