Health Data Amendments

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26B-8-501
26B-8-501.1
26B-8-504
26B-8-507
26B-8-508
63I-1-226
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Health Data Amendments
2026 GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Chief Sponsor: Norman K Thurston
Senate Sponsor: Kirk A. Cullimore
LONG TITLE
General Description:
This bill amends provisions related to the Department of Health and Human Services'
health data authority.
Highlighted Provisions:
This bill:
defines terms;
clarifies and amends provisions related to the Department of Health and Human Services'
(department) health data plans;
clarifies and amends provisions related to the All Payer Claims Database;
repeals certain reporting requirements;
allows the department to share data within the department and with public health
authorities, local mental health authorities, and local substance use authorities;
enacts provisions related to data security and privacy;
extends the repeal date for the department's health data authority;
creates a repeal date for the Health Data Committee; and
makes technical and conforming changes.
Money Appropriated in this Bill:
None
Other Special Clauses:
None
Utah Code Sections Affected:
AMENDS:
26B-8-501
Effective
05/06/26
Repealed
07/01/26
, as last amended by Laws of Utah
2024, Chapter 277
26B-8-501.1
Effective
05/06/26
Repealed
07/01/26
, as enacted by Laws of Utah
2024, Chapter 277
26B-8-504
Effective
05/06/26
Repealed
07/01/26
, as last amended by Laws of Utah
2024, Chapters 250, 277
26B-8-507
Effective
05/06/26
Repealed
07/01/26
, as last amended by Laws of Utah
2024, Chapter 277
26B-8-508
Effective
05/06/26
Repealed
07/01/26
, as last amended by Laws of Utah
2024, Chapter 277
63I-1-226
Effective
05/06/26
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2025, Chapters 47, 277
and 366
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1. Section
26B-8-501
is amended to read:
26B-8-501
Effective
05/06/26
Repealed
07/01/26
. Definitions.
As used in this part:
(1)
"Committee" means the Health Data Committee created in Section
26B-1-413
.
(2)
"Control number" means a number or other identifier that:
(a)
is assigned by the department to
an individual's health data
identifiable health data
;
(b)
is consistent with the best practices of data privacy; and
(c)
is used to ensure health data is not able to be readily associated with an individual
when the health data is provided for research or statistical analysis.
(3)
"Data supplier" means a health care facility, health care provider, self-funded employer,
third-party payor, health maintenance organization, or government department which
could reasonably be expected to provide health data under this part.
(4)
"Direct identifiers" means any of the following:
(a)
name;
(b)
address except for:
(i)
a name of a city, town, or state; or
(ii)
a ZIP Code;
(c)
telephone or fax number;
(d)
email address;
(e)
URL or IP address;
(f)
social security number;
(g)
medical record number;
(h)
health plan ID number;
(i)
patient account number;
(j)
the diagnosis code of a rare condition or disease that affects less than 200,000 people
in the United States;
(k)
a date of birth if the day, month, and year are included; or
(l)
the exact date a health care service was provided to an individual unless the date is
randomly shifted or otherwise perturbed in accordance with data protection practices.
(4)
(5)
"Disclosure" or "disclose" means the communication of health care data to any
individual or organization outside the
department
division
,
its
division
staff, and
contracting agencies
division contractors
.
(6)
"Division" means the Division of Data, Systems, and Evaluation within the department.
(5)
(7)
(a)
"Health care facility" means a facility that is licensed by the department under
Chapter 2, Part 2, Health Care Facility Licensing and Inspection.
(b)
In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the
department, in consultation with the committee,

may by rule add, delete, or modify
the list of facilities that come within this definition for purposes of this part.
(6)
(8)
"Health care provider" means the same as that term is defined in Section
78B-3-403
.
(7)
(9)
"Health data" means
information relating to the health status of individuals, health
services delivered, the availability of health manpower and facilities, and the use and
costs of resources and services to the consumer, except vital records as defined in
Section
26B-8-101
shall be excluded
the same as that term is defined in Section
26B-8-401
.
(8)
(10)
"Health maintenance organization" means the same as that term is defined in
Section
31A-8-101
.
(9)
(11)
"Identifiable health data" means
any item, collection, or grouping of health data
that makes the individual supplying or described in the health data identifiable
the same
as that term is defined in Section
26B-8-401
.
(12)
"Local health department" means the same as that term is defined in Section
26A-1-102
.
