UtahUtah health department may certify employers as recovery ready workplaces
Utah’s health department may create a workplace recovery certification program if lawmakers provide money, and the program could receive funds from a state account.
What it does
Utah law lets the health department create a program for employers to seek recovery ready workplace certification, if lawmakers provide money. The department must set application and certification rules if it creates the program.
If lawmakers appropriate money and funds are available, the state must distribute account money to the health department for the certification program, if established.
Argument forIf employers pursue certification and meet the department’s criteria, workers could find it easier to seek care and maintain recovery at work.
Argument againstEmployers seeking certification may need to spend time and resources on staff education, workplace medication, or other practices the department includes in its criteria.
More detail
The Department of Health and Human Services may establish a program for employers to seek recovery ready workplace certification. The program is for employers, as defined in the section, that apply for certification as recovery ready workplaces. The department may establish the program only within money appropriated for it. If it establishes the program, it must set an application process and certification criteria; those criteria may include workplace practices that support prevention, care, and recovery. The program section took effect May 6, 2026.
The Division of Finance shall distribute account money to the health department for the certification program, if established. The money would go to the Department of Health and Human Services for the certification program, if established. The distribution depends on legislative appropriation and available account funds; when funds are short, distributions follow the listed priority order and may be partial. This distribution provision took effect May 6, 2026.
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- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
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History
- 2026
- Mar 25Governor Spencer Cox SignedBecame Law
- Mar 11Senate/ to GovernorTo Governor
- Mar 11Senate/ received enrolled bill from PrintingMinor
- Mar 5Senate/ enrolled bill to Printing
- Mar 5Enrolled Bill Returned to House or SenateMinor
- Mar 2Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared
- Mar 2Bill Received from Senate for EnrollingMinor
- Feb 27Senate/ signed by President/ sent for enrollingMajor
- Feb 27Senate/ received from HouseMinor
- Feb 26House/ to Senate
- Vote recorded House/ passed 3rd reading. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 26House/ signed by Speaker/ returned to SenateMajor
- Feb 26House/ passed 3rd readingPassed House
- Feb 26House/ 3rd readingMinor
- Feb 25House/ 2nd readingMinor
- Feb 25House/ committee report favorable [House Health and Human Services Committee]Minor
- Feb 25House Comm - Favorable Recommendation [House Health and Human Services Committee]Minor
- Feb 23House/ to standing committee [House Health and Human Services Committee]Minor
- Feb 17House/ 1st reading (Introduced)Minor
- Vote recorded Senate/ passed 3rd reading. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 17House/ received from SenateMinor
- Feb 17Senate/ to House
- Feb 17Senate/ passed 3rd readingPassed Senate
- Feb 17Senate/ 3rd readingMinor
- Feb 13Senate/ passed 2nd readingMinor
- Vote recorded Senate/ passed 2nd reading. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 13Senate/ 2nd readingMinor
- Feb 2LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for SB0098S02
- Feb 2LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for SB0098S02
- Jan 29Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar
- Jan 29Senate/ comm rpt/ substituted [Senate Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee]
- Jan 28Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation [Senate Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee]Minor
- Jan 28Senate Comm - Substitute Recommendation [Senate Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee]Major
- Jan 28LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for SB0098S02
- Jan 28LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for SB0098S02
- Jan 25LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for SB0098S01
- Jan 21LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for SB0098S01
- Jan 21LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for SB0098S01
- Jan 20Senate/ to standing committee [Senate Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee]Minor
- Jan 20Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced)Minor
- Jan 16LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for SB0098
- Jan 12Senate/ received bill from Legislative ResearchMinor
- Jan 7LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for SB0098
- Jan 7LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for SB0098
- Jan 7Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed
- Jan 7Bill Numbered but not DistributedIntroduced
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