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House approves measure to let health workers seek out-of-facility behavioral treatment to reduce stigma
Summary
HB278 allows certain health care workers to request single-case agreements with insurers to obtain behavioral health treatment outside their facility, aiming to reduce stigma and barriers for clinicians seeking care; the bill passed unanimously in the House.
The Utah House unanimously passed HB278 on Feb. 23, a bill intended to expand options for health care workers seeking behavioral health treatment by allowing a single-case agreement that would let them receive care outside their employing facility when that option is part of their benefit package.
Representative Eliason, sponsor of the substitute, said the bill…
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