Health Care Reform Amendments

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Health Care Reform Amendments
2026 GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Chief Sponsor: Jason E. Thompson
Senate Sponsor:
LONG TITLE
General Description:
This bill establishes the Health Care Reform Task Force.
Highlighted Provisions:
This bill:
creates the Health Care Reform Task Force; and
establishes membership and duties of the task force.
Money Appropriated in this Bill:
None
Other Special Clauses:
None
Utah Code Sections Affected:
ENACTS:
36-29-113
, Utah Code Annotated 1953
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1. Section
36-29-113
is enacted to read:
36-29-113
. Health Care Reform Task Force.
(1)
There is created the Health Care Reform Task Force, consisting of the following
members:
(a)
three members of the Senate, appointed by the president of the Senate, no more than
two of whom are from the same political party;
(b)
five members of the House of Representatives, appointed by the speaker of the
House of Representatives, no more than three of whom are from the same political
party;
(c)
the commissioner of the Insurance Department, or the commissioner's designee;
(d)
the state Medicaid director, or the director's designee; and
(e)
two members appointed by the governor.
(2)
A member of the Senate, designated by the president of the Senate, and a member of the
House of Representatives, designated by the speaker of the House of Representatives,
shall co-chair the committee.
(3)
The task force shall study the creation of one or more multistate coalitions to develop
joint strategies and uniform compacts to address the health care systems including:
(a)
pharmacy benefit manager regulations;
(b)
drug purchasing;
(c)
health care costs reporting and transparency;
(d)
Medicaid; and
(e)
the health care work force.
(4)
The Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel shall provide staff support to
the task force.
(5)
A majority of members of the task force constitutes a quorum.
(6)
A member may not receive compensation or benefits for the member's service, but may
receive per diem and travel expenses as allowed in:
(a)
Section
63A-3-106
;
(b)
Section
63A-3-107
; and
(c)
rules made by the Division of Finance in accordance with Sections
63A-3-106
and
63A-3-107
.
(7)
On or before September 1, 2027, the task force shall report the task force's progress and
any recommendations to the Health and Human Services Interim Committee.
Section 2.
Effective Date.
This bill takes effect on
May 6, 2026
.
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