Utah legislation · 2025 General Session
Utah HB555: Medical Waste Amendments
Status: Chaptered, March 23, 2026
This bill addresses the distribution of facility-provided medication to patients under certain circumstances.
What the bill says
From the introduced text:
0 Medical Waste Amendments 2025 GENERAL SESSION STATE OF UTAH Chief Sponsor: Bridger Bolinder Senate Sponsor: LONG TITLE General Description: This bill addresses the distribution of facility-provided medication to patients under certain circumstances. Highlighted Provisions: This bill: - defines terms; - requires certain health facilities to offer the unused portion of a facility-provided medication to the patient under certain circumstances; - requires that a facility-provided medication be labeled in accordance with the Pharmacy Practice Act; - addresses counseling to patients regarding facility-provided medication; and - makes technical and conforming changes. Money Appropriated in this Bill: None Other Special Clauses: None Utah Code Sections Affected: AMENDS: 26B-4-501 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2024, Chapter 257 ENACTS: 26B-4-516 , Utah Code Annotated 1953 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah: Section 1, Section 26B-4-501 is amended to read: 26B-4-501. Definitions. As used in this part: (1) "Ambulatory surgical facility" means the same as that term is defined in Section 26B-2-201 . (2) "Controlled substance" means the same as that term is defined in Title 58, Chapter 37, Utah Controlled Substances Act. (2) (3) "Critical access hospital" means a critical access hospital that meets the criteria of 42 U.S.C. Sec. 1395i-4(c)(2) (1998). (3) (4) "Designated facility" means: (a) a freestanding urgent care center; (b) a general …
Sponsors
- Bolinder, Bridger (R, 29) · primary sponsor
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
Subjects: Health Care Facilities, Health Care, Health and Human Services, Pharmaceuticals
Common questions
- What is HB555?
- HB555 is a bill in the Utah Legislature (2025 General Session): Medical Waste Amendments.
- What does HB555 do?
- This bill addresses the distribution of facility-provided medication to patients under certain circumstances.
- What is the status of HB555?
- Chaptered as of March 23, 2026. Latest action: Governor Signed (March 23, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB555?
- Bolinder, Bridger (R, 29).
- Where is the official record for HB555?
- On the Utah Legislature website: https://le.utah.gov/~2025/bills/static/HB0555.html
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