26B-4-325. Medical care for inmates — Reporting of statistics. As used in this section:
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“Correctional facility” means a facility operated to house inmates in a secure or nonsecure setting:
Terms Used In Utah Code 26B-4-325- Committee: means the Primary Care Grant Committee described in Section 26B-1-410. See Utah Code 26B-4-301
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
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by the Department of Corrections; or |
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under a contract with the Department of Corrections. |
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“Health care facility” means the same as that term is defined in Section 26-21-2. |
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“Inmate” means an individual who is:
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committed to the custody of the Department of Corrections; and |
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housed at a correctional facility or at a county jail at the request of the Department of Corrections. |
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“Medical monitoring technology” means a device, application, or other technology that can be used to improve health outcomes and the experience of care for patients, including evidence-based clinically evaluated software and devices that can be used to monitor and treat diseases and disorders. |
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“Terminally ill” means the same as that term is defined in Section 31A-36-102. |
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The department shall:
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for each health care facility owned or operated by the Department of Corrections, assist the Department of Corrections in complying with Section 64-13-39; |
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create policies and procedures for providing services to inmates; and |
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in coordination with the Department of Corrections, develop standard population indicators and performance measures relating to the health of inmates. |
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Beginning July 1, 2023, and ending June 30, 2024, the department shall:
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evaluate and study the use of medical monitoring technology and create a plan for a pilot program that identifies:
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the types of medical monitoring technology that will be used during the pilot program; and |
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eligibility for participation in the pilot program; and |
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make the indicators and performance measures described in Subsection (6)(c) available to the public through the Department of Corrections and the department websites. |
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Beginning July 1, 2024, and ending June 30, 2029, the department shall implement the pilot program. |
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The department shall submit to the Health and Human Services Interim Committee and the Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Interim Committee:
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a report on or before October 1 of each year regarding the costs and benefits of the pilot program; |
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a report that summarizes the indicators and performance measures described in Subsection (6)(c) on or before October 1, 2024; and |
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an updated report before October 1 of each year that compares the indicators and population measures of the most recent year to the initial report described in Subsection (9)(b). |
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Enacted by Chapter 322, 2023 General Session
Technically renumbered to avoid duplication of newly enacted Chapter also in SB 40, Chapter 307.