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House passes HB121 to let retired health practitioners volunteer under a supervised license
Summary
House Bill 121 creates a volunteer license for retired health practitioners, allowing unpaid doctors, nurses and allied practitioners to serve in free clinics under supervised practice with qualified-immunity protections; the House passed the second substitute unanimously.
The Utah House approved House Bill 121, the Retired Volunteer Healthcare Practitioner Act, creating a volunteer licensure category to permit retired physicians, nurses, pharmacists and other practitioners to provide unpaid care under the supervision of a currently licensed practitioner.
"This bill is, I guess, what I would consider a contribution to our health care problem," Representative…
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