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UT HB0152

UT HB0152
Health Care Facilities Amendments


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Introduced
01/21/2025
In Committee
02/21/2025
Crossed Over
02/06/2025
Passed
03/13/2025
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
03/24/2025

Introduced Session

2025 General Session

Bill Summary

General Description: This bill addresses satellite emergency departments.

AI Summary

This bill establishes comprehensive regulations for satellite emergency departments (SEDs), which are healthcare facilities operated by a parent hospital located more than 250 yards from the main campus. For satellite emergency departments in first or second-class counties, the bill mandates specific requirements including on-site availability of medical equipment (CT scans, x-rays, clinical laboratory tests), licensed medical personnel (board-certified emergency physicians, registered nurses with emergency training, respiratory care specialists, medical laboratory scientists), security personnel, and two units of packed red blood cells. The bill also requires SEDs to clearly identify themselves as emergency departments through prominent signage, explicitly stating they are emergency departments and not urgent care centers, and prohibiting them from billing as urgent care centers. Additionally, the bill limits healthcare organizations to operating satellite emergency departments no more than twice the number of their hospital emergency departments. The Utah Department of Health is tasked with creating rules for application and renewal processes, collecting fees, and depositing those fees into the General Fund to offset administrative costs. The bill will take effect on May 7, 2025, providing healthcare organizations time to adapt to the new regulations.

Committee Categories

Health and Social Services

Sponsors (2)

Last Action

Governor Signed in Lieutenant Governor's office for filing (on 03/24/2025)

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