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H.B. 559

Signed into Law

Pregnancy and Infant Loss Amendments

HB0559S01 (Substitute)

Sen. Luz Escamilla
Sen. Luz EscamillaFloor Sponsor
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H.B. 559Signed into Law

Pregnancy and Infant Loss Amendments

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Senate
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What This Bill Does

This bill addresses pregnancy and infant loss.

Key Provisions

This bill:

  • recognizes October as Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month;
  • requires the Division of Licensing and Background Checks, with the Office of Maternal and Child Health, to establish rules and procedures for a health care facility that provides birthing services when an individual experiences a pregnancy or infant loss; and
  • requires the Division of Professional Licensing, with the Department of Health and Human Services, to develop a training for certain health care professionals on supporting an individual experiencing a pregnancy or infant loss.

Plain-Language Summary

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New rules for how Utah hospitals and birthing centers must treat families experiencing pregnancy or infant loss form the heart of this bill. It requires state licensing agencies to establish official standards for bereavement care at birthing facilities — including things like memory-making opportunities (such as photos or keepsakes), access to grief counseling, time with the infant, and referrals to support organizations — and ties compliance with those standards to a facility's license. The bill also directs the state to develop an optional bereavement training for health care professionals in emergency care, obstetrics, and labor and delivery, which can count toward their required continuing education credits.