UtahUtah employers must pay for medical exams required for jobs
Utah employers must pay for required job exams and drug tests, except appointments to take or return from medical leave after illness or injury outside work.
What it does
Employers must pay for required job exams, including drug tests, without making people pay first. Appointments to take or return from medical leave after illness or injury outside work are excluded.
Employees cannot be forced to use leave or attend required job exams outside their shifts without pay. The rules exclude medical-leave appointments tied to illness or injury outside work.
Workers and applicants can seek repayment through Utah's Division of Antidiscrimination and Labor within one year of paying exam charges. Employers may also face daily penalties.
Argument forEmployer payment could help workers and job applicants avoid finding money upfront for required exams while waiting for reimbursement.
Argument againstEmployers who delay repayment could owe daily penalties of up to 5% of paid exam charges for up to 20 days.
More detail
Employers must pay the provider's charges for required job exams and cannot make people pay first, even if they offer reimbursement. The requirements cover employees and job applicants, including drug testing. They exclude appointments to take or return from medical leave after an illness or injury outside work. Employers also cannot charge an individual a fee for a covered exam. These requirements took effect on May 6, 2026.
Employers cannot require employees to attend covered exams outside their shifts without pay or make them use leave to attend. These rules cover employees attending exams their employers require for employment, including drug tests. Appointments to take or return from medical leave after an illness or injury outside work are excluded. These requirements took effect on May 6, 2026.
Utah's Division of Antidiscrimination and Labor investigates claims and must order employers to repay exam charges when a claim is valid. Individuals can file claims for violations. The Labor Commission may make rules to enforce these requirements. The division may impose a penalty of up to 5% of paid exam fees and provider charges. It assesses that penalty daily until repayment and penalty payment, for up to 20 days. The division keeps half of penalty payments for administration and gives half to the individual. These provisions took effect on May 6, 2026. Claims must be filed within one year after the individual pays the employer or health care provider.
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- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
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History
- 2026
- Mar 23Governor Spencer Cox SignedBecame Law
- Mar 11House/ to GovernorTo Governor
- Mar 11House/ received enrolled bill from PrintingMinor
- Mar 3House/ enrolled bill to Printing
- Mar 3Enrolled Bill Returned to House or SenateMinor
- Feb 27Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared
- Feb 27Bill Received from House for EnrollingMinor
- Feb 25House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrollingMajor
- Vote recorded Senate/ passed 3rd reading. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 25House/ received from SenateMinor
- Feb 25Senate/ to House
- Feb 25Senate/ signed by President/ returned to HouseMajor
- Feb 25Senate/ passed 3rd readingPassed Senate
- Feb 25Senate/ 3rd readingMinor
- Feb 20Senate/ 2nd readingMinor
- Feb 20Senate/ comm rpt/ placed on Consent Calendar [Senate Business and Labor Committee]
- Feb 19Senate Comm - Consent Calendar Recommendation [Senate Business and Labor Committee]
- Feb 19Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation [Senate Business and Labor Committee]Minor
- Feb 18Senate/ to standing committee [Senate Business and Labor Committee]Minor
- Feb 17Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced)Minor
- Feb 13Senate/ received from HouseMinor
- Vote recorded House/ passed 3rd reading. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 13House/ to Senate
- Feb 13House/ passed 3rd readingPassed House
- Feb 13House/ floor amendment
- Feb 13House/ 3rd readingMinor
- Feb 5House/ 2nd readingMinor
- Feb 5House/ comm rpt/ amended [House Business, Labor, and Commerce Committee]Major
- Feb 4House Comm - Favorable Recommendation [House Business, Labor, and Commerce Committee]Minor
- Feb 4House Comm - Amendment Recommendation [House Business, Labor, and Commerce Committee]Minor
- Feb 2House/ to standing committee [House Business, Labor, and Commerce Committee]Minor
- Jan 22House/ received fiscal note from Fiscal AnalystMinor
- Jan 22LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0130
- Jan 20House/ 1st reading (Introduced)Minor
- Jan 19LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0130
- Jan 14House/ received bill from Legislative ResearchMinor
- Jan 2LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0130
- Jan 2LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0130
- Jan 2Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed
- Jan 2Bill Numbered but not DistributedIntroduced
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