Senator Michael K. McKell proposes the following substitute bill:


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HOSPITAL ASSESSMENT REVISIONS

2     
2024 GENERAL SESSION

3     
STATE OF UTAH

4     
Chief Sponsor: Raymond P. Ward

5     
Senate Sponsor: Michael K. McKell

6     

7     LONG TITLE
8     General Description:
9          This bill amends provisions related to hospital assessments.
10     Highlighted Provisions:
11          This bill:
12          ▸     extends the inpatient hospital assessment repeal date; and
13          ▸     extends the Medicaid expansion hospital assessment repeal date.
14     Money Appropriated in this Bill:
15          None
16     Other Special Clauses:
17          None
18     Utah Code Sections Affected:
19     AMENDS:
20          63I-1-226 (Superseded 07/01/24), as last amended by Laws of Utah 2023, Chapters
21     249, 269, 270, 275, 332, 335, 420, and 495 and repealed and reenacted by Laws of
22     Utah 2023, Chapter 329
23          63I-1-226 (Effective 07/01/24), as last amended by Laws of Utah 2023, Chapters 249,
24     269, 270, 275, 310, 332, 335, 420, and 495 and repealed and reenacted by Laws of
25     Utah 2023, Chapter 329 and last amended by Coordination Clause, Laws of Utah

26     2023, Chapters 329, 332
27     

28     Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
29          Section 1. Section 63I-1-226 (Superseded 07/01/24) is amended to read:
30          63I-1-226 (Superseded 07/01/24). Repeal dates: Titles 26A through 26B.
31          (1) Subsection 26B-1-204(2)(i), related to the Primary Care Grant Committee, is
32     repealed July 1, 2025.
33          (2) Section 26B-1-315, which creates the Medicaid Expansion Fund, is repealed July 1,
34     2024.
35          (3) Section 26B-1-319, which creates the Neuro-Rehabilitation Fund, is repealed
36     January 1, 2025.
37          (4) Section 26B-1-320, which creates the Pediatric Neuro-Rehabilitation Fund, is
38     repealed January 1, 2025.
39          (5) Subsection 26B-1-324(4), the language that states "the Behavioral Health Crisis
40     Response Commission, as defined in Section 63C-18-202," is repealed December 31, 2026.
41          (6) Subsection 26B-1-329(6), related to the Behavioral Health Crisis Response
42     Commission, is repealed December 31, 2026.
43          (7) Section 26B-1-402, related to the Rare Disease Advisory Council Grant Program, is
44     repealed July 1, 2026.
45          (8) Section 26B-1-409, which creates the Utah Digital Health Service Commission, is
46     repealed July 1, 2025.
47          (9) Section 26B-1-410, which creates the Primary Care Grant Committee, is repealed
48     July 1, 2025.
49          (10) Section 26B-1-416, which creates the Utah Children's Health Insurance Program
50     Advisory Council, is repealed July 1, 2025.
51          (11) Section 26B-1-417, which creates the Brain Injury Advisory Committee, is
52     repealed July 1, 2025.
53          (12) Section 26B-1-418, which creates the Neuro-Rehabilitation Fund and Pediatric
54     Neuro-Rehabilitation Fund Advisory Committee, is repealed January 1, 2025.
55          (13) Section 26B-1-422, which creates the Early Childhood Utah Advisory Council, is
56     repealed July 1, 2029.

57          (14) Section 26B-1-428, which creates the Youth Electronic Cigarette, Marijuana, and
58     Other Drug Prevention Program, is repealed July 1, 2025.
59          (15) Section 26B-1-430, which creates the Coordinating Council for Persons with
60     Disabilities, is repealed July 1, 2027.
61          (16) Section 26B-1-431, which creates the Forensic Mental Health Coordinating
62     Council, is repealed July 1, 2023.
63          (17) Section 26B-1-432, which creates the Newborn Hearing Screening Committee, is
64     repealed July 1, 2026.
65          (18) Section 26B-1-434, regarding the Correctional Postnatal and Early Childhood
66     Advisory Board, is repealed July 1, 2026.
67          (19) Section 26B-2-407, related to drinking water quality in child care centers, is
68     repealed July 1, 2027.
69          (20) Subsection 26B-3-107(9), which addresses reimbursement for dental hygienists, is
70     repealed July 1, 2028.
71          (21) Section 26B-3-136, which creates the Children's Health Care Coverage Program,
72     is repealed July 1, 2025.
73          (22) Section 26B-3-137, related to reimbursement for the National Diabetes Prevention
74     Program, is repealed June 30, 2027.
75          (23) Subsection 26B-3-213(2), the language that states "and the Behavioral Health
76     Crisis Response Commission created in Section 63C-18-202" is repealed December 31, 2026.
77          (24) Sections 26B-3-302 through 26B-3-309, regarding the Drug Utilization Review
78     Board, are repealed July 1, 2027.
79          (25) Title 26B, Chapter 3, Part 5, Inpatient Hospital Assessment, is repealed July 1,
80     [2024] 2034.
81          (26) Title 26B, Chapter 3, Part 6, Medicaid Expansion Hospital Assessment, is
82     repealed July 1, [2024] 2034.
83          (27) Title 26B, Chapter 3, Part 7, Hospital Provider Assessment, is repealed July 1,
84     2028.
85          (28) Section 26B-3-910, regarding alternative eligibility, is repealed July 1, 2028.
86          (29) Section 26B-4-136, related to the Volunteer Emergency Medical Service
87     Personnel Health Insurance Program, is repealed July 1, 2027.

