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Committee recommends HB 417 to let stable patients transport between facilities
Utah State Senate Health and Human Services Committee · February 24, 2026
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Summary
HB 417 would allow medically stable patients to transport themselves between medical facilities without forfeiting a reserved bed, at the discretion of their care team, and would provide limited immunity for the originating facility’s healthcare team; the committee favorably recommended the bill.
The committee heard HB 417, a bill intended to reduce patient bills by allowing medically stable patients to transport themselves between medical facilities rather than requiring ambulance transfer or discharge procedures that could trigger…
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