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<leg xml:space="preserve" billnum="HB0480" sponsor="Karianne Lisonbee" designation="HB" otherSponsor="Brady Brammer" otherHouse="Senate" subNumber="02" subSponsor="Karianne Lisonbee" sess="2026GS" fileno="2026FL1123" date="2/20/2026 12:02:97" printDate="02-23 16:25" subVer="2" minVer="0" office="LEGISLATIVE GENERAL COUNSEL" actionDate="" impact="code"><info><nextbuid>9</nextbuid><aminfo anum="0" effdate="05/06/2026"><seclist><sect action="A" src="code" buid="3" uid="C26B-2-S201_2026050620260506" fromuid="C26B-2-S201_2024050120240501" sort="26B02 02010020260506" mtype="section" effdate="05/06/2026">26B-2-201</sect><sect action="E" src="code" buid="1" uid="C26B-2-S244_2026050620260506" sort="26B02 02440020260506" mtype="section" effdate="05/06/2026">26B-2-244</sect><sect action="A" src="code" buid="6" uid="C58-13-S2.6_2026050620260506" fromuid="C58-13-S2.6_2023050320230503" sort="58 13 00020620260506" mtype="section" effdate="05/06/2026" libenddate="07/01/2026" endtype="SN">58-13-2.6</sect><sect src="uncod" untype="effdate" buid="8" uid="EF0000" sort="UZEFF" mtype="uncod" effdate="05/06/2026"/></seclist></aminfo></info><tbox><sinfo><nextpairid>0</nextpairid></sinfo><st numlevel="1" lineno="1" slineno="0-1">Medical Record Amendments</st><sessionhead>2026 GENERAL SESSION</sessionhead><statehead>STATE OF UTAH</statehead><sponsorhead>Chief Sponsor: Karianne Lisonbee</sponsorhead><otherSponsorhead>Senate Sponsor: Brady Brammer</otherSponsorhead></tbox><lt numlevel="1" lineno="2" slineno="0-2"><lthead lineno="3">LONG TITLE</lthead><gdhead lineno="4">General Description:</gdhead><gd numlevel="1" lineno="5" slineno="0-5">This bill addresses medical records.</gd><hphead lineno="6">Highlighted Provisions:</hphead><hp numlevel="1" lineno="7" slineno="0-7">This bill:<hl numlevel="1" lineno="8" slineno="0-8" level="1">distinguishes between an elective abortion and a medically indicated abortion;</hl><hl numlevel="1" lineno="9" slineno="0-9" level="1">allows a patient to request that the patient's medical record reflect that a prior abortion <ln numlevel="1" lineno="10" slineno="0-10"/>was not an elective abortion;</hl><hl numlevel="1" lineno="11" slineno="0-11" level="1">requires a health care provider to update a patient's medical record if requested; and</hl><hl numlevel="1" lineno="12" slineno="0-12" level="1">makes technical and conforming changes.</hl></hp><moni numlevel="1" lineno="13" slineno="0-13" display="none">Money Appropriated in this Bill:</moni><moniNone lineno="14">None</moniNone><oc numlevel="1" lineno="15" slineno="0-15">Other Special Clauses:</oc><ocNone lineno="16">None</ocNone><sa numlevel="1" lineno="17" slineno="0-17">Utah Code Sections Affected:<saamd numlevel="1" lineno="18" slineno="0-18"><snhead>AMENDS:</snhead><sn num="26B-2-201" src="code" uid="C26B-2-S201_2026050620260506" buid="3" sort="26B02 02010020260506" numlevel="1" lineno="19" slineno="0-19"><bold>26B-2-201</bold><parens><paren sort="00" type="original" show="true"><effect>Effective </effect><date>05/06/26</date></paren></parens> , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2024, Chapters 113, <ln numlevel="1" lineno="20" slineno="0-20"/>240</sn><sn num="58-13-2.6" src="code" uid="C58-13-S2.6_2026050620260506" buid="6" sort="58 13 00020620260506" numlevel="1" lineno="21" slineno="0-21"><bold>58-13-2.6</bold><parens><paren sort="00" type="original" show="true" display="space"><effect>Effective </effect><date>05/06/26</date></paren><paren sort="00" type="original" show="true"><effect>Repealed </effect><date>07/01/26</date></paren></parens> , as last amended by Laws of Utah <ln numlevel="1" lineno="22" slineno="0-22"/>2023, Chapter 328</sn></saamd><saent numlevel="1" lineno="23" slineno="0-23"><snhead>ENACTS:</snhead><sn num="26B-2-244" src="code" uid="C26B-2-S244_2026050620260506" buid="1" sort="26B02 02440020260506" numlevel="1" lineno="24" slineno="0-24"><bold>26B-2-244</bold><parens><paren sort="00" type="original" show="true"><effect>Effective </effect><date>05/06/26</date></paren></parens> , Utah Code Annotated 1953</sn></saent></sa></lt><enacthead lineno="25"/><enact numlevel="1" lineno="26" slineno="0-26">Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:</enact><bdy><bsec buid="3" num="26B-2-201" type="amend" src="code" uid="C26B-2-S201_2026050620260506" sort="26B02 02010020260506" numlevel="1" lineno="27" slineno="1-1" sn="1"><section number="26B-2-201" numlevel="1" lineno="28" slineno="1-2" type="amend"><secline lineno="27">Section 1. Section <bold>26B-2-201</bold> is amended to read:</secline><catline lineno="28"><bold>26B-2-201<parens><paren sort="00" type="original" show="true"><effect>Effective </effect><date>05/06/26</date></paren></parens>. Definitions.</bold></catline><sectionText lineno="29"><tab/>As used in this part:</sectionText><subsection ssid="3-null-1" dnum="1-o" numlevel="1" lineno="30" slineno="1-4" level="1"><display>(1)</display>"Abortion clinic" means a type I abortion clinic or a type II abortion clinic.</subsection><subsection ssid="3-null-2" dnum="2-o" numlevel="1" lineno="31" slineno="1-5" level="1"><display>(2)</display>"Activities of daily living" means essential activities including:<subsection ssid="3-null-3" dnum="a-o" numlevel="1" lineno="32" slineno="1-6" level="2"><display>(a)</display>dressing;</subsection><subsection ssid="3-null-4" dnum="b-o" numlevel="1" lineno="33" slineno="1-7" level="2"><display>(b)</display>eating;</subsection><subsection ssid="3-null-5" dnum="c-o" numlevel="1" lineno="34" slineno="1-8" level="2"><display>(c)</display>grooming;</subsection><subsection ssid="3-null-6" dnum="d-o" numlevel="1" lineno="35" slineno="1-9" level="2"><display>(d)</display>bathing;</subsection><subsection ssid="3-null-7" dnum="e-o" numlevel="1" lineno="36" slineno="1-10" level="2"><display>(e)</display>toileting;</subsection><subsection ssid="3-null-8" dnum="f-o" numlevel="1" lineno="37" slineno="1-11" level="2"><display>(f)</display>ambulation;</subsection><subsection ssid="3-null-9" dnum="g-o" numlevel="1" lineno="38" slineno="1-12" level="2"><display>(g)</display>transferring; and</subsection><subsection ssid="3-null-10" dnum="h-o" numlevel="1" lineno="39" slineno="1-13" level="2"><display>(h)</display>self-administration of medication.</subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="3-null-11" dnum="3-o" numlevel="1" lineno="40" slineno="1-14" level="1"><display>(3)</display>"Ambulatory surgical facility" means a freestanding facility, which provides surgical <ln numlevel="1" lineno="41" slineno="1-15"/>services to patients not requiring hospitalization.</subsection><subsection ssid="3-null-12" dnum="4-o" numlevel="1" lineno="42" slineno="1-16" level="1"><display>(4)</display>"Assistance with activities of daily living" means providing of or arranging for the <ln numlevel="1" lineno="43" slineno="1-17"/>provision of assistance with activities of daily living.</subsection><subsection ssid="3-null-13" dnum="5-o" numlevel="1" lineno="44" slineno="1-18" level="1" space="false"><display>(5)</display><subsection ssid="3-null-14" dnum="a-o" level="2" placement="sameline"><display>(a)</display>"Assisted living facility" means:<subsection ssid="3-null-15" dnum="i-o" numlevel="1" lineno="45" slineno="1-19" level="3" tab="1"><display>(i)</display>a type I assisted living facility, which is a residential facility that provides <ln numlevel="1" lineno="46" slineno="1-20"/>assistance with activities of daily living and social care to two or more residents <ln numlevel="1" lineno="47" slineno="1-21"/>who:<subsection ssid="3-null-16" dnum="A-o" numlevel="1" lineno="48" slineno="1-22" level="4"><display>(A)</display>require protected living arrangements; and</subsection><subsection ssid="3-null-17" dnum="B-o" numlevel="1" lineno="49" slineno="1-23" level="4"><display>(B)</display>are capable of achieving mobility sufficient to exit the facility without the <ln numlevel="1" lineno="50" slineno="1-24"/>assistance of another person; and</subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="3-null-18" dnum="ii-o" numlevel="1" lineno="51" slineno="1-25" level="3" tab="1"><display>(ii)</display>a type II assisted living facility, which is a residential facility with a home-like <ln numlevel="1" lineno="52" slineno="1-26"/>setting that provides an array of coordinated supportive personal and health care <ln numlevel="1" lineno="53" slineno="1-27"/>services available 24 hours per day to residents who have been assessed under <ln numlevel="1" lineno="54" slineno="1-28"/>department rule to need any of these services.</subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="3-null-19" dnum="b-o" numlevel="1" lineno="55" slineno="1-29" level="2"><display>(b)</display>Each resident in a type I or type II assisted living facility shall have a service plan <ln numlevel="1" lineno="56" slineno="1-30"/>based on the assessment, which may include:<subsection ssid="3-null-20" dnum="i-o" numlevel="1" lineno="57" slineno="1-31" level="3"><display>(i)</display>specified services of intermittent nursing care;</subsection><subsection ssid="3-null-21" dnum="ii-o" numlevel="1" lineno="58" slineno="1-32" level="3"><display>(ii)</display>administration of medication; and</subsection><subsection ssid="3-null-22" dnum="iii-o" numlevel="1" lineno="59" slineno="1-33" level="3"><display>(iii)</display>support services promoting residents' independence and self-sufficiency.</subsection></subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="3-null-23" dnum="6-o" numlevel="1" lineno="60" slineno="1-34" level="1"><display>(6)</display>"Birthing center" means a facility that:<subsection ssid="3-null-24" dnum="a-o" numlevel="1" lineno="61" slineno="1-35" level="2"><display>(a)</display>receives maternal clients and provides care during pregnancy, delivery, and <ln numlevel="1" lineno="62" slineno="1-36"/>immediately after delivery; and</subsection><subsection ssid="3-null-25" dnum="b-o" numlevel="1" lineno="63" slineno="1-37" level="2" space="false"><display>(b)</display><subsection ssid="3-null-26" dnum="i-o" level="3" placement="sameline"><display>(i)</display>is freestanding; or</subsection><subsection ssid="3-null-27" dnum="ii-o" numlevel="1" lineno="64" slineno="1-38" level="3"><display>(ii)</display>is not freestanding, but meets the requirements for an alongside midwifery unit <ln numlevel="1" lineno="65" slineno="1-39"/>described in Subsection <xref depth="4" refnumber="26B-2-228(7)">26B-2-228(7)</xref>.</subsection></subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="3-null-28" dnum="7-o" numlevel="1" lineno="66" slineno="1-40" level="1"><display>(7)</display>"Committee" means the Health Facility Committee created in Section <xref depth="3" refnumber="26B-1-204">26B-1-204</xref>.