Rep. Norm Thurston — Voting Record

Bill

Number

H.B. 246 Second Substitute (2020GS)

Sponsor

Rep. Duckworth, S.

Final action

Governor Signed 3/31/2020

Outcome

Became law — signed by Gov. Gary R. Herbert

Summary

What it does

• This bill:
• subject to legislative appropriations, requires the University of Utah Health Sciences to select two additional psychiatry residents in the 2021-22 academic year;
• creates a grant program for a training module for certain professionals who work with children and adolescents; and
• provides an appropriation.

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Bill text

MENTAL HEALTH WORKFORCE AMENDMENTS
GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Chief Sponsor: Susan Duckworth
Senate Sponsor: 
Ralph Okerlund
Cosponsor:
Steve Eliason
LONG TITLE
General Description:
This bill amends provisions relating to the selection of psychiatry medical residents,
creates a grant program and provides and appropriation.
Highlighted Provisions:
This bill:
▸ subject to legislative appropriations, requires the University of Utah Health
Sciences to select two additional psychiatry residents in the 2021-22 academic year;
▸ creates a grant program for a training module for certain professionals who work
with children and adolescents; and
▸ provides an appropriation.
Money Appropriated in this Bill:
This bill appropriates in fiscal year 2021:
▸ to the University of Utah - School of Medicine, as an ongoing appropriation:
• from the Education Fund, $807,700;
▸ to the University of Utah - School of Medicine, as a one-time appropriation:
• from the Education Fund, ($807,700); and
▸ to the University of Utah - School of Medicine, as a one-time appropriation:
• from the Education Fund, $600,000.
Other Special Clauses:
None
Utah Code Sections Affected:
AMENDS:
53B-17-902
, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2019, Chapter 442
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1. Section 
53B-17-902
 is amended to read:
53B-17-902.
Health Sciences -- Psychiatry medical residents selection -- Grant
program.
(1) As used in this section:
(a) "Psychiatry resident" means a medical resident practicing in any type of psychiatry
specialty or subspecialty, as determined by the university.
(b) "University" means the University of Utah Health Sciences.
(2) (a) Subject to legislative appropriations, beginning with the 2020-21 academic year,
the university shall annually select up to four more first-year psychiatry residents than the
number of first-year psychiatry residents the university selected for the 2018-19 academic year.
(b) Subject to legislative appropriations, beginning with the 2021-22 academic year,
the university shall annually select up to two more first-year psychiatry residents than the
number of first-year psychiatry residents the university selected for the 2019-2020 academic
year.
[
(b)
] 
(c)
 Nothing in this section prohibits the university from using money from a
source other than legislative appropriations to select more than the total number of psychiatry
residents described in Subsection (2)(a) 
or (b)
.
[
(3)
] 
(d)
 The university may not use money appropriated for the purposes described in
this [
section
] 
Subsection (2)
 to supplant existing money used for psychiatry residents.
(3) (a) Subject to legislative appropriations, the university shall award a grant to
produce a certification in child and adolescent behavioral health primary care for primary care
physicians and medical professionals, school counselors, social workers, and other
professionals who work with children and adolescents.
(b) The university shall ensure that the amount of the grant awarded under Subsection
(3)(a) is matched, at a minimum, by private gifts, grants, and bequests of personal property
made to the grant.
Section 2. 
Appropriation.
The following sums of money are appropriated for the fiscal year beginning July 1,
2020, and ending June 30, 2021. These are additions to amounts previously appropriated for
fiscal year 2021. Under the terms and conditions of Title 63J, Chapter 1, Budgetary Procedures
Act, the Legislature appropriates the following sums of money from the funds or accounts
indicated for the use and support of the government of the state of Utah.
ITEM 1
To University of Utah - School of Medicine
From Education Fund, Ongoing
$807,700
From Education Fund, One-time
($807,700)
The Legislature intends that the appropriations provided under this item be used to fund
two additional psychiatry residency positions at the University of Utah Health Sciences under
Subsection 
53B-17-902
(2)(b).
ITEM 2
To University of Utah - School of Medicine
From Education Fund, One-time
$600,000
Schedule of Programs:
School of Medicine $600,000
The Legislature intends that:
(1) the appropriations provided under this item be used to award a grant under
Subsection 
53B-17-902
(3); and
(2) subject to Section 
63J-1-603
, appropriations provided under this item not lapse at
the close of fiscal year 2021 and the use of any nonlapsing funds is limited to the purpose
described in Subsection (1) of this item.