(13)
"Local mental health authority" means an entity described in Section
17-77-301
.
(14)
"Local substance abuse authority" means an entity described in Section
17-77-201
.
(10)
(15)
"Organization" means any corporation, association, partnership, agency,
department, unit, or other legally constituted institution or entity, or part thereof.
(11)
(16)
"Research and statistical analysis" means activities using health data analysis
including:
(a)
describing the group characteristics of individuals or organizations;
(b)
analyzing the noncompliance among the various characteristics of individuals or
organizations;
(c)
conducting statistical procedures or studies to improve the quality of health data;
(d)
designing sample surveys and selecting samples of individuals or organizations; and
(e)
preparing and publishing reports describing these matters.
(12)
(17)
"Self-funded employer" means an employer who provides for the payment of
health care services for employees directly from the employer's funds, thereby assuming
the financial risks rather than passing them on to an outside insurer through premium
payments.
(13)
"Plan" means the plan developed and adopted by the department under this part.
(14)
(18)
"Third party payor" means:
(a)
an insurer offering a health benefit plan, as defined by Section
31A-1-301
, to at least
2,500 enrollees in the state;
(b)
a nonprofit health service insurance corporation licensed under Title 31A, Chapter 7,
Nonprofit Health Service Insurance Corporations;
(c)
a program funded or administered by
Utah
the state
for the provision of health care
services, including the Medicaid and medical assistance programs described in
Chapter 3, Part 1, Health Care Assistance; and
(d)
a corporation, organization, association, entity, or person:
(i)
which administers or offers a health benefit plan to at least 2,500 enrollees in the
state; and
(ii)
which is required by administrative rule adopted by the department in accordance
with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, to supply health
data to the department.
Section 2. Section
26B-8-501.1
is amended to read:
26B-8-501.1
Effective
05/06/26
Repealed
07/01/26
. Health data authority
duties.
(1)
The department shall:
(a)
in consultation with the committee and in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3,
Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, develop and adopt by rule, following public
hearing and comment, a health data plan that shall among its elements:
(i)
identify the key health care issues, questions, and problems amenable to
resolution or improvement through better data, more extensive or careful analysis,
or improved dissemination of health data;
(ii)
document existing health data activities in the state to collect, organize, or make
available types of data pertinent to the needs identified in Subsection (1)(a)(i);
(iii)
describe and prioritize the actions suitable for the department to take in response
to the needs identified in Subsection (1)(a)(i) in order to obtain or to facilitate the
obtaining of needed data, and to encourage improvements in existing data
collection, interpretation, and reporting activities, and indicate how those actions
relate to the activities identified under Subsection (1)(a)(ii);
(iv)
detail the types of data needed for the department's work, the intended data
suppliers, and the form in which such data are to be supplied, noting the
consideration given to the potential alternative sources and forms of such data and
to the estimated cost to the individual suppliers as well as to the department of
acquiring the data in the proposed manner and reasonably demonstrate that the
department has attempted to maximize cost-effectiveness in the data acquisition
approaches selected;
(v)
describe the types and methods of validation to be performed to assure data
validity and reliability;
(vi)
explain the intended uses of and expected benefits to be derived from the data
specified in Subsection (1)(a)(iv), including the contemplated tabulation formats
and analysis methods; the benefits described shall demonstrably relate to one or
more of the following:
(A)
promoting quality health care;
(B)
managing health care costs; or
(C)
improving access to health care services;
(vii)
describe the expected processes for interpretation and analysis of the data
flowing to the department, noting specifically the types of expertise and
participation to be sought in those processes; and
(viii)
describe the types of reports to be made available by the department and the
intended audiences and uses;
(b)
(a)
develop and maintain written plans for collecting, managing, and using data
under this part, including:
(i)
a strategic plan that:
(A)
identifies the key health care issues, questions, and problems that can be
addressed or improved with better data, more thorough analysis, or improved
access to data;
(B)
details current data collection, organization, and dissemination efforts within
the state that are relevant to the identified needs; and
(C)
describes and prioritizes the actions the department will take to obtain needed
data, improve any existing processing activity as that term is defined in Section
63A-19-101
, and outline how these actions address issues, questions, or
problems identified under Subsection
(1)(a)(i)(A)
;
(ii)
a data management plan that:
(A)
