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Senate advances trauma-system bill after debate over costs and rural support
Summary
Senate Bill 115, a measure to create a statewide trauma-care system with designated hospital levels and a three‑year reporting requirement, moved forward after a lengthy floor presentation by Senator Montgomery and questions about a fiscal note estimated at about $350,000 in the first year and support for rural hospitals.
Senate Bill 115 — motivated by a years-long task-force process and framed by its sponsor as an effort to improve care for severely injured patients — was advanced on Jan. 24 after a detailed floor presentation and extended questioning about funding and implementation.
Sponsor Senator Montgomery told the Senate the bill would establish a trauma-care plan, an advisory committee to advise the Utah Department of Health, and a voluntary hospital designation system with five levels of trauma centers. Level 1…
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