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House OKs measure allowing delayed non‑emergency behavioral‑health transfers to reduce overnight transport risk
Summary
HB322 permits EMS to delay non‑emergency transfers for medically stable behavioral‑health patients until daylight when at least one of three criteria is met (distance over 30 miles, insufficient staffing, or hazardous weather), and requires receiving hospitals to hold beds. The measure passed unanimously.
SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah House on Feb. 23 amended and passed House Bill 322, a bill designed to reduce the safety risks of long overnight transfers of medically stable behavioral‑health patients.
Sponsor Representative Red said the bill covers patients who are medically stable and do not require advanced life support during transfer. Under the bill, EMS providers may delay non‑emergency transfers until 6 a.m. when…
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