specifies the types of data needed, the intended suppliers, and the required
data formats, including consideration for alternative sources and forms of data,
estimating costs for both suppliers and the department, and demonstrating a
cost-effective approach; and
(B)
describes the types and methods of validation to be performed to assess the
validity and reliability of the data; and
(iii)
a data analytics and dissemination plan that:
(A)
describes the expected processes for interpreting and analyzing the data,
including the types of expertise and participation needed;
(B)
details the types of reports the department will make available, along with
their intended audiences and uses;
(C)
explains the intended uses of the data, including analytic approaches and
expected benefits of the data related to purposes described in Subsection
(1)(g)
;
and
(D)
describes actions or efforts used to prevent individual reidentification;
(b)
publish the plans described in Subsection
(1)(a)
on the department's website;
(c)
have the authority to collect, validate, analyze, and present health data in accordance
with
the
a
plan
described in Subsection
(1)(a)
while protecting individual privacy
through
:

(i)
the use of the best practices of data privacy;
(ii)
adopting safeguards found in 45 C.F.R. Sec. 164.312 and any relevant definitions
in 45 C.F.R. Part 160 and 45 C.F.R. Part 164 Subparts A and C; and
(iii)
encrypting identifiable health data when stored and when transmitted;
(c)
(d)
evaluate existing identification coding methods and, if necessary, require by rule
adopted in accordance with Subsection
(2)
, that health data suppliers use a uniform
system for identification of patients, health care facilities, and health care providers
on health data they submit under this
section and Chapter 8, Part 5, Utah Health
Data Authority
part
;
and
(d)
(e)
advise, consult, contract, and cooperate with any
corporation, association, or
other entity
organization
for the collection, analysis, processing, or reporting of
health data
.
;
(f)
establish fees to ensure that the users of data collected under this part assist in
covering the cost for collecting the data; and
(g)
collect health data and other data under this part that are relevant to:
(i)
facilitate data-driven, evidence-based improvements in patient access, patient
choice, health care quality, and health care cost; and
(ii)
promote and improve:
(A)
public health; and
(B)
the operation, efficiency, value, and quality of care provided by the health care
system.
(2)
In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the
department, in consultation with the committee,
may adopt
shall make
rules to carry out
the provisions of this
section and Chapter 8, Part 5, Utah Health Data Authority
part
when the provisions require action from a person that is not the department
.
(3)
(a)
Except for data collection, analysis, and validation functions described in this
section, nothing in this part shall be construed to authorize or permit the department
to perform regulatory functions which are delegated by law to other agencies of the
state or federal governments or to perform quality assurance or medical record audit
functions that health care facilities, health care providers, or third party payors are
required to conduct to comply with federal or state law.
(b)
The department may not recommend or determine whether a health care provider,
health care facility, third party payor, or self-funded employer is in compliance with
federal or state laws including federal or state licensure, insurance, reimbursement,
tax, malpractice, or quality assurance statutes or common law.
(4)
Nothing in this part, shall be construed to require a data supplier to supply
health data
identifying a patient by name or describing detail on a patient
identifiable health data

beyond that needed to achieve the approved purposes included in
the
a
plan
described
in Subsection
(1)(a)
.
(5)
No request for health data shall be made of health care providers and other data
suppliers until a plan for the use of such health data has been adopted.
(6)
(a)
If a proposed request for health data imposes unreasonable costs on a data
supplier, due consideration shall be given by the department to altering the request.
(b)
If the request is not altered, the department shall pay the costs incurred by the data
supplier associated with satisfying the request that are demonstrated by the data
supplier to be unreasonable.
(7)
After a plan is adopted as provided in Section
26B-8-504
, the department may require
any data supplier to submit fee schedules, maximum allowable costs, area prevailing
costs, terms of contracts, discounts, fixed reimbursement arrangements, capitations, or
other specific arrangements for reimbursement to a health care provider.
(8)
(a)
The department may not publish any health data collected under Subsection (7)
that would disclose specific terms of contracts, discounts, or fixed reimbursement
arrangements, or other specific reimbursement arrangements between an individual
provider and a specific payer.
(b)
Nothing in Subsection (7) shall prevent the department from requiring the
submission of health data on the reimbursements actually made to health care
providers from any source of payment, including consumers.
(9)
(7)
Any data collected by the department shall be done in accordance with state and
federal data privacy laws.
