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Utah House amends medical-arbitration law, makes arbitration voluntary and shortens rescission window
Summary
The House amended first substitute Senate Bill 245 to make medical arbitration voluntary, require mediation for patients who opt in, make arbitration decisions public records and reduce the rescission window from 30 to 10 days; the bill passed the House 64–10.
The Utah House on March 1 amended and passed first substitute Senate Bill 245, changing how medical-arbitration agreements are handled state law. The bill, sponsored on the floor by Representative Verkhart, makes medical arbitration voluntary rather than mandatory, allows patients who agree to arbitration to require mediation first and clarifies several procedural protections, including that arbitration decisions are public records and that patients have the right to an attorney in arbitration.
Supporters framed the bill as restoring patient choice and streamlining dispute…
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