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Senate passes compromise on food-handler permits, gives state health department approval role
Summary
The Utah Senate passed second substitute Senate Bill 187 on food-handler permitting after hours of debate over whether the state Department of Health should set testing standards or accept nationally certified exams. The bill creates a state bank of test questions while allowing nationally accredited programs to apply for approval and requires a fee-based review process.
The Utah Senate on the afternoon of Day 35 approved second substitute Senate Bill 187, a measure that standardizes the state's food-handler permitting process while allowing nationally accredited testing programs to seek approval.
Sponsor Senator Ralph Bramble said the bill was "the best effort at a compromise" between local health officers who want state oversight and national providers such as the National Restaurant Association. The measure authorizes the Utah Department of Health to prepare a bank of questions covering five areas of food…
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