House of Representatives State of Utah


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         P.O. BOX 145030 . SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH 84114-5030 . (801) 538-1029         February 18, 2008

Mr. Speaker:

    The Health and Human Services Committee reports a favorable recommendation on H.B. 494, AMENDMENTS TO THE UTAH MEDICAL SERVICE SYSTEM ACT, by Representative J. Dougall, with the following amendments:

1.    Page 4, Lines 95 through 96 :    

             95          (11) "Inter-facility transport"

  and "non-911"       means the transport of a patient from one facility to

             96      another facility:

2.    Page 4, Line 103 :    

             103          (c) if the
{   requesting   }        sending       facility or the receiving facility is:


3.    Page 10, Lines 277 through 287 :    

             277          (a) "911 ambulance or paramedic services" means either 911 ambulance service, or 911
             278      paramedic service, or both and:
             279          (i) means
{   :

             280          (A)   } a response to a 911 call received by a designated dispatch center that receives 911
             281      or E911 calls;
{   [   } and      {   ]   }      {   or

             282          (B) a response to a seven digit telephone call received directly by an ambulance
             283      provider licensed under this chapter if the person   } is in an emergency medical condition as
             284      defined in Subsection 26-8a-102 (5)(a); and
             285          (ii) does not mean a seven digit telephone call received directly by an ambulance
             286      provider licensed under this chapter
{   if the person's medical condition is as defined in

             287      Subsection 26-8a-102 (5)(b)   } .


4.    Page 13, Lines 384 through 387 :    

             384      must demonstrate that non-911 ambulance or paramedic service] The political subdivision
             385      must demonstrate to the department that inter-facility
{   ambulance or inter-facility paramedic   }        transport services and 911 ambulance or paramedic      

             386      services will be provided in the geographic service area, either by the current provider, the
             387      applicant, or some other method acceptable to the department.

5.    Page 13, Lines 396 through 397 :    

             396          (1) This section
  :

        (a)  
does not apply to a political subdivision that is the exclusive licensed

             397      provider for inter-facility transport services
  ; and

        (b)    only applies to a county of the first class  
.


    Respectfully,

    Paul Ray
    Committee Chair

Voting: 6-0-2
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