</subsection><subsection ssid="3-null-29" dnum="8-o" numlevel="1" lineno="67" slineno="1-41" level="1"><display>(8)</display>"Consumer" means any person not primarily engaged in the provision of health care to <ln numlevel="1" lineno="68" slineno="1-42"/>individuals or in the administration of facilities or institutions in which such care is <ln numlevel="1" lineno="69" slineno="1-43"/>provided and who does not hold a fiduciary position, or have a fiduciary interest in any <ln numlevel="1" lineno="70" slineno="1-44"/>entity involved in the provision of health care, and does not receive, either directly or <ln numlevel="1" lineno="71" slineno="1-45"/>through <amendoutstart style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="19" groupid="15" style="2" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" deltag="both">his</amend><amendoutend style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="17" groupid="13" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="both" space="true">the person's</amend> spouse, more than 1/10 of <amendoutstart style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="20" groupid="16" style="2" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" deltag="both">his</amend><amendoutend style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="18" groupid="14" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="both" space="true">the person's</amend> gross income from <ln numlevel="1" lineno="72" slineno="1-46"/>any entity or activity relating to health care.</subsection><subsection ssid="3-65" dnum="_-o:9-i" numlevel="1" lineno="73" slineno="1-47" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="1"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1029" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(9)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="4" groupid="3" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">"Elective abortion" means an abortion that is not a medically indicated abortion.</amend></subsection><subsection ssid="3-null-30" dnum="9-o:10-i" numlevel="1" lineno="74" slineno="1-48" level="1"><display><amendoutstart style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="1030" style="2" owner="o" level="1" deltag="both">(9)</amend><amendoutend style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1031" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="both" space="true">(10)</amend></display>"End stage renal disease facility" means a facility which furnishes staff-assisted <ln numlevel="1" lineno="75" slineno="1-49"/>kidney dialysis services, self-dialysis services, or home-dialysis services on an <ln numlevel="1" lineno="76" slineno="1-50"/>outpatient basis.</subsection><subsection ssid="3-null-31" dnum="10-o:11-i" numlevel="1" lineno="77" slineno="1-51" level="1"><display><amendoutstart style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="1031" style="2" owner="o" level="1" deltag="both">(10)</amend><amendoutend style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1032" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="both" space="true">(11)</amend></display>"Freestanding" means existing independently or physically separated from <ln numlevel="1" lineno="78" slineno="1-52"/>another health care facility by fire walls and doors and administrated by separate staff <ln numlevel="1" lineno="79" slineno="1-53"/>with separate records.</subsection><subsection ssid="3-null-32" dnum="11-o:12-i" numlevel="1" lineno="80" slineno="1-54" level="1"><display><amendoutstart style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="1032" style="2" owner="o" level="1" deltag="both">(11)</amend><amendoutend style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1033" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="both" space="true">(12)</amend></display>"General acute hospital" means a facility which provides diagnostic, therapeutic, <ln numlevel="1" lineno="81" slineno="1-55"/>and rehabilitative services to both inpatients and outpatients by or under the supervision <ln numlevel="1" lineno="82" slineno="1-56"/>of physicians.</subsection><subsection ssid="3-null-33" dnum="12-o:13-i" numlevel="1" lineno="83" slineno="1-57" level="1"><display><amendoutstart style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="1033" style="2" owner="o" level="1" deltag="both">(12)</amend><amendoutend style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1034" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="both" space="true">(13)</amend></display>"Governmental unit" means the state, or any county, municipality, or other <ln numlevel="1" lineno="84" slineno="1-58"/>political subdivision or any department, division, board, or agency of the state, a county, <ln numlevel="1" lineno="85" slineno="1-59"/>municipality, or other political subdivision.</subsection><subsection ssid="3-null-34" dnum="13-o:14-i" numlevel="1" lineno="86" slineno="1-60" level="1" space="false"><display><amendoutstart style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="1034" style="2" owner="o" level="1" deltag="both">(13)</amend><amendoutend style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1035" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="both" space="true">(14)</amend></display><subsection ssid="3-null-35" dnum="a-o" level="2" placement="sameline"><display>(a)</display>"Health care facility" means general acute hospitals, specialty hospitals, <ln numlevel="1" lineno="87" slineno="1-61"/>home health agencies, hospices, nursing care facilities, residential-assisted living <ln numlevel="1" lineno="88" slineno="1-62"/>facilities, birthing centers, ambulatory surgical facilities, small health care facilities, <ln numlevel="1" lineno="89" slineno="1-63"/>abortion clinics, facilities owned or operated by health maintenance organizations, <ln numlevel="1" lineno="90" slineno="1-64"/>end stage renal disease facilities, and any other health care facility which the <ln numlevel="1" lineno="91" slineno="1-65"/>committee designates by rule.</subsection><subsection ssid="3-null-36" dnum="b-o" numlevel="1" lineno="92" slineno="1-66" level="2"><display>(b)</display>"Health care facility" does not include the offices of private physicians or dentists, <ln numlevel="1" lineno="93" slineno="1-67"/>whether for individual or group practice, except that it does include an abortion clinic.</subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="3-null-37" dnum="14-o:15-i" numlevel="1" lineno="94" slineno="1-68" level="1"><display><amendoutstart style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="1037" style="2" owner="o" level="1" deltag="both">(14)</amend><amendoutend style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1038" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="both" space="true">(15)</amend></display>"Health maintenance organization" means an organization, organized under the <ln numlevel="1" lineno="95" slineno="1-69"/>laws of any state which:<subsection ssid="3-null-38" dnum="a-o" numlevel="1" lineno="96" slineno="1-70" level="2"><display>(a)</display>is a qualified health maintenance organization under 42 U.S.C. Sec. 300e-9; or</subsection><subsection ssid="3-null-39" dnum="b-o" numlevel="1" lineno="97" slineno="1-71" level="2" space="false"><display>(b)</display><subsection ssid="3-null-40" dnum="i-o" level="3" placement="sameline"><display>(i)</display>provides or otherwise makes available to enrolled participants at least the <ln numlevel="1" lineno="98" slineno="1-72"/>following basic health care services: usual physician services, hospitalization, <ln numlevel="1" lineno="99" slineno="1-73"/>laboratory, x-ray, emergency, and preventive services and out-of-area coverage;</subsection><subsection ssid="3-null-41" dnum="ii-o" numlevel="1" lineno="100" slineno="1-74" level="3"><display>(ii)</display>is compensated, except for copayments, for the provision of the basic health <ln numlevel="1" lineno="101" slineno="1-75"/>services listed in Subsection <amendoutstart style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="60" groupid="46" style="2" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" deltag="both"><xref depth="4" refnumber="26B-2-201(15)(b)(i)">(14)(b)(i)</xref></amend><amendoutend style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="59" groupid="45" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="both" space="true">(15)(b)(i)</amend> to enrolled participants by a <ln numlevel="1" lineno="102" slineno="1-76"/>payment which is paid on a periodic basis without regard to the date the health <ln numlevel="1" lineno="103" slineno="1-77"/>services are provided and which is fixed without regard to the frequency, extent, <ln numlevel="1" lineno="104" slineno="1-78"/>or kind of health services actually provided;</subsection><subsection ssid="3-null-42" dnum="iii-o" numlevel="1" lineno="105" slineno="1-79" level="3"><display>(iii)</display>provides physicians' services primarily directly through physicians who are <ln numlevel="1" lineno="106" slineno="1-80"/>either employees or partners of such organizations, or through arrangements with <ln numlevel="1" lineno="107" slineno="1-81"/>individual physicians or one or more groups of physicians organized on a group <ln numlevel="1" lineno="108" slineno="1-82"/>practice or individual practice basis; and</subsection><subsection ssid="3-null-43" dnum="iv-o" numlevel="1" lineno="109" slineno="1-83" level="3"><display>(iv)</display>provides physician assistant services.</subsection></subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="3-null-44" dnum="15-o:16-i" numlevel="1" lineno="110" slineno="1-84" level="1" space="false"><display><amendoutstart style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="1044" style="2" owner="o" level="1" deltag="both">(15)</amend><amendoutend style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1045" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="both" space="true">(16)</amend></display><subsection ssid="3-null-45" dnum="a-o" level="2" placement="sameline"><display>(a)</display>"Home health agency" means an agency, organization, or facility or a <ln numlevel="1" lineno="111" slineno="1-85"/>subdivision of an agency, organization, or facility which employs two or more direct <ln numlevel="1" lineno="112" slineno="1-86"/>care staff persons who provide licensed nursing services, therapeutic services of <ln numlevel="1" lineno="113" slineno="1-87"/>physical therapy, speech therapy, occupational therapy, medical social services, or <ln numlevel="1" lineno="114" slineno="1-88"/>home health aide services on a visiting basis.</subsection><subsection ssid="3-null-46" dnum="b-o" numlevel="1" lineno="115" slineno="1-89" level="2"><display>(b)</display>"Home health agency" does not mean an individual who provides services under the <ln numlevel="1" lineno="116" slineno="1-90"/>authority of a private license.</subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="3-null-47" dnum="16-o:17-i" numlevel="1" lineno="117" slineno="1-91" level="1"><display><amendoutstart style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="1047" style="2" owner="o" level="1" deltag="both">(16)</amend><amendoutend style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1048" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="both" space="true">(17)</amend></display>"Hospice" means a program of care for the terminally ill and their families which <ln numlevel="1" lineno="118" slineno="1-92"/>occurs in a home or in a health care facility and which provides medical, palliative, <ln numlevel="1" lineno="119" slineno="1-93"/>psychological, spiritual, and supportive care and treatment.