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Show in the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act. The act has an immediate effective date. SB 138 Medical Malpractice Amendments Sponsor: Senator Leonard M. Blackham (R-24). Last Action: March 19, 2003 Governor Signed This act amends the Utah Health Care Malpractice Act and the Health Care Providers Immunity From Liability Act. The act amends provisions related to arbitration agreements between a health care provider and a patient. The act allows a provider and patient to negotiate an arbitration agreement in nonemergency situations. The act amends provisions related to immunity from liability for certain charity care. The act sunsets the medical malpractice arbitration agreements section. Mental Health HB 9 Competency to Stand Trial Sponsor: Representative Scott Daniels (D-25). Last Action: March 15,2003 Governor Signed This act modifies the Code of Criminal Procedure to allow the examiners of a defendant, whose competency to stand trial has been raised, access to all relevant information, including mental health records. HB 44 Substance Abuse and Mental Health Amendments Sponsor: Representative Lorraine T. Pace (R-4). Last Action: March 15,2003 Governor Signed This act modifies the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Act and provisions relating to local substance abuse and mental health authorities. The act rearranges provisions relating to state and local substance abuse and mental health services and programs and makes other technical changes. The act provides a coordination clause with SB 24. SB 27S3 Susan Gall Involuntary Commitment Amendments Sponsor: Senator Leonard M. Blackham (R-24). Last Action: March 24.2003 Governor Signed This act, in memory of Susan Jenkins Gall, modifies the process by which adults are involuntarily committed to mental health programs. It eliminates the "immediate danger" standard and provides for a "substantial danger" standard for the purposes of involuntary commitment, defines substantial danger, shortens the time period before a hearing when a person is being detained pending a hearing, and requires a report to the Health and Human Services Interim Committee. It also requires examiners to inform patients of specific rights. SB 89S2 Mental Health Professional Practice Act Amendments Sponsor: Senator D. Chris Buttars (R-10). Last Action: March 19,2003 Governor Signed This act modifies the Mental Health Professional Practice Act by allowing a certified social worker intern to provide mental health therapy under the supervision of a clinical social worker. The act provides for the issuance of temporary licenses to marriage and family therapists and professional counselors. Defeated Bills HB 43 Reauthorization of Funding of State and County Health and Human Services Task Force Sponsor: Representative Jack Seitz (R-55). Last Action: Defeated This act reauthorizes the Funding of State and County Health and Human Services Legislative Task Force. The act appropriates $24,500 from the General Fund for fiscal year 2003-04 to fund the task force and repeals the task force on November 30, 2003. HB 113S1 Insurance Coverage for Unique Medical Services Sponsor: Representative Rebecca D. Lockhart (R-64). Last Action: Defeated This act modifies the Health Code. The act identifies unique health care services. The act requires hospitals who provide those unique services to offer the unique service to all patients at an established price. The act requires that the fee paid by a health care insurer affiliated with the hospital, including discounts, must be offered to all patients including subscribers of any health insurance or health maintenance organizations. The act establishes the price for a unique service. The act provides for enforcement of the requirements through the Department of Health. The act provides for penalties for violations of the act. The act exempts hospitals in counties of the first class. The act has a purpose statement. The act has an effective date. HB 123S6 Prohibition of Public Funding for Abortion Sponsor: Representative J. Morgan Philpot (R-45). Last Action: Defeated This act modifies the offenses against the family section of the Utah Criminal Code. The act prohibits the state and political subdivisions from using public funds for the performance of an abortion, and provides a penalty. HB 186S4 Elementary School Vending Machine Sales Sponsor: Representative Patricia W. Jones (D-40). Last Action: Defeated This act amends the State System of Public Education. The act provides that after a certain time period elementary schools may sell only certain food products through vending machines on premises accessible to students. HB 241 Partial Birth Abortion Amendments Sponsor: Representative Mike Thompson (R-59). Last Action: Defeated This act modifies the Health and Human Services Code. This act adds a definition of partial birth abortion to the definition section. This act removes provisions dealing with partial birth abortion procedures from one section and creates a section that prohibits these procedures. This act provides and sets limitations on remedies for a father or the maternal grandparents of the fetus. This act also provides that a physician is entitled to a hearing before the State Medical Board to determine the necessity of the physician's conduct. HB 250 Long-term Care-Facilities Reimbursement Sponsor: Representative Jack Seitz (R-55). Last Action: Defeated This act modifies the Health Code. The act establishes a 143 Utah's Health: An Annual Review Volume LX |
