Learn more about the bills we are tracking during the 2021 Utah Legislative Session. Click the plus sign next to each bill for more information and how you can take action.
Extends a pilot program offering certain qualifying families (PEHP) who are seeking fertility treatment a $4,000 grant - 1st sub amends so that the $4000 grant can be used multiple times, avoiding incentivizing people to do a riskier procedure with multiple implantations
Requires the Medicaid program to apply for a waiver or a state plan amendment to extend family planning services to people with income 250% or below the federal poverty level.
Enhances education for middle school and high school students in Utah to learn about consent including what does not constitute consent; sexual violence behavior prevention education; and information about resources for sexual assault survivors.
Expands Medicaid coverage for fertility preservation to people who are diagnosed with cancer or another disease for which the treatment could cause infertility.
Creates a statewide outreach program to increase health insurance coverage for children, and directs the Department of Health to expand Medicaid and CHIP to children who do not currently qualify (undocumented children). Establishes 12 month continuous coverage for children who enroll in Medicaid.
Mandates that the abortion informed consent occur in person. Includes penalty of perjury for the patient's signature verifying they have viewed the information module. Adds certain requirements to the abortion information module, such as audio of fetal heartbeat and images of abortion procedures at certain gestational ages. Requires certain detailed breakdowns of statistical reporting of abortion complications. Fines a physician $50,000 for failure to comply with any provision of the bill.
Makes it unprofessional conduct for a healthcare professional to provide gender-affirming healthcare for a person under 16 years old, including puberty blockers. Includes a provision to allow intersex people ("with external biological sex characteristics that are irresolvably ambiguous") to receive medical care to create gender-conformity.
