LEGISLATIVE GENERAL COUNSEL H.B. 570
6 Approved for Filing: G. Gunn 6 nd
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Representative Katy Hall proposes the following substitute bill:
1 HEALTH CARE FACILITY AMENDMENTS
2 2024 GENERAL SESSION
3 STATE OF UTAH
4 Chief Sponsor: Katy Hall
5 Senate Sponsor: Michael S. Kennedy
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7 LONG TITLE
8 General Description:
9 This bill amends requirements impacting health care facilities.
10 Highlighted Provisions:
11 This bill:
12 < defines terms; and
13 < establishes minimum standards for freestanding emergency departments.
14 Money Appropriated in this Bill:
15 None
16 Other Special Clauses:
17 This bill provides a special effective date.
18 Utah Code Sections Affected:
19 AMENDS:
20 26B-2-203, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 2023, Chapter 305 2 ndSub. H.B. 570
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22 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
23 Section 1. Section 26B-2-203 is amended to read:
24 26B-2-203. Services required -- General acute hospitals -- Specialty hospitals --
25 Satellite operations and branch locations.
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26 (1) For purposes of this section:
27 (a) "Freestanding emergency department" means a licensed satellite service operation,
28 hospital outpatient department, or branch location that:
29 (i) provides emergency care or critical care; or
30 (ii) holds itself out as providing emergency care or critical care.
31 º [(b) "Rural emergency medical services" means the same as that term is defined in
32 Section 59-12-801.] »
33 [(1)] (2) General acute hospitals and specialty hospitals shall remain open and be
34 continuously ready to receive patients 24 hours of every day in a year and have an attending
35 medical staff consisting of one or more physicians º who are:
35a (a) » licensed to practice medicine and surgery
36 under Title 58, Chapter 67, Utah Medical Practice Act, or Title 58, Chapter 68, Utah
37 Osteopathic Medical Practice Act º [.] ; and
37a (b) board eligible or board certified in emergency medicine or have 10 years of direct patient
37b care experience in an emergency medicine setting. »
38 [(2)] (3) A specialty hospital shall provide on-site all basic services required of a
39 general acute hospital that are needed for the diagnosis, therapy, or rehabilitation offered to or
40 required by patients admitted to or cared for in the facility.
41 [(3)] (4) (a) A home health agency shall provide at least licensed nursing services or
42 therapeutic services directly through the agency employees.
43 (b) A home health agency may provide additional services itself or under arrangements
44 with another agency, organization, facility, or individual.
45 [(4)] (5) Beginning January 1, 2023, a hospice program shall provide at least one
46 qualified medical provider, as that term is defined in Section 26B-4-201, for the treatment of
47 hospice patients.
48 (6) (a) This Subsection (6) does not apply to freestanding emergency departments
49 providing º [rural] » emergency medical services º in counties of the third, fourth, fifth,
49a or sixth
49b class » .
50 (b) A freestanding emergency department shall have º [available, at a minimum, on-site,
51 and on a continuous basis during operating hours] available on-site during operating hours, at a
51a minimum » :
52 (i) the capability and the certified personnel º [available] » to conduct and implement the
53 use of:
54 (A) CT scans;
55 (B) ultrasounds;
56 (C) x-rays; and House Floor Amendments 2-26-2024 ho/gg2
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57 (D) clinical laboratory tests and analysis that are customarily used in emergency
58 medical settings;
59 (ii) a physician who:
60 (A) is licensed under Title 58, Chapter 67, Utah Medical Practice Act, or Chapter 68,
61 Utah Osteopathic Medical Practice Act; and
62 (B) has specialized training and experience in providing emergency medical services;
63 (iii) two registered nurses who:
64 (A) are licensed under Title 58, Chapter 31b, Nurse Practice Act; and
65 (B) º [has] have » specialized training and experience in providing emergency
65a medical services;
66 (iv) a respiratory therapist who is licensed under Title 58, Chapter 57, Respiratory Care
67 Practices Act; and
68 (v) a certified medical laboratory scientist or a certified medical laboratory
69 technologist.
70 Section 2. Effective date.
71 This bill takes effect on July 1, 2024.
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Statutes affected:
Introduced: 26B-2-203
Amended: 26B-2-203
H.B. 570 2nd Substitute (Not Adopted) Text: 26B-2-203