Rep. Norm Thurston — Voting Record

Bill

Number

H.B. 487 First Substitute (2023GS)

Sponsor

Rep. Hollins, S.

Final action

Governor Signed 3/22/2023

Outcome

Became law — signed by Gov. Spencer J. Cox

Summary

What it does

• This bill:
• requires the Division of Population Health (division) in collaboration with others within the Department of Health and Human Services to review and develop recommendations for improving the surveillance, screening, diagnosis, and treatment of sickle cell disease among residents of the state;
• requires the division to report the recommendations to the Health and Human Services Interim Committee;
• establishes a repeal date; and
• makes technical changes.

Every vote on this bill

Bill text

SICKLE CELL DISEASE
GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Chief Sponsor: Sandra Hollins
Senate Sponsor: 
Jen Plumb
Cosponsor:
Jordan D. Teuscher
LONG TITLE
General Description:
This bill addresses sickle cell disease among residents of the state.
Highlighted Provisions:
This bill:
▸ requires the Division of Population Health (division) in collaboration with others
within the Department of Health and Human Services to review and develop
recommendations for improving the surveillance, screening, diagnosis, and
treatment of sickle cell disease among residents of the state;
▸ requires the division to report the recommendations to the Health and Human
Services Interim Committee;
▸ establishes a repeal date; and
▸ makes technical changes.
Money Appropriated in this Bill:
None
Other Special Clauses:
None
Utah Code Sections Affected:
AMENDS:
63I-2-226
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2022, Chapters 255, 365
ENACTS:
26B-7-120
, Utah Code Annotated 1953
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1. Section 
26B-7-120
 is enacted to read:
 26B-7-120.
Sickle cell disease.
In collaboration with the Medicaid program as defined in Section 
26B-3-101
, the Drug
Utilization Review Board created in Section 
26B-3-302
, the Health Data Committee created in
Section 
26B-1-413
, the Office of Health Disparities Reduction created in Section 
26B-7-114
,
and others within the department, the Division of Population Health created in Section
26B-1-204
 shall:
(1) review and develop recommendations for improving the surveillance, screening,
diagnosis, and treatment of sickle cell disease among residents of the state; and
(2) report the recommendations to the Health and Human Services Interim Committee
before July 1, 2024.
Section 2. Section 
63I-2-226
 is amended to read:
63I-2-226.
Repeal dates: Titles 26 through 26B.
[
(1) Subsection 
26-2-12.6
(3), relating to the report for birth certificate fees, is repealed
December 31, 2022.
]
[
(2)
] 
(1)
 Subsection 
26-7-8
(3) is repealed January 1, 2027.
[
(3)
] 
(2)
 Section 
26-8a-107
 is repealed July 1, 2024.
[
(4) Subsection 
26-8a-203
(3)(a)(i) is repealed January 1, 2023.
]
[
(5)
] 
(3)
 Section 
26-8a-211
 is repealed July 1, 2023.
[
(6)
] 
(4)
 In relation to the Air Ambulance Committee, on July 1, 2024, Subsection
26-8a-602
(1)(a) is amended to read:
"(a) provide the patient or the patient's representative with the following information
before contacting an air medical transport provider:
(i) which health insurers in the state the air medical transport provider contracts with;
(ii) if sufficient data is available, the average charge for air medical transport services
for a patient who is uninsured or out of network; and
(iii) whether the air medical transport provider balance bills a patient for any charge not
paid by the patient's health insurer; and".
[
(7) Subsection 
26-18-2.4
(3)(e) is repealed January 1, 2023.
]
[
(8) Subsection 
26-18-411
(8), related to reporting on the health coverage improvement
program, is repealed January 1, 2023.
]
[
(9)
] 
(5)
 Subsection 
26-18-420
(5), related to reporting on coverage for in vitro
fertilization and genetic testing, is repealed July 1, 2030.
[
(10)
] 
(6)
 In relation to the Air Ambulance Committee, July 1, 2024, Subsection
26-21-32
(1)(a) is amended to read:
"(a) provide the patient or the patient's representative with the following information
before contacting an air medical transport provider:
(i) which health insurers in the state the air medical transport provider contracts with;
(ii) if sufficient data is available, the average charge for air medical transport services
for a patient who is uninsured or out of network; and
(iii) whether the air medical transport provider balance bills a patient for any charge not
paid by the patient's health insurer; and".
[
(11) Subsection 
26-33a-106.1
(2)(a) is repealed January 1, 2023.
]
[
(12)
] 
(7)
 Title 26, Chapter 46, Utah Health Care Workforce Financial Assistance
Program, is repealed July 1, 2027.
[
(13) Subsection 
26-61-202
(4)(b) is repealed January 1, 2022.
]
[
(14) Subsection 
26-61-202
(5) is repealed January 1, 2022.
]
[
(15)
] 
(8)
 Subsection 
26B-1-204
(2)(f), relating to the Air Ambulance Committee, is
repealed July 1, 2024.
(9) Section 
26B-7-120
, relating to sickle cell disease, is repealed July 1, 2025.