(10)
(8)
(a)
The department shall:
(i)
create an opt-out system where an individual may choose to have
an
the

individual's identifiable health data suppressed or restricted from being accessible
for department duties described under this part;
(ii)
maintain a list of
people
individuals
who have opted out for use in accordance
with Subsection
(10)(b)
(8)(b)
; and
(iii)
provide instructions for the opt-out system described in Subsection
(10)(a)(i)
(8)(a)(i)
in a conspicuous location on the department's website.
(b)
For an individual who opts out under Subsection
(10)(a)
(8)(a)
, the department may
not share, analyze, or use any identifiable health data from the health data obtained
under this part for the individual, including data previously obtained under this part.
(11)
(9)
(a)
For identifiable health data, the department shall:
(i)
use the minimum necessary data to accomplish the duties described in this part;
and
(ii)
only use
personally identifiable information
direct identifiers
for:
(A)
quality assurance;
(B)
referential integrity;
or
(C)
complying with breach notification requirements
.
;
(D)
calculating the distance between addresses or linking external
geographically-based data, provided that the addresses and any geocodes are
removed immediately after the process is complete; or
(E)
identity resolution.
(b)
If the department receives an individual's social security number with data obtained
under this part, the department may not share any part of the social security number
with any person.
(12)
(10)
The department shall
annually report to the Health and Human Services Interim
Committee regarding privacy practices and efforts the department is undertaking to
enhance data privacy
include information regarding privacy and security requirements
of this part in the report described in Section
63A-19-401.3
.
(13)
(a)
Before October 1, 2024, the department shall review all state statutory
mandates related to the collection of any form of health data and provide a written
report to the Health and Human Services Interim Committee outlining the mandates
that are older than 10 years old with:
(i)
a description regarding how the data is used; and
(ii)
a recommendation regarding whether the department should continue collecting
the data.
(b)
The department may request assistance from the Office of Legislative Research and
General Counsel to determine when statutory mandates were enacted.
Section 3. Section
26B-8-504
is amended to read:
26B-8-504
Effective
05/06/26
Repealed
07/01/26
. Health care cost and
reimbursement data -- All Payer Claims Database.
(1)
The department shall, as funding is available:
(a)
establish a plan for collecting data from data suppliers to determine measurements of
cost and reimbursements for risk-adjusted episodes of health care;
(b)
share data regarding insurance claims and an individual's and small employer group's
health risk factor and characteristics of insurance arrangements that affect claims and
usage with the Insurance Department, only to the extent necessary for:
(i)
risk adjusting; and
(ii)
the review and analysis of health insurers' premiums and rate filings;
(c)
assist the Legislature and the public with awareness of, and the promotion of,
transparency in the health care market by reporting on:
(i)
geographic variances in medical care and costs as demonstrated by data available
to the department; and
(ii)
rate and price increases by health care providers:
(A)
that exceed the Consumer Price Index - Medical as provided by the United
States Bureau of Labor Statistics;
(B)
as calculated yearly from June to June; and
(C)
as demonstrated by data available to the department;
(d)
provide on at least a monthly basis, enrollment data collected by the department to a
not-for-profit, broad-based coalition of state health care insurers and health care
providers that are involved in the standardized electronic exchange of health data as
described in Section
31A-22-614.5
, to the extent necessary:
(i)
for the department or the Office of Inspector General of Medicaid Services to
determine insurance enrollment of an individual for the purpose of determining
Medicaid third party liability;
(ii)
for an insurer that is a data supplier, to determine insurance enrollment of an
individual for the purpose of coordination of health care benefits; and
(iii)
for a health care provider, to determine insurance enrollment for a patient for the
purpose of claims submission by the health care provider;
(e)
coordinate with the Trauma System and Emergency Medical Services Advisory
Committee to publish data regarding air ambulance charges under Section
26B-4-106
53-2d-105
;
and
(f)
share data collected under this part with the state auditor for use in the health care
price transparency tool
described in Section
67-3-11
.
; and
(g)
create a database called the All Payer Claims Database for maintaining health care
cost and claim information.
(2)
A data supplier is not liable for a breach of or unlawful disclosure of the data caused by
an entity
a person
that obtains data in accordance with Subsection
(1)
.
(3)
The plan adopted under Subsection
(1)
(1)(a)
shall include:
(a)
the type of data that will be collected;
(b)
how the data will be evaluated;
(c)
how the data will be used;
(d)
the extent to which, and how the data will be protected; and
(e)
who will have access to the data.
