Rep. Norm Thurston — Voting Record

Bill

Number

S.B. 266 First Substitute (2024GS)

Sponsor

Sen. Cullimore, K. A.

Final action

Became Law w/o Governor Signature 3/21/2024

Outcome

Became Law w/o Governor Signature

Summary

What it does

• This bill:
• defines terms; and
• authorizes a healthcare system to create a pilot program for certain drugs.

Every vote on this bill

Bill text

MEDICAL AMENDMENTS
GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Chief Sponsor: Kirk A. Cullimore
House Sponsor: 
 James A. Dunnigan
LONG TITLE
General Description:
This bill creates a pilot program.
Highlighted Provisions:
This bill:
▸ defines terms; and
▸ authorizes a healthcare system to create a pilot program for certain drugs.
Money Appropriated in this Bill:
None
Other Special Clauses:
None
Utah Code Sections Affected:
AMENDS:
63I-1-258
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2023, Chapter 303
ENACTS:
58-37-3.5
, Utah Code Annotated 1953
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1. Section 
58-37-3.5
 is enacted to read:
 58-37-3.5.
Drugs for behavioral health treatment.
(1) As used in this section:
(a) (i) "Drug" means any legend or non-legend drug, substance, or plant.
(ii) "Drug" includes a Schedule I controlled substance.
(b) "Healthcare system" means a privately-owned, non-profit, vertically-integrated
healthcare system.
(2) A healthcare system may develop a behavioral health treatment program that
includes a treatment based on a drug that the health system determines is supported by a broad
collection of scientific and medical research.
(3) A healthcare system shall ensure that a drug used under the exclusive authority of
this section is used by a patient only under the direct supervision and control of the healthcare
system and the healthcare system's health care providers who are licensed under this title.
(4) Before July 1, 2026, a healthcare system that creates a behavioral health treatment
program under this section shall provide a written report to the Health and Human Services
Interim Committee regarding:
(a) drugs used;
(b) health outcomes of patients;
(c) side effects of any drugs used; and
(d) any other information necessary for the Legislature to evaluate the medicinal value
of any drugs.
(5) An individual or entity that complies with this section when using, distributing,
possessing, or supervising the use of, a drug is not guilty of a violation of this title.
Section 2. Section 
63I-1-258
 is amended to read:
63I-1-258.
Repeal dates: Title 58.
(1) Section 
58-3a-201
, which creates the Architects Licensing Board, is repealed July
1, 2026.
(2) Title 58, Chapter 13, Health Care Providers Immunity from Liability Act, is
repealed July 1, 2026.
(3) Title 58, Chapter 15, Health Facility Administrator Act, is repealed July 1, 2025.
(4) Title 58, Chapter 20b, Environmental Health Scientist Act, is repealed July 1, 2028.
(5) Section 
58-37-3.5
 is repealed July 1, 2027.
[
(5)
] 
(6)
 Subsection 
58-37-6
(7)(f)(iii), relating to the seven-day opiate supply
restriction, is repealed July 1, 2032, and the Office of Legislative Research and General
Counsel is authorized to renumber the remaining subsections accordingly.
[
(6)
] 
(7)
 Title 58, Chapter 40, Recreational Therapy Practice Act, is repealed July 1,
2033.
[
(7)
] 
(8)
 Title 58, Chapter 41, Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Licensing
Act, is repealed July 1, 2029.
[
(8)
] 
(9)
 Title 58, Chapter 42a, Occupational Therapy Practice Act, is repealed July 1,
2025.
[
(9)
] 
(10)
 Title 58, Chapter 46a, Hearing Instrument Specialist Licensing Act, is
repealed July 1, 2033.
[
(10)
] 
(11)
 Title 58, Chapter 47b, Massage Therapy Practice Act, is repealed July 1,
2024.
[
(11)
] 
(12)
 Subsection 
58-55-201
(2), which creates the Alarm System and Security
Licensing Advisory Board, is repealed July 1, 2027.
[
(12)
] 
(13)
 Subsection 
58-60-405
(3), regarding certain educational qualifications for
licensure and reporting, is repealed July 1, 2032.
[
(13)
] 
(14)
 Title 58, Chapter 61, Part 7, Behavior Analyst Licensing Act, is repealed
July 1, 2026.
[
(14)
] 
(15)
 Title 58, Chapter 72, Acupuncture Licensing Act, is repealed July 1, 2027. 
Section 3. 
Effective date.
This bill takes effect on May 1, 2024.