Information for Hospitals
Information for Hospitals
Information for Hospitals
Cancer is designated as a reportable disease in the state of Utah (Cancer Reporting Rule, R384-100).
Reporting Cancer Cases to the Utah Cancer Registry
Hospitals that diagnose and/or treat patients with reportable conditions should report those cases to the Utah Cancer Registry. This page provides information about what to report, when to report, and how to report.
What to Report
Cases should be selected using the information available on the reportable conditions page. Each report should include the data items listed below and should pass all required edits (see 'Approved edit metafiles', below).
- Required data items and edits
- A complete list of data items required by UCR is available here (updated 10/21/2025)
- Utah's state-specific data items for Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer (HBOC) were retired, and hospitals are not required to collect or transmit them for any diagnosis year. UCR no longer requires any state-specific data items.
- NAACCR References
- A complete list of data items required by UCR is available here (updated 10/21/2025)
- Approved edit metafiles
- Utah Cancer Registry no longer uses a state-specific custom metafile. Reporting facilities' abstracts are now required to pass all edits in the "SEER: Hospital Edits" edit set of the standard V26 NAACCR metafile.
- Previous metafiles, edits, and required data items
When to Report
Reportable cases are due to UCR within six months of the date of diagnosis or date first seen for the reportable condition.
- Initial hospital case reports containing patient identifiers and key diagnostic variables should be submitted within six months of diagnosis
- Complete hospital case reports should be submitted no later than one year after the end of diagnosing year
How to Report Cancer Cases
Approved methods of reporting:
- SFTP
- University of Utah Box
- Other secure file exchange methods
If you have any additional questions, please contact Utah Cancer Registry at ucr.info@hsc.utah.edu, or telephone 801-581-8407.
Contact Us
Utah Cancer Registry
250 East 200 South, Suite 1375
Salt Lake City, UT 84111
Phone: 801-581-8407
Fax: 801-581-4560
Email: ucr.info@hsc.utah.edu