Effective 5/12/2015
49-20-413. Pilot program for on-site employee clinic.
49-20-413. Pilot program for on-site employee clinic.
- (1) Within state premiums paid to the state risk pool from the Legislature, the program shall establish a primary care clinic:
- (a) for state employees and their dependents;
- (b) within a state building that is accessible to a large number of state employees; and
- (c) in accordance with Subsection (2).
- (2) The program shall:
- (a) affiliate with an existing clinic:
- (i) located in a building accessible to a large number of state employees; and
- (ii) managed by a physician licensed in this state under Title 58, Chapter 67, Utah Medical Practice Act, or Chapter 68, Utah Osteopathic Medical Practice Act; or
- (b) request bids from private entities to establish the on-site primary care clinic in accordance with criteria established by the program, which shall include at least the following:
- (i) the entity’s ability to establish a primary care clinic that is designed to:
- (A) be convenient for employees and their dependents;
- (B) increase health of employees;
- (C) increase compliance with health care screening and management of chronic health care conditions; and
- (D) dispense commonly used, pre-packaged drugs in a cost effective manner;
- (ii) the entity’s organizational and financial independence from any particular hospital network, network of clinics, or network of health care providers; and
- (iii) management of the clinic by a physician licensed in the state under Title 58, Chapter 67, Utah Medical Practice Act, or Chapter 68, Utah Osteopathic Medical Practice Act.
- (i) the entity’s ability to establish a primary care clinic that is designed to:
- (a) affiliate with an existing clinic:
Enacted by Chapter 68, 2015 General Session
Technically renumbered to avoid duplication of section number also used in SB265, Chapter 455.