88          (30) Section 26B-4-710, related to rural residency training programs, is repealed July 1,
89     2025.
90          (31) Subsections 26B-5-112(1) and (5), the language that states "In consultation with
91     the Behavioral Health Crisis Response Commission, established in Section 63C-18-202," is
92     repealed December 31, 2026.
93          (32) Section 26B-5-112.5 is repealed December 31, 2026.
94          (33) Section 26B-5-114, related to the Behavioral Health Receiving Center Grant
95     Program, is repealed December 31, 2026.
96          (34) Section 26B-5-118, related to collaborative care grant programs, is repealed
97     December 31, 2024.
98          (35) Section 26B-5-120 is repealed December 31, 2026.
99          (36) In relation to the Utah Assertive Community Treatment Act, on July 1, 2024:
100          (a) Subsection 26B-5-606(2)(a)(i), the language that states "and" is repealed; and
101          (b) Subsections 26B-5-606(2)(a)(ii), 26B-5-606(2)(b), and 26B-5-606(2)(c) are
102     repealed.
103          (37) In relation to the Behavioral Health Crisis Response Commission, on December
104     31, 2026:
105          (a) Subsection 26B-5-609(1)(a) is repealed;
106          (b) Subsection 26B-5-609(3)(a), the language that states "With recommendations from
107     the commission," is repealed;
108          (c) Subsection 26B-5-610(1)(b) is repealed;
109          (d) Subsection 26B-5-610(2)(b), the language that states "and in consultation with the
110     commission," is repealed; and
111          (e) Subsection 26B-5-610(4), the language that states "In consultation with the
112     commission," is repealed.
113          (38) Subsections 26B-5-611(1)(a) and (10), in relation to the Utah Substance Use and
114     Mental Health Advisory Council, are repealed January 1, 2033.
115          (39) Section 26B-5-612, related to integrated behavioral health care grant programs, is
116     repealed December 31, 2025.
117          (40) Subsection 26B-7-119(5), related to reports to the Legislature on the outcomes of
118     the Hepatitis C Outreach Pilot Program, is repealed July 1, 2028.

119          (41) Section 26B-7-224, related to reports to the Legislature on violent incidents and
120     fatalities involving substance abuse, is repealed December 31, 2027.
121          (42) Title 26B, Chapter 8, Part 5, Utah Health Data Authority, is repealed July 1, 2024.
122          (43) Section 26B-8-513, related to identifying overuse of non-evidence-based health
123     care, is repealed December 31, 2023.
124          Section 2. Section 63I-1-226 (Effective 07/01/24) is amended to read:
125          63I-1-226 (Effective 07/01/24). Repeal dates: Titles 26A through 26B.
126          (1) Subsection 26B-1-204(2)(i), related to the Primary Care Grant Committee, is
127     repealed July 1, 2025.
128          (2) Section 26B-1-315, which creates the Medicaid Expansion Fund, is repealed July 1,
129     2024.
130          (3) Section 26B-1-319, which creates the Neuro-Rehabilitation Fund, is repealed
131     January 1, 2025.
132          (4) Section 26B-1-320, which creates the Pediatric Neuro-Rehabilitation Fund, is
133     repealed January 1, 2025.
134          (5) Subsection 26B-1-324(4), the language that states "the Behavioral Health Crisis
135     Response Commission, as defined in Section 63C-18-202," is repealed December 31, 2026.
136          (6) Subsection 26B-1-329(6), related to the Behavioral Health Crisis Response
137     Commission, is repealed December 31, 2026.
138          (7) Section 26B-1-402, related to the Rare Disease Advisory Council Grant Program, is
139     repealed July 1, 2026.
140          (8) Section 26B-1-409, which creates the Utah Digital Health Service Commission, is
141     repealed July 1, 2025.
142          (9) Section 26B-1-410, which creates the Primary Care Grant Committee, is repealed
143     July 1, 2025.
144          (10) Section 26B-1-416, which creates the Utah Children's Health Insurance Program
145     Advisory Council, is repealed July 1, 2025.
146          (11) Section 26B-1-417, which creates the Brain Injury Advisory Committee, is
147     repealed July 1, 2025.
148          (12) Section 26B-1-418, which creates the Neuro-Rehabilitation Fund and Pediatric
149     Neuro-Rehabilitation Fund Advisory Committee, is repealed January 1, 2025.

