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House passes bill letting rural residents choose community hospitals if they live beyond 30-mile contracting zones
Utah House of Representatives · February 9, 2000
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Summary
Senate Bill 95 codifies a practice allowing patients who live farther than 30 miles from an enrollee's contracting hospital to use their local community hospital; the House passed the bill unanimously, 70-0.
The Utah House approved Senate Bill 95 to codify an existing practice that lets residents who live beyond a 30-mile zone opt to use their community hospital rather than a contract hospital.
Representative Ferri explained the bill by citing a Dugway…
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