Health Care Preceptor Amendments

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26B-1-337
58-1-313
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Health Care Preceptor Amendments
2026 GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Chief Sponsor: Logan J. Monson
Senate Sponsor:
LONG TITLE
General Description:
This bill enacts provisions related to health care preceptorships.
Highlighted Provisions:
This bill:
defines terms;
creates the Preceptor Fund as an expendable revenue account;
authorizes the Department of Health and Human Services to make payments from the
account to health care providers;
authorizes rulemaking; and
requires the Division of Professional Licensing to accept donations as part of the health
care provider licensing process.
Money Appropriated in this Bill:
None
Other Special Clauses:
None
Utah Code Sections Affected:
ENACTS:
26B-1-337
, Utah Code Annotated 1953
58-1-313
, Utah Code Annotated 1953
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1. Section
26B-1-337
is enacted to read:
26B-1-337
. Preceptor Fund.
(1)
As used in this section:
(a)
"Health care provider" means:
(i)
a physician licensed under Title 58, Chapter 67, Utah Medical Practice Act, or
Title 58, Chapter 68, Utah Osteopathic Medical Practice Act;
(ii)
a physician assistant licensed under Title 58, Chapter 70a, Utah Physician
Assistant Act; or
(iii)
an advanced practice registered nurse licensed under Subsection
58-31b-301(2)(e)
.
(b)
"Preceptorship" means clinical education where a health care provider provides
direct supervision, instruction, and evaluation to a student.
(2)
There is created an expendable special revenue fund known as the "Preceptor Fund."
(3)
The fund shall consist of:
(a)
gifts, grants, donations, or any other conveyance of money that may be made to the
fund from private sources; and
(b)
additional amounts as appropriated by the Legislature.
(4)
The department shall use money in the fund to pay a health care provider that is
providing a preceptorship:
(a)
to a student enrolled in a Utah-based medical school, advance practice registered
nurse program, or physician assistant program; and
(b)
that is a minimum of 160 hours in duration, including direct instruction, training, and
supervision.
(5)
A health care provider may combine hours across multiple students to meet the
160-hour minimum described in Subsection
(4)(b)
.
(6)
In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the
department shall make rules regarding:
(a)
the application process for receiving funds;
(b)
how the department will prioritize disbursing funds;
(c)
criteria a health care provider must meet to receive funds;
(d)
the manner and intervals payments will be made; and
(e)
any other issue necessary for the department to efficiently and effectively facilitate
preceptorships for students in the state.
Section 2. Section
58-1-313
is enacted to read:
58-1-313
. Health care provider donation to Preceptor Fund.
(1)
As used in this section:
(a)
"Fund" means the Preceptor Fund created in Section
26B-1-337
.
(b)
"Health care provider" means the same as that term is defined in Section
26B-1-337
.
(2)
As part of the license application or application renewal process for a health care
provider, the division shall allow an applicant to donate money to the fund.
(3)
The division shall transfer the amount donated under Subsection
(2)
to the fund.
Section 3.
Effective Date.
This bill takes effect on
May 6, 2026
.
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