(4)
After a plan is adopted as provided in Subsection
(1)(a)
, the department may require any
data supplier to submit fee schedules, maximum allowable costs, area prevailing costs,
terms of contracts, discounts, fixed reimbursement arrangements, capitations, or other
specific arrangements for reimbursement to a health care provider to the extent allowed
under federal law.
(5)
(a)
The department may not publish any health data collected under Subsection
(4)

that would reveal specific terms of current contracts, discounts, or fixed
reimbursement arrangements, or other specific reimbursement arrangements between
an individual provider and a specific payer.
(b)
Nothing in Subsection
(4)
shall prevent the department from requiring the
submission of health data on the reimbursements actually made to health care
providers from any source of payment, including consumers.
Section 4. Section
26B-8-507
is amended to read:
26B-8-507
Effective
05/06/26
Repealed
07/01/26
. Disclosure of identifiable
health data prohibited.
(1)
(a)
All information, reports, statements, memoranda, or other data received by the
department are strictly confidential.
(b)
Any use, release, or publication of the information shall be done in such a way that
no person is identifiable except as provided in Sections
26B-8-506
and
26B-8-508
.
(c)
A person may not attempt to identify or re-identify an individual using data obtained
under this part, including through data linking or correlation, except as provided in
Sections
26B-8-506
and
26B-8-508
.
(2)
No member of the department may be held civilly liable by reason of having released or
published reports or compilations of data supplied to the department, so long as the
publication or release is in accordance with the requirements of Subsection
(1)
.
(3)
No person, corporation, or entity may be held civilly liable for having provided data to
the department in accordance with this part.
(4)
Except as specifically provided in this part, this part does not abrogate a person's claim
to recover damage from another person for civilly liable conduct.
Section 5. Section
26B-8-508
is amended to read:
26B-8-508
Effective
05/06/26
Repealed
07/01/26
. Exceptions to prohibition on
disclosure of identifiable health data.
(1)
The department may not disclose any identifiable health data unless:
(a)
the individual
whose data is being disclosed
has authorized the disclosure;
(b)
the disclosure is
to the department or a public health authority
made
in accordance
with Subsection
(2)
;
or
(c)
the disclosure complies with the provisions of
:
(i)

Subsection
(3)
;
(ii)
(d)
the disclosure is:
(i)
related to
insurance enrollment and coordination of benefits
under
; and
(ii)
made in accordance with
Subsection
26B-8-504(1)(d)
; or
(iii)
(e)
the disclosure is:
(i)
related to
risk adjusting
under
; and
(ii)
made in accordance with
Subsection
26B-8-504(1)(b)
.
(2)
The department may disclose identifiable health data to the department or a public
health authority under Subsection (1)(b) if:
(a)
the department or the public health authority has clear statutory authority to possess
the identifiable health data; and
(a)
The department may disclose identifiable health data if the disclosure is solely for
use:
(i)
in the Utah Statewide Immunization Information System operated by the
department;
(ii)
in the Utah Cancer Registry operated by the University of Utah, in collaboration
with the department; or
(iii)
by the medical examiner, as defined in Section
26B-8-201
, or the medical
examiner's designee.
(b)
the disclosure is solely for use:
(i)
in the Utah Statewide Immunization Information System operated by the
department;
(ii)
in the Utah Cancer Registry operated by the University of Utah, in collaboration
with the department; or
(iii)
by the medical examiner, as defined in Section
26B-8-201
, or the medical
examiner's designee.
(b)
For a purpose not described in Subsection
(2)(a)
, the department may disclose
identifiable health data within the department or to a local health department, a local
mental health authority, or a local substance abuse authority if the disclosure does not
contain direct identifiers.
(c)
A person that obtains data under this Subsection
(2)
and is informed by the
department that an individual has opted to suppress or restrict the individual's
identifiable health data under Subsection
26B-8-501.1(8)
shall delete data about the
individual provided by the department that is in the possession of the person.
(3)
The department shall consider the following when responding to a request for disclosure
of information that may include identifiable health data:
(a)
whether the request comes from a person after that person has received approval to
do the specific research or statistical work from an institutional review board; and
(b)
whether the requesting entity complies with the provisions of Subsection
(4)
.
