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Utah Senate approves testing and data-sharing measures for high‑risk care facilities
Summary
The Utah Senate passed SB 5011 on June 18, 2020, authorizing the Department of Health to share certain COVID‑19 data with state agencies and to develop protocols that permit required testing in assisted‑living centers and group homes; the bill allows residents to decline testing but permits discharge under narrowly defined protocols consistent with federal law.
The Utah Senate on Thursday passed Senate Bill 5011, directing the state Department of Health to share COVID‑19 data with other state agencies and to adopt protocols for testing in assisted‑living centers, group homes and similar facilities that house high‑risk populations. Sponsor Sen. Bramble said the measure is aimed at protecting residents after a large share of the state’s COVID‑19 fatalities were traced to long‑term care settings.
"The Department of Health shall provide the data that they've already been collecting so long as it meets all federal and state criteria for…
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