</subsection><subsection ssid="3-66" dnum="_-o:18-i" numlevel="1" lineno="120" slineno="1-94" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="1"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1048" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(18)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="8" groupid="6" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">"Medically indicated abortion" means an abortion:</amend><subsection ssid="3-68" dnum="_-o:a-i" numlevel="1" lineno="121" slineno="1-95" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="2"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1049" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(a)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="27" groupid="22" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">to remove a deceased fetus;</amend></subsection><subsection ssid="3-69" dnum="_-o:b-i" numlevel="1" lineno="122" slineno="1-96" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="2"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1050" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(b)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="32" groupid="26" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">to remove an ectopic pregnancy;</amend></subsection><subsection ssid="3-70" dnum="_-o:c-i" numlevel="1" lineno="123" slineno="1-97" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="2"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1051" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(c)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="37" groupid="30" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">that is necessary to avert the death of the woman; or</amend></subsection><subsection ssid="3-71" dnum="_-o:d-i" numlevel="1" lineno="124" slineno="1-98" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="2"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1052" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(d)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="42" groupid="34" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">that is necessary to avert a serious physical risk of substantial impairment of a major <ln numlevel="1" lineno="125" slineno="1-99"/>bodily function of a woman.</amend></subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="3-null-48" dnum="17-o:19-i" numlevel="1" lineno="126" slineno="1-100" level="1"><display><amendoutstart style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="1053" style="2" owner="o" level="1" deltag="both">(17)</amend><amendoutend style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1054" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="both" space="true">(19)</amend></display>"Nursing care facility" means a health care facility, other than a general acute or <ln numlevel="1" lineno="127" slineno="1-101"/>specialty hospital, constructed, licensed, and operated to provide patient living <ln numlevel="1" lineno="128" slineno="1-102"/>accommodations, 24-hour staff availability, and at least two of the following patient <ln numlevel="1" lineno="129" slineno="1-103"/>services:<subsection ssid="3-null-49" dnum="a-o" numlevel="1" lineno="130" slineno="1-104" level="2"><display>(a)</display>a selection of patient care services, under the direction and supervision of a registered <ln numlevel="1" lineno="131" slineno="1-105"/>nurse, ranging from continuous medical, skilled nursing, psychological, or other <ln numlevel="1" lineno="132" slineno="1-106"/>professional therapies to intermittent health-related or paraprofessional personal care <ln numlevel="1" lineno="133" slineno="1-107"/>services;</subsection><subsection ssid="3-null-50" dnum="b-o" numlevel="1" lineno="134" slineno="1-108" level="2"><display>(b)</display>a structured, supportive social living environment based on a professionally designed <ln numlevel="1" lineno="135" slineno="1-109"/>and supervised treatment plan, oriented to the individual's habilitation or <ln numlevel="1" lineno="136" slineno="1-110"/>rehabilitation needs; or</subsection><subsection ssid="3-null-51" dnum="c-o" numlevel="1" lineno="137" slineno="1-111" level="2"><display>(c)</display>a supervised living environment that provides support, training, or assistance with <ln numlevel="1" lineno="138" slineno="1-112"/>individual activities of daily living.</subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="3-null-52" dnum="18-o:20-i" numlevel="1" lineno="139" slineno="1-113" level="1"><display><amendoutstart style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="1057" style="2" owner="o" level="1" deltag="both">(18)</amend><amendoutend style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1058" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="both" space="true">(20)</amend></display>"Person" means any individual, firm, partnership, corporation, company, <ln numlevel="1" lineno="140" slineno="1-114"/>association, or joint stock association, and the legal successor thereof.</subsection><subsection ssid="3-null-53" dnum="19-o:21-i" numlevel="1" lineno="141" slineno="1-115" level="1"><display><amendoutstart style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="1058" style="2" owner="o" level="1" deltag="both">(19)</amend><amendoutend style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1059" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="both" space="true">(21)</amend></display>"Resident" means <amendoutstart style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="63" groupid="49" style="2" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" deltag="both">a person</amend><amendoutend style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="62" groupid="48" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="both" space="true">an individual</amend> 21 years old or older who:<subsection ssid="3-null-54" dnum="a-o" numlevel="1" lineno="142" slineno="1-116" level="2"><display>(a)</display>as a result of physical or mental limitations or age requires or requests services <ln numlevel="1" lineno="143" slineno="1-117"/>provided in an assisted living facility; and</subsection><subsection ssid="3-null-55" dnum="b-o" numlevel="1" lineno="144" slineno="1-118" level="2"><display>(b)</display>does not require intensive medical or nursing services as provided in a hospital or <ln numlevel="1" lineno="145" slineno="1-119"/>nursing care facility.</subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="3-null-56" dnum="20-o:22-i" numlevel="1" lineno="146" slineno="1-120" level="1"><display><amendoutstart style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="1061" style="2" owner="o" level="1" deltag="both">(20)</amend><amendoutend style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1062" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="both" space="true">(22)</amend></display>"Small health care facility" means a four to 16 bed facility that provides licensed <ln numlevel="1" lineno="147" slineno="1-121"/>health care programs and services to residents.</subsection><subsection ssid="3-null-57" dnum="21-o:23-i" numlevel="1" lineno="148" slineno="1-122" level="1"><display><amendoutstart style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="1062" style="2" owner="o" level="1" deltag="both">(21)</amend><amendoutend style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1063" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="both" space="true">(23)</amend></display>"Specialty hospital" means a facility which provides specialized diagnostic, <ln numlevel="1" lineno="149" slineno="1-123"/>therapeutic, or rehabilitative services in the recognized specialty or specialties for which <ln numlevel="1" lineno="150" slineno="1-124"/>the hospital is licensed.</subsection><subsection ssid="3-null-58" dnum="22-o:24-i" numlevel="1" lineno="151" slineno="1-125" level="1"><display><amendoutstart style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="1063" style="2" owner="o" level="1" deltag="both">(22)</amend><amendoutend style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1064" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="both" space="true">(24)</amend></display>"Substantial compliance" means in a department survey of a licensee, the <ln numlevel="1" lineno="152" slineno="1-126"/>department determines there is an absence of deficiencies which would harm the <ln numlevel="1" lineno="153" slineno="1-127"/>physical health, mental health, safety, or welfare of patients or residents of a licensee.</subsection><subsection ssid="3-null-59" dnum="23-o:25-i" numlevel="1" lineno="154" slineno="1-128" level="1"><display><amendoutstart style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="1064" style="2" owner="o" level="1" deltag="both">(23)</amend><amendoutend style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1065" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="both" space="true">(25)</amend></display>"Type I abortion clinic" means a facility, including a physician's office, but not <ln numlevel="1" lineno="155" slineno="1-129"/>including a general acute or specialty hospital, that:<subsection ssid="3-null-60" dnum="a-o" numlevel="1" lineno="156" slineno="1-130" level="2"><display>(a)</display>performs abortions, as defined in Section <xref depth="3" refnumber="76-7-301">76-7-301</xref>, during the first trimester of <ln numlevel="1" lineno="157" slineno="1-131"/>pregnancy; and</subsection><subsection ssid="3-null-61" dnum="b-o" numlevel="1" lineno="158" slineno="1-132" level="2"><display>(b)</display>does not perform abortions, as defined in Section <xref depth="3" refnumber="76-7-301">76-7-301</xref>, after the first trimester of <ln numlevel="1" lineno="159" slineno="1-133"/>pregnancy.</subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="3-null-62" dnum="24-o:26-i" numlevel="1" lineno="160" slineno="1-134" level="1"><display><amendoutstart style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="1067" style="2" owner="o" level="1" deltag="both">(24)</amend><amendoutend style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1068" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="both" space="true">(26)</amend></display>"Type II abortion clinic" means a facility, including a physician's office, but not <ln numlevel="1" lineno="161" slineno="1-135"/>including a general acute or specialty hospital, that:<subsection ssid="3-null-63" dnum="a-o" numlevel="1" lineno="162" slineno="1-136" level="2"><display>(a)</display>performs abortions, as defined in Section <xref depth="3" refnumber="76-7-301">76-7-301</xref>, after the first trimester of <ln numlevel="1" lineno="163" slineno="1-137"/>pregnancy; or</subsection><subsection ssid="3-null-64" dnum="b-o" numlevel="1" lineno="164" slineno="1-138" level="2"><display>(b)</display>performs abortions, as defined in Section <xref depth="3" refnumber="76-7-301">76-7-301</xref>, during the first trimester of <ln numlevel="1" lineno="165" slineno="1-139"/>pregnancy and after the first trimester of pregnancy.</subsection></subsection></section></bsec><bsec buid="1" num="26B-2-244" type="enact" src="code" uid="C26B-2-S244_2026050620260506" sort="26B02 02440020260506" numlevel="1" lineno="166" slineno="2-1" sn="2"><section numlevel="1" lineno="167" slineno="2-2" number="26B-2-244" type="enact"><secline lineno="166">Section 2. Section <bold>26B-2-244</bold> is enacted to read:</secline><catline lineno="167"><bold>26B-2-244<parens><paren sort="00" type="original" show="true"><effect>Effective </effect><date>05/06/26</date></paren></parens>. Medical records.