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House OKs 10‑cent Phone Fee to Fund Poison Control Center
Summary
The House voted to add 10¢ a month to the emergency telephone charge to fund the state Poison Control Center, expanding the 50¢ existing fee to 60¢; sponsor said 45,000 calls came in last year and 80% were handled by phone; the bill passed 66–3.
The Utah House passed Senate Bill 221 on March 4, 1998, authorizing a 10¢ monthly increase to the emergency telephone charge to create a stable funding stream for the state's Poison Control Center. "Last year, there were 45,000 phone calls came into the poison control center. Of those 45,000, 80 percent were able to be dealt with over the telephone," the floor sponsor said, arguing the…
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