Utah legislation · 2025 General Session
Utah HB365: Mental Health Care Study Amendments
Status: Signed into law, March 26, 2025
This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to issue a request for proposals to conduct a study.
What the bill says
From the amended text:
Mental Health Care Study Amendments 2025 GENERAL SESSION STATE OF UTAH Chief Sponsor: Stewart E. Barlow Senate Sponsor: Jen Plumb LONG TITLE General Description: This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to issue a request for proposals to conduct a study. Highlighted Provisions: This bill: - requires the Department of Health and Human Services to issue a request for proposals to conduct a study on wait times and barriers for a child to see a therapist. Money Appropriated in this Bill: None Other Special Clauses: None Utah Code Sections Affected: ENACTS: 26B-5-613 , Utah Code Annotated 1953 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah: Section 1, Section 26B-5-613 is enacted to read: 26B-5-613. Mental health access study. (1) The department shall issue a request for proposals for a person to conduct a comprehensive study of wait times and barriers to accessing pediatric mental health care in Utah, which shall: (a) measure and analyze the average time between a child's initial referral to a mental health appointment and the date of the first available appointment; (b) identify factors affecting wait times, including: (i) geographic location; (ii) insurance type; (iii) provider availability; (iv) specialty care needs; and (v) other relevant barriers to access; (c) compare wait times across different: (i) geographic regions of the state; …
Sponsors
- Barlow, Stewart E. (R, 17) · primary sponsor
- Plumb, Jen (D, 9)
Latest actions
- : Governor Signed
- : House/ to Governor
- : House/ received enrolled bill from Printing
- : House/ enrolled bill to Printing
- : Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate
- : Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared
- : Bill Received from House for Enrolling
- : House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling
- : House/ received from Senate
- : Senate/ to House
Votes
- Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension (March 5, 2025): 26 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation (March 3, 2025): 4 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House/ passed 3rd reading (February 25, 2025): 53 yea, 11 nay, passed
- House Comm - Favorable Recommendation (February 18, 2025): 10 yea, 2 nay, passed
Subjects: Health Care, Health and Human Services, Mental Health Professionals, Mental Health Facilities, Mental Health
Common questions
- What is HB365?
- HB365 is a bill in the Utah Legislature (2025 General Session): Mental Health Care Study Amendments.
- What does HB365 do?
- This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to issue a request for proposals to conduct a study.
- What is the status of HB365?
- Signed into law as of March 26, 2025. Latest action: Governor Signed (March 26, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB365?
- Barlow, Stewart E. (R, 17), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB365?
- On the Utah Legislature website: https://le.utah.gov/~2025/bills/static/HB0365.html
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