</bold></catline><subsection ssid="1-2" dnum="_-o:1-i" numlevel="1" lineno="168" slineno="2-3" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="1" placement="noreturn"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1070" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(1)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="12" groupid="9" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">An individual may request that a health care provider include in the individual's medical <ln numlevel="1" lineno="169" slineno="2-4"/>record and health history that an abortion was not an elective abortion if the individual <ln numlevel="1" lineno="170" slineno="2-5"/>experienced:</amend><subsection ssid="1-5" dnum="_-o:a-i" numlevel="1" lineno="171" slineno="2-6" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="2"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1071" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(a)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="34" groupid="27" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">a miscarriage;</amend></subsection><subsection ssid="1-6" dnum="_-o:b-i" numlevel="1" lineno="172" slineno="2-7" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="2"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1072" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(b)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="33" groupid="26" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">an abortion of a fetus that had a defect that is uniformly diagnosable and uniformly <ln numlevel="1" lineno="173" slineno="2-8"/>lethal;</amend></subsection><subsection ssid="1-7" dnum="_-o:c-i" numlevel="1" lineno="174" slineno="2-9" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="2"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1073" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(c)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="40" groupid="31" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">an abortion when the individual was pregnant as a result of rape or incest; or</amend></subsection><subsection ssid="1-8" dnum="_-o:d-i" numlevel="1" lineno="175" slineno="2-10" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="2"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1074" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(d)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="45" groupid="35" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">a medically indicated abortion.</amend></subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="1-3" dnum="_-o:2-i" numlevel="1" lineno="176" slineno="2-11" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="1"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1075" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(2)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="18" groupid="14" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">A health care provider that receives a request described in Subsection <xref depth="4" refnumber="26B-2-244(1)">(1)</xref> shall include a <ln numlevel="1" lineno="177" slineno="2-12"/>note in the individual's medical record.</amend></subsection></section></bsec><bsec buid="6" num="58-13-2.6" type="amend" src="code" uid="C58-13-S2.6_2026050620260506" sort="58 13 00020620260506" numlevel="1" lineno="178" slineno="3-1" sn="3"><section number="58-13-2.6" numlevel="1" lineno="179" slineno="3-2" type="amend"><secline lineno="178">Section 3. Section <bold>58-13-2.6</bold> is amended to read:</secline><catline lineno="179"><bold>58-13-2.6<parens><paren sort="00" type="original" show="true" display="space"><effect>Effective </effect><date>05/06/26</date></paren><paren sort="00" type="original" show="true"><effect>Repealed </effect><date>07/01/26</date></paren></parens>. Emergency care rendered by <ln numlevel="1" lineno="180" slineno="3-3"/>a person or health care facility.</bold></catline><subsection ssid="6-null-1" dnum="1-o" numlevel="1" lineno="181" slineno="3-4" level="1" placement="noreturn"><display>(1)</display>For purposes of this section:<subsection ssid="6-null-2" dnum="a-o" numlevel="1" lineno="182" slineno="3-5" level="2"><display>(a)</display>"Emergency" means an unexpected occurrence involving injury, the threat of injury, <ln numlevel="1" lineno="183" slineno="3-6"/>or illness to a person or the public due to:<subsection ssid="6-null-3" dnum="i-o" numlevel="1" lineno="184" slineno="3-7" level="3"><display>(i)</display>a natural disaster;</subsection><subsection ssid="6-null-4" dnum="ii-o" numlevel="1" lineno="185" slineno="3-8" level="3"><display>(ii)</display>bioterrorism;</subsection><subsection ssid="6-null-5" dnum="iii-o" numlevel="1" lineno="186" slineno="3-9" level="3"><display>(iii)</display>an act of terrorism;</subsection><subsection ssid="6-null-6" dnum="iv-o" numlevel="1" lineno="187" slineno="3-10" level="3"><display>(iv)</display>a pandemic; or</subsection><subsection ssid="6-null-7" dnum="v-o" numlevel="1" lineno="188" slineno="3-11" level="3"><display>(v)</display>other event of similar nature.</subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="6-null-8" dnum="b-o" numlevel="1" lineno="189" slineno="3-12" level="2"><display>(b)</display>"Emergency care" includes actual assistance or advice offered to avoid, mitigate, or <ln numlevel="1" lineno="190" slineno="3-13"/>attempt to mitigate the effects of an emergency.</subsection><subsection ssid="6-null-9" dnum="c-o" numlevel="1" lineno="191" slineno="3-14" level="2"><display>(c)</display>"Person" means the same as that term is defined in Subsection <amendoutstart style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="0" groupid="0" style="2" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" deltag="both"><xref depth="4" refnumber="26B-2-201(18)" start="0">26B-2-201(18)</xref>.</amend><amendoutend style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="3" groupid="2" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="both" space="true"><xref depth="3" refnumber="26B-2-201"><ln numlevel="1" lineno="192" slineno="3-15"/>26B-2-201</xref>.