This document includes House Floor Amendments incorporated into the bill on Mon, Mar 9, 2020 at 5:23 PM by naomigarrow.
Representative Andrew Stoddard proposes the following substitute bill:


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ASSAULT AGAINST HEALTH PROVIDERS AMENDMENTS

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2020 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: Andrew Stoddard

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Senate Sponsor: Don L. Ipson

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7     LONG TITLE
8     General Description:
9          This bill modifies the crime of assaulting a medical service worker.
10     Highlighted Provisions:
11          This bill:
12          ▸     defines terms;
13          ▸     modifies the crime of assaulting a medical service worker;
14          ▸     modifies who qualifies as a medical service worker for purposes of the crime of
15     assaulting a medical service worker; and
16          ▸     makes technical and conforming changes.
17     Money Appropriated in this Bill:
18          None
19     Other Special Clauses:
20          None
21     Utah Code Sections Affected:
22     AMENDS:
23          76-5-102.7, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2017, Chapters 123 and 326
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25     Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
26          Section 1. Section 76-5-102.7 is amended to read:
27          76-5-102.7. Assault against medical service worker -- Penalty.
28          (1) As used in this section:
29          (a) "Assault" means the same as that term is described in Section 76-5-102.
30          (b) "Emergency medical service worker" means a person licensed under Section
31     26-8a-302.
32          (c) "Health care provider" means the same as that term is defined in Section
33     78B-3-403.
34          (d) "Medical service worker" means an emergency medical service worker, a health
35     care provider, or a mental health therapist.
36          (e) "Mental health therapist" means the same as that term is defined in Section
37     58-60-102.
38          [(1)] (2) [A person] An individual who commits an assault [or threat of violence]
39     against a [health care provider or emergency medical service worker] medical service worker is
40     guilty of a class A misdemeanor if:
41          (a) the [person] individual is not a prisoner or a person detained under Section 77-7-15;
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43          (b) at the time of the assault:
44          (i) the [person] individual knew that the victim was a [health care provider or
45     emergency medical service worker] medical service worker; and
46          [(c)] Ĥ→ (ii) [[] the [health care provider or emergency] medical service worker was
46a     performing
47     emergency or life saving duties within the scope of [his or her] the medical service worker's
47a     authority at the time of the
48     assault. []] ←Ĥ
49          Ĥ→ [(ii) the medical service worker was performing a duty within the scope of the medical
50     service worker's authority.] ←Ĥ
51          [(2)] (3) [A person] An individual who violates Subsection [(1)] (2) is guilty of a third
52     degree felony if the [person] individual:
53          (a) causes substantial bodily injury, as defined in Section 76-1-601; and
54          (b) acts intentionally or knowingly.
55          [(3) As used in this section:]
56          [(a) "Assault" means the same as that term is defined in Section 76-5-102.]
57          [(b) "Emergency medical service worker" means a person licensed under Section
58     26-8a-302.]
59          [(c) "Health care provider" means the same as that term is defined in Section
60     78B-3-403.]
61          [(d) "Threat of violence" means the same as that term is defined in Section 76-5-107.]