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New rules for Utah hospitals and birth centers create a set of requirements around premature births — defined as any birth before 36 weeks of pregnancy. Facilities that provide birthing services must develop and publicly post policies describing what lifesaving care they can provide for premature infants at different gestational ages, must inform patients at risk of preterm birth about those capabilities and transfer options, and may not deny an infant lifesaving care based solely on how far along the pregnancy was. Prenatal care providers must discuss preterm labor risks, local neonatal intensive care options, and emergency care plans with patients by around 20 weeks of pregnancy. Facilities must also report annual outcome data to the state, and the Department of Health and Human Services must publish a yearly statewide report on premature birth outcomes.