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MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH SERVICES AMENDMENTS

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2023 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: Luz Escamilla

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House Sponsor: ____________

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7     LONG TITLE
8     General Description:
9          This bill addresses recipients of maternal and child health services.
10     Highlighted Provisions:
11          This bill:
12          ▸     creates definitions;
13          ▸     requires the Department of Health and Human Services to ensure that a recipient of
14     maternal and child health services is informed of other services funded by the
15     department, including evidence-based early childhood home visiting services;
16          ▸     requires the department to develop a system that will allow follow-up with a
17     recipient to determine the degree to which the recipient's needs have been addressed
18     by the services; and
19          ▸     requires the department to report each year to the Legislature.
20     Money Appropriated in this Bill:
21          None
22     Other Special Clauses:
23          None
24     Utah Code Sections Affected:
25     ENACTS:
26          26-10-2.6, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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28     Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
29          Section 1. Section 26-10-2.6 is enacted to read:
30          26-10-2.6. Recipients to be informed of other services -- Follow-up -- Reporting.
31          (1) As used in this section:
32          (a) "Evidence-based early childhood home visiting services" means services delivered
33     using a service delivery model that meets the United States Department of Health and Human
34     Services criteria for an evidence-based early childhood home visiting service delivery model as
35     reported by the United States Department of Health and Human Services.
36          (b) "Services" means maternal and child health services.
37          (c) "Recipient" means an individual who receives services, or a parent of the individual
38     if the individual is a minor, that are provided with funding received directly or indirectly from
39     the department.
40          (2) The department shall ensure that a recipient is:
41          (a) informed of other services that may benefit the recipient and are funded directly or
42     indirectly by the department, including evidence-based early childhood home visiting services;
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44          (b) given the opportunity to receive the services described in Subsection (2)(a).
45          (3) The department shall develop a system that will allow the department to follow up
46     directly or indirectly with a recipient to determine the degree to which the recipient's needs
47     have been addressed by the services.
48          (4) Each year the department shall report to the Social Services Appropriations
49     Subcommittee and the Health and Human Services Interim Committee the number of
50     recipients, by type of service received.