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Senate debate centers on bill to ban predatory addiction-treatment brokers; some senators question felony penalty
Summary
A floor debate focused on a proposal to prohibit brokers who solicit families in crisis and arrange substance use disorder placements for a fee, with the sponsor calling the practice 'predatory' and other senators arguing the proposed third-degree felony penalty may be too severe and requiring more study.
SALT LAKE CITY — Senators on the Utah Senate floor debated a bill aimed at stopping so-called referral brokers who solicit families in crisis and arrange substance use disorder treatment placements in exchange for fees.
The sponsor described the brokers as exploitative, saying the practice “is a predatory practice” that has left families financially liable after brokers arrange out-of-state placements.…
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