150          (13) Section 26B-1-422, which creates the Early Childhood Utah Advisory Council, is
151     repealed July 1, 2029.
152          (14) Section 26B-1-428, which creates the Youth Electronic Cigarette, Marijuana, and
153     Other Drug Prevention Program, is repealed July 1, 2025.
154          (15) Section 26B-1-430, which creates the Coordinating Council for Persons with
155     Disabilities, is repealed July 1, 2027.
156          (16) Section 26B-1-431, which creates the Forensic Mental Health Coordinating
157     Council, is repealed July 1, 2023.
158          (17) Section 26B-1-432, which creates the Newborn Hearing Screening Committee, is
159     repealed July 1, 2026.
160          (18) Section 26B-1-434, regarding the Correctional Postnatal and Early Childhood
161     Advisory Board, is repealed July 1, 2026.
162          (19) Section 26B-2-407, related to drinking water quality in child care centers, is
163     repealed July 1, 2027.
164          (20) Subsection 26B-3-107(9), which addresses reimbursement for dental hygienists, is
165     repealed July 1, 2028.
166          (21) Section 26B-3-136, which creates the Children's Health Care Coverage Program,
167     is repealed July 1, 2025.
168          (22) Section 26B-3-137, related to reimbursement for the National Diabetes Prevention
169     Program, is repealed June 30, 2027.
170          (23) Subsection 26B-3-213(2), the language that states "and the Behavioral Health
171     Crisis Response Commission created in Section 63C-18-202" is repealed December 31, 2026.
172          (24) Sections 26B-3-302 through 26B-3-309, regarding the Drug Utilization Review
173     Board, are repealed July 1, 2027.
174          (25) Title 26B, Chapter 3, Part 5, Inpatient Hospital Assessment, is repealed July 1,
175     [2024] 2034.
176          (26) Title 26B, Chapter 3, Part 6, Medicaid Expansion Hospital Assessment, is
177     repealed July 1, [2024] 2034.
178          (27) Title 26B, Chapter 3, Part 7, Hospital Provider Assessment, is repealed July 1,
179     2028.
180          (28) Section 26B-3-910, regarding alternative eligibility, is repealed July 1, 2028.

181          (29) Section 26B-4-710, related to rural residency training programs, is repealed July 1,
182     2025.
183          (30) Subsections 26B-5-112(1) and (5), the language that states "In consultation with
184     the Behavioral Health Crisis Response Commission, established in Section 63C-18-202," is
185     repealed December 31, 2026.
186          (31) Section 26B-5-112.5 is repealed December 31, 2026.
187          (32) Section 26B-5-114, related to the Behavioral Health Receiving Center Grant
188     Program, is repealed December 31, 2026.
189          (33) Section 26B-5-118, related to collaborative care grant programs, is repealed
190     December 31, 2024.
191          (34) Section 26B-5-120 is repealed December 31, 2026.
192          (35) In relation to the Utah Assertive Community Treatment Act, on July 1, 2024:
193          (a) Subsection 26B-5-606(2)(a)(i), the language that states "and" is repealed; and
194          (b) Subsections 26B-5-606(2)(a)(ii), 26B-5-606(2)(b), and 26B-5-606(2)(c) are
195     repealed.
196          (36) In relation to the Behavioral Health Crisis Response Commission, on December
197     31, 2026:
198          (a) Subsection 26B-5-609(1)(a) is repealed;
199          (b) Subsection 26B-5-609(3)(a), the language that states "With recommendations from
200     the commission," is repealed;
201          (c) Subsection 26B-5-610(1)(b) is repealed;
202          (d) Subsection 26B-5-610(2)(b), the language that states "and in consultation with the
203     commission," is repealed; and
204          (e) Subsection 26B-5-610(4), the language that states "In consultation with the
205     commission," is repealed.
206          (37) Subsections 26B-5-611(1)(a) and (10), in relation to the Utah Substance Use and
207     Mental Health Advisory Council, are repealed January 1, 2033.
208          (38) Section 26B-5-612, related to integrated behavioral health care grant programs, is
209     repealed December 31, 2025.
210          (39) Subsection 26B-7-119(5), related to reports to the Legislature on the outcomes of
211     the Hepatitis C Outreach Pilot Program, is repealed July 1, 2028.

212          (40) Section 26B-7-224, related to reports to the Legislature on violent incidents and
213     fatalities involving substance abuse, is repealed December 31, 2027.
214          (41) Title 26B, Chapter 8, Part 5, Utah Health Data Authority, is repealed July 1, 2024.
215          (42) Section 26B-8-513, related to identifying overuse of non-evidence-based health
216     care, is repealed December 31, 2023.
217          Section 3. Effective date.
218          (1) Except as provided in Subsection (2), this bill takes effect on May 1, 2024.
219          (2) The actions affecting Section 63I-1-226 (Effective 07/01/24) take effect on July 1,
220     2024.