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House floor debates HB273 on inter-facility ambulance contracts, adopts targeted amendment
Summary
Lawmakers debated a second-substitute for HB273 to permit local RFPs and limited-scope inter-facility transport licenses in select first- and second-class counties; floor adopted an amendment clarifying local dispatch/911 policies and rejected a wider competition amendment 27–46.
The Utah House considered second-substitute House Bill 273 on Feb. 27, a measure revising how inter-facility ambulance transports and limited-scope licenses are handled in counties of the first and second class.
Sponsor Representative Noelle described the bill as the product of lengthy compromise among cities, emergency medical service providers, private ambulance companies and fire chiefs. The bill preserves existing E‑911 providers and allows political subdivisions to issue requests for proposals (RFPs) for inter-facility transport; it also creates a…
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