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Senate advances bill to clarify governmental immunity for University of Utah medical functions
Summary
Sen. Barlow's bill to clarify that University of Utah hospitals, teaching programs and associated clinics are governmental functions cleared the Senate floor and was placed on the third-reading calendar after debate about a Supreme Court ruling and the limits of the statutory damage cap.
Sen. Barlow introduced Senate Bill 53 as a clarification to return University of Utah hospitals, schools and related programs to the scope of governmental immunity the sponsor said the legislature intended historically. Barlow tied the bill to a Supreme Court case he identified as the Conde Marin matter, saying the court had left uncertainty about whether the $250,000 statutory cap applied to university medical functions.
"This bill is now before you to clarify that situation," Sen. Barlow said, arguing that the University of Utah's unique services — including…
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