</amend></subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="6-null-10" dnum="2-o" numlevel="1" lineno="193" slineno="3-16" level="1" space="false"><display>(2)</display><subsection ssid="6-null-11" dnum="a-o" level="2" placement="sameline"><display>(a)</display>A person who, in good faith, assists governmental agencies or political <ln numlevel="1" lineno="194" slineno="3-17"/>subdivisions with the activities described in Subsection <xref depth="4" refnumber="58-13-2.6(2)(b)" start="0">(2)(b)</xref> is not liable for civil <ln numlevel="1" lineno="195" slineno="3-18"/>damages or penalties as a result of any act or omission unless the person rendering <ln numlevel="1" lineno="196" slineno="3-19"/>the assistance:<subsection ssid="6-null-12" dnum="i-o" numlevel="1" lineno="197" slineno="3-20" level="3" tab="1"><display>(i)</display>is grossly negligent;</subsection><subsection ssid="6-null-13" dnum="ii-o" numlevel="1" lineno="198" slineno="3-21" level="3" tab="1"><display>(ii)</display>caused the emergency; or</subsection><subsection ssid="6-null-14" dnum="iii-o" numlevel="1" lineno="199" slineno="3-22" level="3" tab="1"><display>(iii)</display>has engaged in criminal conduct.</subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="6-null-15" dnum="b-o" numlevel="1" lineno="200" slineno="3-23" level="2"><display>(b)</display>The following activities are protected from liability in accordance with Subsection <xref depth="4" refnumber="58-13-2.6(2)(a)" start="0"><ln numlevel="1" lineno="201" slineno="3-24"/>(2)(a)</xref>:<subsection ssid="6-null-16" dnum="i-o" numlevel="1" lineno="202" slineno="3-25" level="3"><display>(i)</display>implementing measures to control the causes of epidemic, pandemic, <ln numlevel="1" lineno="203" slineno="3-26"/>communicable diseases, or other conditions significantly affecting public health, <ln numlevel="1" lineno="204" slineno="3-27"/>as necessary to protect the public health in accordance with <xref depth="1" refnumber="26A-1" start="0">Title 26A, Chapter 1, <ln numlevel="1" lineno="205" slineno="3-28"/>Local Health Departments</xref>;</subsection><subsection ssid="6-null-17" dnum="ii-o" numlevel="1" lineno="206" slineno="3-29" level="3"><display>(ii)</display>investigating, controlling, and treating suspected bioterrorism or disease in <ln numlevel="1" lineno="207" slineno="3-30"/>accordance with <amendoutstart style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="6" groupid="5" style="2" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" deltag="both"><xref depth="2" refnumber="26B-7-4" start="0">Title 26B, Chapter 7, Part 4</xref></amend><amendoutend style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="5" groupid="4" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="both" space="true">Title 26B, Chapter 7, Part 3</amend>, <ln numlevel="1" lineno="208" slineno="3-31"/>Treatment, Isolation, and Quarantine Procedures for Communicable Diseases;</subsection><subsection ssid="6-null-18" dnum="iii-o" numlevel="1" lineno="209" slineno="3-32" level="3"><display>(iii)</display>responding to:<subsection ssid="6-null-19" dnum="A-o" numlevel="1" lineno="210" slineno="3-33" level="4"><display>(A)</display>a national, state, or local emergency;</subsection><subsection ssid="6-null-20" dnum="B-o" numlevel="1" lineno="211" slineno="3-34" level="4"><display>(B)</display>a public health emergency as defined in Section <xref depth="3" refnumber="26B-7-301" start="0">26B-7-301</xref>; or</subsection><subsection ssid="6-null-21" dnum="C-o" numlevel="1" lineno="212" slineno="3-35" level="4"><display>(C)</display>a declaration by the President of the United States or other federal official <ln numlevel="1" lineno="213" slineno="3-36"/>requesting public health related activities; and</subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="6-null-22" dnum="iv-o" numlevel="1" lineno="214" slineno="3-37" level="3"><display>(iv)</display>providing a facility for use by a governmental agency or political subdivision to <ln numlevel="1" lineno="215" slineno="3-38"/>distribute pharmaceuticals or administer vaccines to the public.</subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="6-null-23" dnum="c-o" numlevel="1" lineno="216" slineno="3-39" level="2"><display>(c)</display>Subsection <xref depth="4" refnumber="58-13-2.6(2)(a)" start="0">(2)(a)</xref> applies to a person even if that person has:<subsection ssid="6-null-24" dnum="i-o" numlevel="1" lineno="217" slineno="3-40" level="3"><display>(i)</display>a duty to respond; or</subsection><subsection ssid="6-null-25" dnum="ii-o" numlevel="1" lineno="218" slineno="3-41" level="3"><display>(ii)</display>an expectation of payment or remuneration.</subsection></subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="6-null-26" dnum="3-o" numlevel="1" lineno="219" slineno="3-42" level="1"><display>(3)</display>The immunity in Subsection <xref depth="4" refnumber="58-13-2.6(2)" start="0">(2)</xref> is in addition to any immunity protections that may <ln numlevel="1" lineno="220" slineno="3-43"/>apply in state or federal law.</subsection></section></bsec><bsec buid="8" type="uncod" untype="effdate" src="uncod" uid="EF0000" sort="UZEFF" langlock="true" numlevel="1" lineno="221" slineno="4-1" sn="4"><section type="uncod" untype="effdate" display="false" src="uncod"><secline lineno="221">Section 4.  <bold>Effective Date.</bold></secline><sectionText lineno="222"><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1" groupid="1" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="both">This bill takes effect on <effdate uid="code" date="5/6/2026">May 6, 2026</effdate>.</amend></sectionText></section></bsec></bdy><foot><rev><tm>2-20-26 12:50 PM</tm></rev></foot></leg>