Utah legislation · 2026 General Session
Utah HB343: Nursing Care Facility Program Amendments
Status: Signed into law, March 18, 2026
This bill amends requirements related to nursing care facility program Medicaid certification.
What the bill says
From the enrolled text, March 3, 2026:
0 Nursing Care Facility Program Amendments 2026 GENERAL SESSION STATE OF UTAH Chief Sponsor: Bridger Bolinder Senate Sponsor: Evan J. Vickers LONG TITLE General Description: This bill amends requirements related to nursing care facility program Medicaid certification. Highlighted Provisions: This bill: - amends a permitted extension of the time period for certifying a nursing care facility program that was previously Medicaid certified under certain circumstances; - provides that a previously-approved two-year extension may be extended to four years under certain circumstances; and - makes technical and conforming changes. Money Appropriated in this Bill: None Other Special Clauses: None Utah Code Sections Affected: AMENDS: 26B-3-311 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2024, Chapter 312 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah: Section 1. Section 26B-3-311 is amended to read: 26B-3-311 . Authorization to renew, transfer, or increase Medicaid certified programs -- Reimbursement methodology. (1) (a) The division may renew Medicaid certification of a certified program if the program, without lapse in service to Medicaid recipients, has its nursing care facility program certified by the division at the same physical facility as long as the licensed and certified bed capacity at the facility has not been expanded, unless the director has approved additional beds in accordance with Subsection (5) . (b) The division may renew Medicaid …
Sponsors
- Bolinder, Bridger (R, 29) · primary sponsor
- Evan Vickers (R, 28)
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 3rd reading (February 26, 2026): 22 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate/ passed 2nd reading (February 25, 2026): 24 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation (February 19, 2026): 3 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House/ passed 3rd reading (February 13, 2026): 68 yea, 1 nay, passed
- House Comm - Favorable Recommendation (February 4, 2026): 10 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Medicaid, Health Insurance, Health and Human Services, Nursing Homes
Common questions
- What is HB343?
- HB343 is a bill in the Utah Legislature (2026 General Session): Nursing Care Facility Program Amendments.
- What does HB343 do?
- This bill amends requirements related to nursing care facility program Medicaid certification.
- What is the status of HB343?
- Signed into law as of March 18, 2026. Latest action: Governor Signed (March 18, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB343?
- Bolinder, Bridger (R, 29), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB343?
- On the Utah Legislature website: https://le.utah.gov/~2026/bills/static/HB0343.html
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