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Sen. Butters urges ER triage clinics; SB119 circled after questions on cost
Utah State Senate · February 4, 2009
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Summary
Senate Bill 119, proposed to create a hospital emergency-room task force and encourage triage clinics to divert non-emergent cases, was debated on the floor; sponsor cited hospital volumes and estimated task force costs at about $35,000 and the bill was circled for further work.
Senator Butters described Senate Bill 119 and the pressure on emergency rooms, saying many patients do not present with true emergencies and that triage clinics adjacent to hospitals could reduce costs and restore ER capacity. On the floor he cited average daily treatments (about…
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