Health Care Services Platforms

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58-90-101
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Health Care Services Platforms
2026 GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Chief Sponsor: Lincoln Fillmore
House Sponsor: Doug Owens
LONG TITLE
General Description:
This bill amends provisions related to health care services platforms.
Highlighted Provisions:
This bill:
excludes physicians, advanced practice registered nurses, certified nurse midwives, and
physician assistants from provisions related to health care services platforms; and
defines terms.
Money Appropriated in this Bill:
None
Other Special Clauses:
None
Utah Code Sections Affected:
AMENDS:
58-90-101
, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2025, Chapter 457
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1. Section
58-90-101
is amended to read:
58-90-101
. Health care services platforms -- Registration.
(1)
As used in this section:
(a)
"Advanced practice provider" means an individual licensed to practice as:
(i)
an advanced practice registered nurse under Chapter 31b, Nurse Practice Act;
(ii)
a certified nurse midwife under Chapter 44a, Nurse Midwife Practice Act; or
(iii)
a physician assistant under Chapter 70a, Utah Physician Assistant Act.
(b)
"Health care facility" means the same as that term is defined in Section
26B-4-501
.
(b)
(c)
"Health care services platform" means a person that operates or offers for use a
platform.
(c)
(d)
(i)
"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.
(ii)
"Health care worker" does not include:
(A)
a physician; or
(B)
an advanced practice provider.
(e)
"Physician" means an individual licensed to practice as a physician or osteopath
under Chapter 67, Utah Medical Practice Act, or Chapter 68, Utah Osteopathic
Medical Practice Act.
(d)
(f)
"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 6, 2026
.
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