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Committee backs bill clarifying parental waivers for behavioral-health transport
Summary
The Business and Labor Committee voted to favorably recommend Senate Bill 302, which clarifies that parents may sign liability waivers when behavioral-health programs transport their children; opponents warned the measure could limit remedies after serious injury or death.
Senate Bill 302, clarifying that parents may sign waivers releasing certain behavioral-health programs from liability when those programs transport children, was favorably recommended by the Utah Senate Business and Labor Standing Committee on Feb. 25.
The bill's sponsor, Senator Chris Weiler, said the measure is limited in scope and voluntary. "It just clarifies that parents can sign a waiver if a behavioral health center is transporting their child," Weiler said, describing programs such as Camp K in Salt Lake that provide pick-up transportation for day programs. He added the bill would not require parents to sign waivers.
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