HB 349: Organ Donation Amendments - Utah

Amended 2/14/2025 11:02:317 → Substitute #1 · 8 edits

MODERATE

This bill expands organ donation awareness requirements by adding new contexts where donor information must be provided, including hunting/fishing licenses, driver education, and health care directives. It also designates April as Organ Donor Awareness Week and creates a new online registration form for the Division of Wildlife Resources.

Scope change

The bill's scope expanded from requiring organ donation information only on the Division of Wildlife Resources website and at health care facilities to include hunting/fishing licenses, driver education programs, preneed funeral contracts, tax booklets, procurement contracts, and health care directives.

REQUIREMENT

Added requirement to include organ donor information on hunting, fishing, trapping, and furs dealing licenses and permits

Added requirement to include organ donor information in driver education programs

Added requirement to include organ donor information in health care directives

Added requirement for Division of Wildlife Resources to provide an online registration form for organ donors

Removed requirement for Department of Health and Human Services to convene a coalition and create a comprehensive communication plan for life-saving programs

Added requirement for procurement contracts to include organ donor information

Removed requirement for tax commission to print specific phrase about state income tax dollars supporting education, children, and individuals with disabilities

TIMELINE

Designated the third full week of April as Organ Donor Awareness Week

Amended Excerpts 2/14/2025 11:02:317 → Amended 2/14/2025 11:02:317 · 7 edits

MODERATE

This bill adds new requirements for organ donation awareness across multiple state systems. It mandates that the Division of Wildlife Resources website, health care facility intake processes, preneed funeral contracts, and state tax documents all include information about organ donation registration. Additionally, it creates a new coalition of life-saving programs to coordinate communication efforts through state channels.

Scope change

The bill expands organ donation awareness requirements to include state tax documents and preneed funeral contracts, which were not previously covered. It also adds a new requirement for health care facilities to ask patients about donor status during intake.

REQUIREMENT

Requires Division of Wildlife Resources website to provide organ donation registration information and links

Requires health care facilities to ask patients about donor status during intake and provide registry information

Requires preneed funeral arrangement contracts to include organ donation information

Requires state tax instructions and website to include organ donation information

Establishes a new life-saving programs coalition to create a comprehensive communication plan

DEFINITION

Creates new definition for 'intake' as the initial data collection process at health care facilities

TECHNICAL

Updates cross-references to correct section numbers for donor registry definitions

Introduced → Amended Excerpts 2/14/2025 11:02:317 · 9 edits

MAJOR

This bill adds organ donation awareness requirements across multiple Utah state programs, including hunting/fishing licenses, school health curricula, driver education, funeral contracts, tax booklets, procurement contracts, and health care directives. It also establishes Organ Donor Awareness Week in the third full week of April to increase public awareness and encourage registration.

Scope change

The bill expands organ donation awareness requirements from existing health care directive provisions to numerous additional state programs and public-facing documents that were previously not required to include donor registry information.

REQUIREMENT

Hunting, fishing, trapping, and furs dealing licenses must now include organ donor registration information and registry access instructions.

Higher education institutions must send electronic messages to students twice per academic year with organ donor registration links.

Health curriculum must now include instruction on organ and tissue donation.

Driver education must include at least 30 minutes of instruction on organ donation.

Preneed funeral contracts must include written or electronic notification about organ donor registration options.

Individual income tax booklets must include information about organ donor registration options.

Procurement contracts must encourage contractors to provide employees with organ donor registration information.

Health care facilities must inform individuals giving notification about organ donor registration options.

TIMELINE

Establishes the third full week of April as Organ Donor Awareness Week.

Substitute #3 → Substitute #4 · 6 edits

MODERATE

This bill substitutes a new version of HB 349 that organizes organ donation awareness requirements across multiple state entities. The changes consolidate provisions related to organ donation information distribution and establish a new coalition for life-saving programs. The bill affects the Division of Wildlife Resources, healthcare facilities, higher education institutions, funeral service establishments, and the State Tax Commission.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains focused on organ donation awareness but is now organized into a clearer structure with a new life-saving programs coalition requirement. The applicability extends to the same entities as before but with more specific implementation requirements.

REQUIREMENT

Added requirement for the Department of Health and Human Services to convene a coalition of state-funded life-saving programs and create a comprehensive communication plan using state publication channels.

Modified the Division of Wildlife Resources' organ donation information requirements to reference the new comprehensive plan, allowing exemptions when information is provided through that plan.

Added specific definition of 'intake' for healthcare facilities, clarifying when organ donation inquiries must occur during patient intake processes.

Modified the State Tax Commission's requirements to include both instruction booklets and website information about organ donation registration options.

DEFINITION

Modified the donor registry definition in the higher education section to correct a cross-reference from Section 26B-4-137 to Section 26B-8-301.

TECHNICAL

Changed the effective date from May 7, 2025 to February 21, 2025, and reorganized the bill structure with clearer section numbering and formatting.

Substitute #2 → Substitute #3 · 10 edits

MAJOR

This bill adds new requirements and encourages information about organ donation across multiple state touchpoints, including healthcare facilities, driver education, funeral contracts, tax documents, and procurement contracts. It also establishes a new requirement for the Department of Health and Human Services to create a comprehensive communication plan for life-saving programs. The bill designates the third full week of April as Organ Donor Awareness Week.

Scope change

The bill expands organ donation awareness requirements to include the Division of Wildlife Resources website and adds a new requirement for the Department of Health and Human Services to convene a coalition and create a comprehensive communication plan for life-saving programs.

REQUIREMENT

Added requirement for Division of Wildlife Resources website to provide organ donation registration information and links.

Added requirement for healthcare facilities to ask patients about organ donation status during intake or as soon as reasonably possible after intake.

Added requirement for driver education to include at least 30 minutes of instruction on organ donation.

Added requirement for preneed funeral contracts to notify buyers of organ donation registration options.

Added requirement for tax instructions booklets and State Tax Commission website to include organ donation information.

Added requirement for procurement contracts to encourage contractors to provide organ donation information to employees.

Added requirement for Department of Health and Human Services to convene a coalition of life-saving programs and create a comprehensive communication plan.

Modified driver education age requirements to allow written test at 15 years and 9 months or 15 years of age.

Modified commemorative periods section to add Organ Donor Awareness Week and adjust other commemorative periods.

TIMELINE

Designated the third full week of April as Organ Donor Awareness Week.

Substitute #1 → Substitute #2 · 5 edits

MODERATE

This bill expands organ donation awareness requirements by adding health care facility intake procedures and updating the definition of 'donor' to reference the correct statute. It also adds a new section encouraging procurement units to inform contractors about organ donation registration options. The bill makes technical corrections to cross-reference the proper donor registry section and updates commemorative period designations in April.

Scope change

The bill's scope expanded to include health care facility intake procedures and procurement contracts, while adding a new code section for organ donation definitions in the health care context.

REQUIREMENT

Added requirement for health care facilities to ask patients about organ donation status during intake and provide registry information if patients wish to become donors.

Added requirement for procurement units to encourage contractors to inform their employees about organ donation registration options.

Added new Section 26B-2-244 establishing organ donation requirements for health care facilities during patient intake.

DEFINITION

Corrected cross-reference from Section 26B-4-137 to Section 26B-8-301 for donor and donor registry definitions in multiple sections.

TECHNICAL

Updated commemorative period designations in April to clarify Organ Donor Awareness Week timing and corrected formatting in the commemorative periods section.

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