# Utah H.B. 383: Department of Health and Human Services Amendments Utah H.B. 383, Department of Health and Human Services Amendments, is a 2026 General Session House bill sponsored by Logan Monson (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-03-18 (Governor Signed); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-14). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB383-2026GS - As of: 2026-10-14 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Utah H.B. 383 - State: Utah - Session: 2026 General Session - Title: Department of Health and Human Services Amendments - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-26 - Last action: 2026-03-18, Governor Signed - Sponsor: Logan Monson (Republican) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Health Insurance, Health and Human Services, Department of Corrections, Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice, Administrative Rulemaking and Procedures, Boards and Committees, Government Operations (State Issues), Department of Health and Human Services, Medicaid, Fatality Reports, Services for People with Disabilities, New Rulemaking Authority - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 7 (153 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 10 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Dental coverage reaches more Medicaid adults: benefit, medium. Beginning May 6, 2026, Utah must cover dental services for more full-benefit Medicaid adults once federal officials approve the waiver. This covers adults outside the law’s other listed dental coverage groups. Services remain subject to legislative funding limits. If next year’s federal cost share… - Disability transition funds help another person: benefit, low. Beginning May 6, 2026, transition-service funds must serve another eligible person when the original recipient stops receiving services. This applies to the program helping people with intellectual disabilities leave intermediate care facilities for home- and community-based services. The law redir… - Medical cannabis board reviews special requests: benefit, low. Beginning May 6, 2026, the Compassionate Use Board provides a review path for special medical cannabis requests, including requests for minors. It can review exceptions to usual eligibility and special device or vaporization requests. The board has 90 days to recommend approval or denial; the depar… - Medical examiner records face disclosure limits: benefit, low. Beginning May 6, 2026, Utah’s medical examiner can share records only as authorized by the state’s medical examiner law. A court order also permits disclosure. This narrows the legal grounds for sharing those records. - More deaths qualify for state review: benefit, low. Beginning May 6, 2026, more deaths qualify for Utah’s fatality review process. This includes deaths within 60 days after discharge from the Utah State Hospital or Utah State Developmental Center. The Department of Health and Human Services must know about the death. - New hospital care process for prisoners: benefit, low. Beginning May 6, 2026, corrections officials can request state hospital admission when a person’s mental decline makes hospital treatment necessary. Corrections and health department leaders, or their designees, must make that finding in coordination with Correctional Health Services. The departmen… - Primary care grant committee loses rulemaking: cost, low. Beginning May 6, 2026, Utah’s Primary Care Grant Committee loses authority to make rules, including rules for selecting recipients. It still reviews applications and recommends awards. The committee’s scheduled repeal date is July 1, 2035. The law specifies no change to grant amounts or applicant e… - Dental hygienist payment rule ends: cost, low. Beginning July 1, 2028, Utah repeals the dental hygienist reimbursement provision. That provision requires payment for public health services and allows direct payment on request for services within a hygienist’s legal scope. The repeal’s effect on payment amounts, patient costs, or access is not s… - Rural physician loan help changes, then ends: mixed, low. Beginning May 6, 2026, rural physicians can qualify for loan help through a written employer commitment to repay education loans. The commitment must come from a rural hospital or its contracted hiring group. Program help cannot exceed the employer’s committed assistance. Physicians must practice i… - Child protection watchdog hiring rules change: mixed, low. Beginning May 6, 2026, the customer experience division director selects Utah’s child protection ombudsman based only on qualifications and fitness. The ombudsman must have executive and administrative ability, child welfare experience, and knowledge of relevant state laws and policies. The law rem… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Logan Monson (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Evan J. Vickers (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-02-27 | Senate | Senate/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 25 | 0 | | | 2026-02-26 | Senate | Senate/ passed 2nd reading | pass | 24 | 0 | | | 2026-02-24 | Senate | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 5 | 0 | | | 2026-02-17 | House | House/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 69 | 0 | | | 2026-02-12 | House | House Comm - Consent Calendar Recommendation | pass | 10 | 0 | | | 2026-02-12 | House | House Comm - Substitute Recommendation | pass | 10 | 0 | | | 2026-02-12 | House | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 10 | 0 | | ## Actions (33) - 2026-03-18: Governor Signed - 2026-03-12: House/ to Governor (House) - 2026-03-12: House/ received enrolled bill from Printing (House) - 2026-03-05: House/ enrolled bill to Printing (House) - 2026-03-05: Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate - 2026-03-03: Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared - 2026-03-03: Bill Received from House for Enrolling - 2026-02-27: House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling (House) - 2026-02-27: House/ received from Senate (House) - 2026-02-27: Senate/ to House (Senate) - 2026-02-27: Senate/ signed by President/ returned to House (Senate) - 2026-02-27: Senate/ passed 3rd reading (Senate) - 2026-02-27: Senate/ 3rd reading (Senate) - 2026-02-26: Senate/ passed 2nd reading (Senate) - 2026-02-26: Senate/ 2nd reading (Senate) - 2026-02-25: Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar (Senate) - 2026-02-25: Senate/ committee report favorable (Senate) - 2026-02-24: Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation - 2026-02-19: Senate/ to standing committee (Senate) - 2026-02-17: Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced) (Senate) - 2026-02-17: Senate/ received from House (Senate) - 2026-02-17: House/ to Senate (House) - 2026-02-17: House/ passed 3rd reading (House) - 2026-02-17: House/ 3rd reading (House) - 2026-02-13: House/ 2nd reading (House) - 2026-02-13: House/ comm rpt/ substituted/ Consent Calendar (House) - 2026-02-12: House Comm - Consent Calendar Recommendation - 2026-02-12: House Comm - Favorable Recommendation - 2026-02-12: House Comm - Substitute Recommendation - 2026-02-10: House/ to standing committee (House) - 2026-01-27: House/ 1st reading (Introduced) (House) - 2026-01-27: House/ received bill from Legislative Research (House) - 2026-01-26: Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed ## Bill text - Enrolled, 2026-03-05: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/enrolled/HB0383.pdf) - Substitute #2, 2026-02-11: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0383S02.pdf) - Substitute #1, 2026-02-10: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0383S01.pdf) - Introduced, 2026-01-26: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0383.pdf) ## Related bills - H.B. 94: Criminal Accounts Receivable Amendments (signed) - H.B. 101: Firearm Background Check Amendments (signed) - H.B. 178: School Zone Speeding Amendments (signed) - H.B. 134: Offender Transfer Amendments (signed) - H.B. 136: Unlicensed Driver Amendments (signed) - H.B. 220: Public Safety Data Amendments (signed) ## Sources - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/enrolled/HB0383.pdf) - [Substitute #2 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0383S02.pdf) - [Substitute #1 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0383S01.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0383.pdf) ## Related - [H.B. 94: Criminal Accounts Receivable Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB94-2026GS) - [H.B. 101: Firearm Background Check Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB101-2026GS) - [H.B. 178: School Zone Speeding Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB178-2026GS) - [H.B. 134: Offender Transfer Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB134-2026GS) - [H.B. 136: Unlicensed Driver Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB136-2026GS) - [H.B. 220: Public Safety Data Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB220-2026GS) - [Utah bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/utah/bills) - [Utah state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/utah) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB383-2026GS (as of 2026-10-14).