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Senate advances bill allowing small skilled-nursing units attached to ambulatory surgical centers
Summary
The Senate discussed and placed first substitute Senate Bill 199 — allowing ambulatory surgical centers to host a single small skilled-nursing facility (4–16 beds, up to 10-day stays) — on the third-reading calendar after proponents said it could lower costs and improve outcomes.
The Utah Senate advanced Senate Bill 199, which would permit an ambulatory surgical center (ASC) to establish a single, small skilled-nursing facility on its campus with between four and 16 beds and a maximum length of stay of 10 days.
Sponsor remarks described the measure as an innovation to expand rehabilitation and post-operative care capacity without creating a full hospital. Supporters said tighter…
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