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Committee holds HB 359 to interim after discussion of preceptor fund and administration
Summary
The House Health and Human Services Committee heard testimony on HB 359, which would create a voluntary preceptor fund to pay clinicians who train students; the committee voted to hold the bill for interim study to refine funding, eligibility, and administration details.
Representative Monson introduced House Bill 359, the Healthcare Preceptor Amendments, as a voluntary plan to expand training capacity by creating a preceptor fund and allowing donations (including opt‑in donations at license renewal) for payments to clinicians who train students. Monson told the committee the bill contains no mandates and is intended to increase the number of clinicians willing to precept students.
Teresa Garrett, co‑lead of the Utah Action Coalition and chair of the Utah Health Workforce Advisory Council’s legislative review subcommittee, urged support, saying Utah faces a growing "preceptor bottleneck." Garrett told the committee the council’s analysis shows that by 2031 the state will need roughly 3,000 more…
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