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Starting May 6, 2026, this bill requires the Utah Department of Health and Human Services to pay University of Utah Hospitals and Clinics and its physician groups at Medicare rates — the standardized, typically lower reimbursement rates used by the federal Medicare program — for outpatient medical services provided to prison inmates, rather than the higher rates previously charged. Half of any budget savings generated by this lower payment rate goes into a newly created Inmate Medical Treatment Restricted Account, which can only be spent by the Division of Correctional Health Services with legislative approval, while the other half returns to the General Fund. The department must report annually to legislative committees on how much has been saved and how the restricted account is being used.