Utah 2023 Regular Session

Utah House Bill HB0391 Compare Versions

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1	1	H.B. 391
2	2	LEGISLATIVE GENERAL COUNSEL
3	3	6 Approved for Filing: S. Elder 6
4	4	6 02-03-23 3:19 PM 6
5	5	H.B. 391
6	6	1 RURAL EMERGENCY MEDI CAL SERVICES
7	7	2 2023 GENERAL SESSION
8	8	3 STATE OF UTAH
9	9	4 Chief Sponsor: Phil Lyman
10	10	5 Senate Sponsor: ____________
11	11	6
12	12	7LONG TITLE
13	13	8General Description:
14	14	9 This bill addresses the rural county health care facilities tax.
15	15	10Highlighted Provisions:
16	16	11 This bill:
17	17	12 <clarifies that a third, fourth, fifth, or sixth class county may use revenue from a rural
18	18	13county facilities health care tax to fund rural emergency medical services in that
19	19	14county; and
20	20	15 <makes technical changes.
21	21	16Money Appropriated in this Bill:
22	22	17 None
23	23	18Other Special Clauses:
24	24	19 None
25	25	20Utah Code Sections Affected:
26	26	21AMENDS:
27	27	22 59-12-801, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2014, Chapter 50
28	28	23
29	29	24Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
30	30	25 Section 1. Section 59-12-801 is amended to read:
31	31	26 59-12-801. Definitions.
32	32	27 As used in this part:
33	33	HB0391 H.B. 391 02-03-23 3:19 PM
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35	35	28 (1) "Emergency medical services" [is as] means the same as that term is defined in
36	36	29Section 26-8a-102.
37	37	30 (2) "Federally qualified health center" is as defined in 42 U.S.C. Sec. 1395x.
38	38	31 (3) "Freestanding urgent care center" means a facility that provides outpatient health
39	39	32care service:
40	40	33 (a) on an as-needed basis, without an appointment;
41	41	34 (b) to the public;
42	42	35 (c) for the diagnosis and treatment of a medical condition if that medical condition
43	43	36does not require hospitalization or emergency intervention for a life threatening or potentially
44	44	37permanently disabling condition; and
45	45	38 (d) including one or more of the following services:
46	46	39 (i) a medical history physical examination;
47	47	40 (ii) an assessment of health status; or
48	48	41 (iii) treatment:
49	49	42 (A) for a variety of medical conditions; and
50	50	43 (B) that is commonly offered in a physician's office.
51	51	44 (4) "Nursing care facility" [is as] means the same as that term is defined in Section
52	52	4526-21-2.
53	53	46 (5) "Rural city hospital" means a hospital owned by a city that is located within a third,
54	54	47fourth, fifth, or sixth class county.
55	55	48 (6) "Rural county health care facility" means a:
56	56	49 (a) rural county hospital; or
57	57	50 (b) rural county nursing care facility.
58	58	51 (7) "Rural county hospital" means a hospital owned by a county that is:
59	59	52 (a) a third, fourth, fifth, or sixth class county, as defined in Section 17-50-501; and
60	60	53 (b) located outside of a standard metropolitan statistical area, as designated by the
61	61	54United States Bureau of the Census.
62	62	55 (8) "Rural county nursing care facility" means a nursing care facility owned by:
63	63	56 (a) a county that is:
64	64	57 (i) a third, fourth, fifth, or sixth class county, as defined in Section 17-50-501; and
65	65	58 (ii) located outside of a standard metropolitan statistical area, as designated by the 02-03-23 3:19 PM H.B. 391
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67	67	59United States Census Bureau; or
68	68	60 (b) a special service district if the special service district is:
69	69	61 (i) created for the purpose of operating the nursing care facility; and
70	70	62 (ii) within a county that is:
71	71	63 (A) a third, fourth, fifth, or sixth class county, as defined in Section 17-50-501; and
72	72	64 (B) located outside of a standard metropolitan statistical area, as designated by the
73	73	65United States Census Bureau.
74	74	66 (9) "Rural emergency medical services" means emergency medical services that are
75	75	67provided by a county that is:
76	76	68 (a) a [fifth] third, fourth, fifth, or sixth class county, as defined in Section 17-50-501;
77	77	69and
78	78	70 (b) located outside of a standard metropolitan statistical area, as designated by the
79	79	71United States Census Bureau.
80	80	72 (10) "Rural health clinic" is as defined in 42 U.S.C. Sec. 1395x.