Utah legislation · 2026 General Session
Utah HB417: Patient Interfacility Transportation Requirements
Status: Signed into law, March 18, 2026
This bill enacts provisions related to patient interfacility transportation.
What the bill says
From the enrolled text, March 3, 2026:
20 Patient Interfacility Transportation Requirements 2026 GENERAL SESSION STATE OF UTAH Chief Sponsor: Sahara Hayes Senate Sponsor: Keith Grover LONG TITLE General Description: This bill enacts provisions related to patient interfacility transportation. Highlighted Provisions: This bill: - defines terms; - requires a health care facility to allow a patient to use non-medical transportation to another health care facility under certain circumstances; - requires a health care facility to provide a notice; - enacts provisions for admissions and billing for a receiving health care facility; and - enacts liability protections for originating health care facilities and health care providers under certain circumstances. Money Appropriated in this Bill: None Other Special Clauses: None Utah Code Sections Affected: ENACTS: 26B-2-244 , Utah Code Annotated 1953 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah: Section 1. Section 26B-2-244 is enacted to read: 26B-2-244 . Non-medical transport -- Receiving health care facility requirements. (1) As used in this section: (a) "Adequate time" means: (i) for an originating facility located in a county of the fourth, fifth, or sixth class as classified under Section 17-60-104 , four hours of being discharged by the originating facility; or (ii) for an originating facility not described in Subsection (1)(a)(i) , two hours of being discharged by the originating facility. (b) "Ambulance transportation" means transportation provided by …
Sponsors
- Hayes, Sahara (D, 32) · primary sponsor
- Keith Grover (R, 23)
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 27, 2026): 25 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate/ passed 2nd reading (February 26, 2026): 23 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation (February 24, 2026): 5 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House/ passed 3rd reading (February 17, 2026): 71 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House Comm - Favorable Recommendation (February 4, 2026): 12 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House Comm - Amendment Recommendation (February 4, 2026): 11 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Health Care Facilities, Health Care, Health Insurance, Health and Human Services, Health Care Professionals, Department of Public Safety, Emergency Medical Services
Common questions
- What is HB417?
- HB417 is a bill in the Utah Legislature (2026 General Session): Patient Interfacility Transportation Requirements.
- What does HB417 do?
- This bill enacts provisions related to patient interfacility transportation.
- What is the status of HB417?
- Signed into law as of March 18, 2026. Latest action: Governor Signed (March 18, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB417?
- Hayes, Sahara (D, 32), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB417?
- On the Utah Legislature website: https://le.utah.gov/~2026/bills/static/HB0417.html
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