(4)
(a)
A request for disclosure of information that may include identifiable health data
shall:
(a)
(i)
be for a specified period; or
(b)
(ii)
be solely for bona fide research or statistical purposes
.
(b)
as determined in accordance with administrative rules adopted by the department
in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act ,
which shall require
A requesting entity shall
:
(i)
the requesting entity to
demonstrate to the department that the data is required
for the research or statistical purposes proposed by the requesting entity; and
(ii)
the requesting entity to
enter into a written agreement satisfactory to the
department to protect the data in accordance with this part or other applicable law.
(c)
The department shall make rules in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah
Administrative Rulemaking Act, to implement this Subsection
(4)
.
(5)
A person accessing identifiable health data
pursuant to
in accordance with
Subsection
(4)
:

(a)
may not further disclose the identifiable health data:
(a)
(i)
without prior approval of the department; and
(b)
(ii)
unless the identifiable health data is disclosed or identified by control
number only
.
; and
(b)
shall delete any identifiable health data at the earlier of the following:
(i)
the day the specified period described in Subsection
(4)(a)(i)
ends; or
(ii)
the day when the person's need for the identifiable health data ceases.
(6)
Identifiable health data that has been designated by a data supplier as being subject to
regulation under 42 C.F.R. Part 2, Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Patient
Records, may only be used or disclosed in accordance with applicable federal
regulations.
(7)
Any person that obtains identifiable health data under this section shall:
(a)
adopt
safeguards found in 45 C.F.R. Sec. 164.312 and any relevant definitions in 45
C.F.R. Part 160 and 45 C.F.R. Part 164 Subparts A and C; and
(b)
encrypt identifiable health data when stored and when transmitted.
Section 6. Section
63I-1-226
is amended to read:
63I-1-226
Effective
05/06/26
. Repeal dates: Titles 26 through 26B.
(1)
Subsection
26B-1-204(2)(g)
, regarding the Youth Electronic Cigarette, Marijuana, and
Other Drug Prevention Committee, is repealed July 1, 2030.
(2)
Subsection
26B-1-204(2)(h)
, regarding the Primary Care Grant Committee, is repealed
July 1, 2035.
(3)
Section
26B-1-315
, Medicaid ACA Fund, is repealed July 1, 2034.
(4)
Section
26B-1-318
, Brain and Spinal Cord Injury Fund, is repealed July 1, 2029.
(5)
Section
26B-1-402
, Rare Disease Advisory Council Grant Program -- Creation --
Reporting, is repealed July 1, 2026.
(6)
Section
26B-1-409
, Utah Digital Health Service Commission -- Creation -- Membership
-- Duties, is repealed July 1, 2025.
(7)
Section
26B-1-410
, Primary Care Grant Committee, is repealed July 1, 2035.
(8)
Section
26B-1-413
, Health Data Committee, is repealed July 1, 2036.
(8)
(9)
Section
26B-1-417
, Brain and Spinal Cord Injury Advisory Committee --
Membership -- Duties, is repealed July 1, 2029.
(9)
(10)
Section
26B-1-422
, Early Childhood Utah Advisory Council -- Creation --
Compensation -- Duties, is repealed July 1, 2029.
(10)
(11)
Section
26B-1-425
, Utah Health Workforce Advisory Council -- Creation and
membership, is repealed July 1, 2027.
(11)
(12)
Section
26B-1-428
, Youth Electronic Cigarette, Marijuana, and Other Drug
Prevention Committee and Program -- Creation -- Membership -- Duties, is repealed
July 1, 2030.
(12)
(13)
Section
26B-1-430
, Coordinating Council for Persons with Disabilities -- Policy
regarding services to individuals with disabilities -- Creation -- Membership --
Expenses, is repealed July 1, 2027.
(13)
(14)
Section
26B-1-432
, Newborn Hearing Screening Committee, is repealed July 1,
2026.
(14)
(15)
Section
26B-2-407
, Drinking water quality in child care centers, is repealed July
1, 2027.
(15)
(16)
Subsection
26B-3-107(9)
, regarding reimbursement for dental hygienists, is
repealed July 1, 2028.
(16)
(17)
Section
26B-3-136
, Children's Health Care Coverage Program, is repealed July
1, 2025.
(17)
(18)
Section
26B-3-137
, Reimbursement for diabetes prevention program, is repealed
June 30, 2027.
