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Utah House debates registry for health care assistants, circled for more study
Summary
Lawmakers debated HB 20, a proposal to register and (in some cases) certify health care assistants to track and remove workers alleged to have abused patients. Members raised fiscal and scope concerns, and the House circled the bill for further off‑floor consideration.
The Utah House of Representatives debated a bill aimed at creating a state registry and certification pathway for health care assistants, with sponsors saying the measure is designed to identify and remove workers who abuse patients.
Sponsor remarks on the House floor described the bill’s purpose as a tracking mechanism: it would require people who provide ‘‘direct physical or mental care or treatment for compensation’’ to register, and would certify some under federal guidelines. The sponsor noted enrollment turnover figures cited in the fiscal note — about 25,000 people move through the system annually, though the sponsor said that could represent as few as 8,000 actual jobs — and defended a…
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