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7 LONG TITLE
8 General Description:
9 This bill enacts provisions related to maternal and child health services.
10 Highlighted Provisions:
11 This bill:
12 ▸ defines terms;
13 ▸ requires the Division of Family Health to inform certain individuals about maternal
14 and child health services offered by state agencies; and
15 ▸ allows a state agency to share an individual's information to facilitate access to
16 maternal and child health services if certain circumstances are met.
17 Money Appropriated in this Bill:
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19 Other Special Clauses:
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21 Utah Code Sections Affected:
22 ENACTS:
23 26B-7-122, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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25 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
26 Section 1. Section 26B-7-122 is enacted to read:
27 26B-7-122. Maternal and child health services -- Information sharing within state
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29 (1) As used in this section:
30 (a) "Division" means the Division of Family Health.
31 (b) "Recipient" means an individual, or the individual's parent if the individual is a
32 minor, who receives services from the division.
33 (c) "Universal consent form" means a form described in Subsection (4).
34 (2) The division shall ensure that a recipient is informed of any services offered by a
35 state agency that the recipient may be eligible to receive.
36 (3) Subject to appropriation, the division shall develop a process that will allow the
37 division to follow up directly or indirectly with a recipient to determine the degree to which the
38 recipient's needs have been addressed by services provided by the department.
39 (4) (a) The division shall develop a universal consent form that complies with all
40 relevant state and federal laws regarding information sharing for the facilitation of maternal
41 and child health services.
42 (b) An individual may complete the universal consent form to authorize a state agency
43 to share the individual's information with another state agency in order to facilitate access to
44 maternal and child health services.
45 (c) An individual may:
46 (i) limit which state agencies receive the individual's information; and
47 (ii) revoke the individual's consent for sharing the information at any time.
48 (d) A state agency, including a local education agency, shall:
49 (i) accept the form if the state agency offers maternal and child health services; and
50 (ii) share the individual's information with another state agency that offers maternal
51 and child health services in accordance with the individual's direction.
52 Section 2. Effective date.
53 This bill takes effect on May 1, 2024.