(18)
(19)
Subsection
26B-3-213(2)(b)
, regarding consultation with the Behavioral Health
Crisis Response Committee, is repealed December 31, 2026.
(19)
(20)
Section
26B-3-302
, DUR Board -- Creation and membership -- Expenses, is
repealed July 1, 2027.
(20)
(21)
Section
26B-3-303
, DUR Board -- Responsibilities, is repealed July 1, 2027.
(21)
(22)
Section
26B-3-304
, Confidentiality of records, is repealed July 1, 2027.
(22)
(23)
Section
26B-3-305
, Drug prior approval program, is repealed July 1, 2027.
(23)
(24)
Section
26B-3-306
, Advisory committees, is repealed July 1, 2027.
(24)
(25)
Section
26B-3-307
, Retrospective and prospective DUR, is repealed July 1, 2027.
(25)
(26)
Section
26B-3-308
, Penalties, is repealed July 1, 2027.
(26)
(27)
Section
26B-3-309
, Immunity, is repealed July 1, 2027.
(27)
(28)
Title 26B, Chapter 3, Part 5, Inpatient Hospital Assessment, is repealed July 1,
2034.
(28)
(29)
Title 26B, Chapter 3, Part 6, Medicaid Expansion Hospital Assessment, is
repealed July 1, 2034.
(29)
(30)
Title 26B, Chapter 3, Part 7, Hospital Provider Assessment, is repealed July 1,
2028.
(30)
(31)
Section
26B-3-910
, Alternative eligibility -- Report -- Alternative Eligibility
Expendable Revenue Fund, is repealed July 1, 2028.
(31)
(32)
Section
26B-4-710
, Rural residency training program, is repealed July 1, 2025.
(32)
(33)
Subsection
26B-5-112(1)(b)
, regarding consultation with the Behavioral Health
Crisis Response Committee, is repealed December 31, 2026.
(33)
(34)
Subsection
26B-5-112(5)(b)
, regarding consultation with the Behavioral Health
Crisis Response Committee, is repealed December 31, 2026.
(34)
(35)
Section
26B-5-112.5
, Mobile Crisis Outreach Team Grant Program, is repealed
December 31, 2026.
(35)
(36)
Section
26B-5-114
, Behavioral Health Receiving Center Grant Program, is
repealed December 31, 2026.
(36)
(37)
Section
26B-5-118
, Collaborative care grant program, is repealed December 31,
2024.
(37)
(38)
Section
26B-5-120
, Virtual crisis outreach team grant program, is repealed
December 31, 2026.
(38)
(39)
Subsection
26B-5-609(1)(a)
, regarding the Behavioral Health Crisis Response
Committee, is repealed December 31, 2026.
(39)
(40)
Subsection
26B-5-609(3)(b)
, regarding the Behavioral Health Crisis Response
Committee, is repealed December 31, 2026.
(40)
(41)
Subsection
26B-5-610(1)(b)
, regarding the Behavioral Health Crisis Response
Committee, is repealed December 31, 2026.
(41)
(42)
Subsection
26B-5-610(2)(b)(ii)
, regarding the Behavioral Health Crisis Response
Committee, is repealed December 31, 2026.
(42)
(43)
Section
26B-5-612
, Integrated behavioral health care grant programs, is repealed
December 31, 2025.
(43)
(44)
Title 26B, Chapter 5, Part 7, Utah Behavioral Health Commission, is repealed
July 1, 2029.
(44)
(45)
Subsection
26B-5-704(2)(a)
, regarding the Behavioral Health Crisis Response
Committee, is repealed December 31, 2026.
(45)
(46)
Title 26B, Chapter 5, Part 8,
Utah Substance Use and Mental Health Advisory
Committee, is repealed January 1, 2033.
(46)
(47)
Section
26B-7-119
, Hepatitis C Outreach Pilot Program, is repealed July 1, 2028.
(47)
(48)
Section
26B-7-122
, Communication Habits to reduce Adolescent Threats Pilot
Program, is repealed July 1, 2029.
(48)
(49)
Section
26B-7-123
, Report on CHAT campaign, is repealed July 1, 2029.
(49)
(50)
Title 26B, Chapter 8, Part 5, Utah Health Data Authority, is repealed July 1,
2026
2036
.
Section 7.
Effective Date.
This bill takes effect on
May 6, 2026
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