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House passes bill requiring standing referrals for ongoing specialist care, 39-33
Summary
The Utah House passed HB186, requiring health plans that use gatekeeper systems to include standing referrals for patients who need ongoing specialist care, saying it eases access for chronic conditions; opponents warned of potential cost and market effects. The bill moves to the Senate.
The Utah House of Representatives passed House Bill 186 on a 39-33 recorded vote, adopting a provision that requires health plans which use primary-care “gatekeeper” systems to include standing referrals for patients who need ongoing specialist care.
Representative Carlson, the bill sponsor, told colleagues the measure is a consumer-protection step designed to ease repeated administrative hurdles for patients with chronic conditions. "What this bill does is require that every policy have in place a standing referral for a specialist," she said, describing a…
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