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