Utah Governor signs several bills addressing ongoing mental health crisis
Boram Kim | Mar 17, 2023 | Utah
Utah Senate passes bill that would provide Medicaid coverage for doula services
Boram Kim | Feb 17, 2023 | Utah
Senate Bill 192 passed the Utah Senate unanimously on Wednesday. The bill would require the Department of Health and Human Services to submit a state plan amendment to cover doula services under Medicaid. The bill’s sponsor, Sen. Luz Escamilla (D - Salt Lake City), introduced an amendment ahead
Proposal to provide ongoing support for Utahns with severe mental illness passes Senate health committee
Boram Kim | Feb 16, 2023 | Utah
The Utah Senate Health and Human Services Committee unanimously voted in favor of House Bill 248 on Wednesday. The measure would provide grants to counties through one-time funding of $5 million from the state’s Medicaid Community Supports Waiver for establishing Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) teams, designed to provide
Q&A: Rob Ence, state leader on aging addresses challenges and opportunities facing older Utahns
Boram Kim | Feb 14, 2023 | Utah
Rob Ence is the executive director of the Utah Commission on Aging (UCOA), a state commission established in 2005 to coordinate efforts across the aging spectrum on policy, research and academia, and community services for the older adult population. Ence assumed the role in 2016 when the commission was tasked
Utah bill that would centralize access to patients’ medical records advances out of committee
Boram Kim | Feb 10, 2023 | Utah
The Utah House Health and Human Services Standing Committee voted 7-3 to favorably approve House Bill 239 on Thursday, advancing it to the House floor for consideration. The bill would direct the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) to work with stakeholders on designating a centralized health
Bill to develop Utah master plan on aging passes House health committee
Boram Kim | Feb 9, 2023 | Utah
The Utah House Health and Human Services Standing Committee voted unanimously to approve Senate Bill 104 on Thursday. The bill would direct the Utah Commission on Aging (UCOA) to develop a 10-year master plan on aging that identifies redundancies in state policies and makes recommendations on efficiency. It
Utah Senate health committee advances bills expanding scope of mental health support for first responders
Boram Kim | Feb 9, 2023 | Utah
The Utah Senate Health and Human Services Standing Committee unanimously passed House Bills 59 and 278 with favorable recommendations on Wednesday. HB 59 is an amendment to a law that was passed last year that requires first responder agencies in Utah to provide mental health services for first