Bills / H.B. 383
H.B. 383 Department of Health and Human Services Amendments
- Introduced
- House committee
- House vote
- Senate committee
- Senate vote
- Signed into law
What this bill does
This bill makes technical cleanup changes to Utah's health and human services code after the merger of two state agencies. It fixes outdated names and drafting errors, moves some rulemaking power from a committee to the department, changes Compassionate Use Board terms, and requires Rural Physician Loan Repayment participants to have a contract with their hospital.
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Official description
- removes rulemaking authority from the Primary Care Grant Committee
- clarifies the membership of the Compassionate Use Board
- provides for the designation of a vice chair of the Utah Health Workforce Advisory Council
- clarifies that the recommendations of the Utah Health Workforce Advisory Council are independent of the governor and the Department of Health and Human Services (department)
- amends provisions related to a qualified individual for purposes of the department's fatality review
- authorizes the department to make rules related to the congregate care ombudsman
- amends provisions related to Medicaid dental benefits and instructs the department to apply for waivers to provide dental services
- provides that a rural hospital's contracted hiring group may provide education loan repayment assistance to a physician to qualify for a education loan repayment assistance contract with the department
- clarifies provisions related to the transfer of an individual in the custody of the Department of Corrections to the state hospital
- clarifies that the Division of Services for People with Disabilities (division) may use certain funds for individuals transitioning to home- and community-based services, rather than division services
- amends provisions related to the child protection ombudsman
- updates the name of the Department of Health and Human Services in certain provisions
- corrects code references
- makes technical and conforming changes
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Every vote
- 10 yes, 0 no, 4 absentHouse Health and Human Services Committee: vote to change the bill · Feb 12, 2026Who voted how
- 10 yes, 0 no, 4 absentHouse Health and Human Services Committee: vote to approve it · Feb 12, 2026Who voted how
- 10 yes, 0 no, 4 absentHouse Health and Human Services Committee: Consent Calendar Recommendation · Feb 12, 2026Who voted how
- 69 yes, 0 no, 6 absentFinal House vote · Feb 17, 2026Who voted how
- 5 yes, 0 no, 2 absentSenate Health and Human Services Committee: vote to approve it · Feb 24, 2026Who voted how
- 24 yes, 0 no, 5 absentFirst of two Senate votes · Feb 26, 2026Who voted how
- 25 yes, 0 no, 4 absentFinal Senate vote · Feb 27, 2026Who voted how
Hearings and debates
- Feb 12, 2026 House Health and Human Services Committee▶ WatchRead the transcript (29 turns) →
- Feb 17, 2026 House floor debate▶ WatchRead the transcript (4 turns) →
- Feb 24, 2026 Senate Health and Human Services Committee▶ WatchRead the transcript (9 turns) →
- Feb 26, 2026 Senate floor debate▶ WatchRead the transcript (9 turns) →
- Feb 27, 2026 Senate floor debate▶ WatchRead the transcript (5 turns) →