All Roll Calls
Yes: 147 • No: 0
UtahH.B. 4172026 General SessionHouseWALLET
Patient Interfacility Transportation Requirements
Sponsored By: Sahara Hayes (Democratic)
Signed by Governor
Health InsuranceHealth and Human ServicesHealth CareHealth Care FacilitiesHealth Care ProfessionalsDepartment of Public SafetyEmergency Medical Services
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.
Use non-medical rides between facilities
Beginning May 6, 2026, facilities must let eligible patients use non-medical rides for transfers. You qualify only if you are not under temporary or involuntary commitment, your provider says you do not need an ambulance, and the move follows federal emergency transfer law. You can ask the hospital or provider to make this call. If you are eligible, the facility must give you a written notice. It must say you do not meet ambulance medical-necessity, insurance may not pay ambulance bills, you may owe them, and list the state’s current ambulance base and mileage rates. A non-medical ride can be a family ride or public transit.
No new admission bill if on time
Beginning May 6, 2026, if you use a non-medical ride and get to the receiving facility in time, the facility cannot bill you or your plan for admission or readmission. Staff can bill only if they have reason to believe your condition changed after discharge. "In time" means within 4 hours if the sending facility is in a 4th, 5th, or 6th class county, or within 2 hours elsewhere. If you arrive within that time, the facility must not give your offered bed to someone else.
Legal shield for providers allowing non-medical rides
Beginning May 6, 2026, sending facilities and providers are protected from civil lawsuits when they let a patient use non-medical transport, if the patient did not need an ambulance at discharge.
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Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
Sahara Hayes
Democratic • House
Cosponsors
Keith Grover
Republican • Senate
Roll Call Votes
Senate vote • 2/27/2026
Senate/ passed 3rd reading
Yes: 25 • No: 0
Senate vote • 2/26/2026
Senate/ passed 2nd reading
Yes: 23 • No: 0
House vote • 2/24/2026
Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation
Yes: 5 • No: 0
House vote • 2/17/2026
House/ floor amendment
Yes: 0 • No: 0
House vote • 2/17/2026
House/ passed 3rd reading
Yes: 71 • No: 0
House vote • 2/4/2026
House Comm - Amendment Recommendation
Yes: 11 • No: 0
House vote • 2/4/2026
House Comm - Favorable Recommendation
Yes: 12 • No: 0
Actions Timeline
Governor Signed
3/18/2026House/ to Governor
3/11/2026HouseHouse/ received enrolled bill from Printing
3/11/2026HouseHouse/ enrolled bill to Printing
3/3/2026HouseEnrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate
3/3/2026Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared
3/3/2026Bill Received from House for Enrolling
3/3/2026House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling
2/27/2026HouseHouse/ received from Senate
2/27/2026HouseSenate/ to House
2/27/2026SenateSenate/ signed by President/ returned to House
2/27/2026SenateSenate/ passed 3rd reading
2/27/2026SenateSenate/ 3rd reading
2/27/2026SenateSenate/ passed 2nd reading
2/26/2026SenateSenate/ 2nd reading
2/26/2026SenateSenate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar
2/25/2026SenateSenate/ committee report favorable
2/25/2026SenateSenate Comm - Favorable Recommendation
2/24/2026Senate/ to standing committee
2/19/2026SenateSenate/ 1st reading (Introduced)
2/17/2026SenateSenate/ received from House
2/17/2026SenateHouse/ to Senate
2/17/2026HouseHouse/ passed 3rd reading
2/17/2026HouseHouse/ floor amendment
2/17/2026HouseHouse/ 3rd reading
2/17/2026House
Bill Text
Enrolled
3/3/2026
Amended 2/17/2026 11:02:121
2/17/2026
Amended 2/5/2026 11:02:167
2/5/2026
Introduced
1/28/2026
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