Utah legislation · 2026 General Session
Utah HB359: Health Care Preceptor Amendments
Status: Failed, March 6, 2026
This bill enacts provisions related to health care preceptorships.
What the bill says
From the introduced text, January 23, 2026:
0 Health Care Preceptor Amendments 2026 GENERAL SESSION STATE OF UTAH Chief Sponsor: Logan J. Monson Senate Sponsor: LONG TITLE General Description: This bill enacts provisions related to health care preceptorships. Highlighted Provisions: This bill: - defines terms; - creates the Preceptor Fund as an expendable revenue account; - authorizes the Department of Health and Human Services to make payments from the account to health care providers; - authorizes rulemaking; and - requires the Division of Professional Licensing to accept donations as part of the health care provider licensing process. Money Appropriated in this Bill: None Other Special Clauses: None Utah Code Sections Affected: ENACTS: 26B-1-337 , Utah Code Annotated 1953 58-1-313 , Utah Code Annotated 1953 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah: Section 1. Section 26B-1-337 is enacted to read: 26B-1-337 . Preceptor Fund. (1) As used in this section: (a) "Health care provider" means: (i) a physician licensed under Title 58, Chapter 67, Utah Medical Practice Act, or Title 58, Chapter 68, Utah Osteopathic Medical Practice Act; (ii) a physician assistant licensed under Title 58, Chapter 70a, Utah Physician Assistant Act; or (iii) an advanced practice registered nurse licensed under Subsection 58-31b-301(2)(e) . (b) "Preceptorship" means clinical education where a health care provider provides direct supervision, instruction, and evaluation to a student. (2) …
Sponsors
- Monson, Logan (R, 69) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : House/ filed
- : House/ strike enacting clause
- : House/ comm rpt/ sent to Rules
- : House Comm - Recommends Returned to Rules
- : House Comm - Held
- : House/ to standing committee
- : House/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst
- : LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0359
- : LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0359
- : House/ 1st reading (Introduced)
Votes
- House Comm - Held (February 20, 2026): 11 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Business, Health and Human Services, Occupational and Professional Licensing, Health Care Professionals, Education, Higher Education, Department of Health and Human Services
Common questions
- What is HB359?
- HB359 is a bill in the Utah Legislature (2026 General Session): Health Care Preceptor Amendments.
- What does HB359 do?
- This bill enacts provisions related to health care preceptorships.
- What is the status of HB359?
- Failed as of March 6, 2026. Latest action: House/ filed (March 6, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB359?
- Monson, Logan (R, 69).
- Where is the official record for HB359?
- On the Utah Legislature website: https://le.utah.gov/~2026/bills/static/HB0359.html
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