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Senate approves $100,000 pilot for school-based health center in Ogden after debate on scope and parental consent
Summary
The Senate passed SB221 to fund a $100,000 pilot school-based health center at Dee Elementary in Ogden; proponents said it will deliver immunizations and primary care to at-risk children, while some senators cautioned about potential mission creep and parental-consent safeguards. The bill moves to the House.
The Utah Senate on Feb. 23 passed Senate Bill 2 21, a $100,000 pilot appropriation to establish a school-based health center at Dee Elementary in Ogden.
Sponsor Senator Nathan Tanner told the chamber the pilot is intended to provide primary health services — immunizations, hearing and dental screening and basic primary care — to a highly impacted elementary school population and said the…
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