Rep. Norm Thurston — Voting Record

Bill

Number

S.B. 228 (2025GS)

Sponsor

Sen. Fillmore, Lincoln

Final action

Governor Signed 3/26/2025

Outcome

Became law — signed by Gov. Spencer J. Cox

Summary

What it does

• This bill:
• defines terms;
• establishes a registration program, administered by the Division of Occupational Licensing (division), for health care services platforms;
• establishes registration and operational requirements for health care services platforms; and
• authorizes the division to:
• collect fees;
• adopt rules; and
• deny, place restrictions on, or suspend a registration for violations of statute or rule.

Every vote on this bill

Bill text

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58-89-101
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Health Care Services Platforms
2025 GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Chief Sponsor: Lincoln Fillmore
House Sponsor: Doug Owens
LONG TITLE
General Description:
This bill addresses health care staffing.
Highlighted Provisions:
This bill:
defines terms;
establishes a registration program, administered by the Division of Occupational 
Licensing (division), for health care services platforms;
establishes registration and operational requirements for health care services platforms; 
and
authorizes the division to:
collect fees;
adopt rules; and
deny, place restrictions on, or suspend a registration for violations of statute or rule.
Money Appropriated in this Bill:
None
Other Special Clauses:
None
Utah Code Sections Affected:
ENACTS:
58-89-101
, Utah Code Annotated 1953
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1, Section 
58-89-101
 is enacted to read:
89. HEALTH CARE SERVICES PLATFORMS
58-89-101
. Health care services platforms -- Registration.
(1)
As used in this section:
(a)
"Health care facility" means the same as that term is defined in Section 
26B-4-501
.
(b)
"Health care services platform" means a person that operates or offers for use a 
platform.
(c)
"Health care worker" means an individual who provides or delivers a health care 
service, or assists in the provision or delivery of a health care service, including a 
service for which no license or certification under this title is required.
(d)
"Platform" means an electronic program, system, or application through which a 
health care worker may accept a shift to perform a health care service or role, as an 
independent contractor, at a health care facility.
(2)
(a)
No later than September 1, 2025, the division shall establish the registration 
system described in Subsection 
(5)(a)
.
(b)
Beginning January 1, 2026, no person shall operate a health care services platform in 
the state without a valid registration issued by the division.
(3)
A health care services platform shall:
(a)
register with the division, and pay the applicable registration and renewal fees 
established by the division under Subsection 
(5)(a)
;
(b)
retain records demonstrating that, for each shift a health care worker using the 
platform seeks to accept:
(i)
the health care worker meets all minimum applicable, state and federal:
(A)
licensing standards;
(B)
training standards, including supervised training requirements; and
(C)
continuing education standards;
(ii)
the health care worker has completed and passed applicable background checks 
for any shift a health care worker using the platform seeks to accept; and
(iii)
the health care services platform maintains general liability or professional 
liability insurance; and
(c)
meet any additional requirements the division establishes in rule.
(4)
A health care services platform may not:
(a)
require a health care worker to enter into a non-compete agreement;
(b)
accept a fee, payment, or benefit from a health care worker, a health care provider, or 
a health care facility, as compensation for a health care worker accepting an offer of 
employment from a health care provider or facility; or
(c)
restrict a health care worker from:
(i)
finding or accepting a shift using another platform; or
(ii)
finding or accepting a shift or employment with a health care provider or facility.
(5)
(a)
The division shall, in accordance with this section:
(i)
(A)
establish and maintain a registration program for health care services 
platforms; and
(B)
review and issue a decision on each application for registration or renewal as a 
health care services platform no later than 30 days after the day on which the 
application is submitted;
(ii)
establish, impose, and collect an initial registration fee, and an annual renewal 
registration fee:
(A)
in accordance with Section 
63J-1-504
;
(B)
each of which amounting to not more than $500; and
(C)
that generate sufficient revenue, when paid by all registrants, to cover or 
substantially cover the costs for the establishment and maintenance of the 
registration program described in this Subsection (5)(a); and
(iii)
adopt rules, in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative 
Rulemaking Act, to effectuate and administer this section.
(b)
The division may deny, refuse to renew, revoke, place conditions on, or suspend the 
registration of a health care services platform for failure to comply with the 
requirements of this section, or of division rule adopted under Subsection (5)(a)(iii).
Section 2. 
Effective Date.
This bill takes effect on 
May 7, 2025
.
3-12-25 4:25 PM