Sen. Deidre Henderson (R)

SB 108 (Birthing Center Amendments)

Libertas Institute supports this bill.

Currently, hospitals in Utah are able to shield themselves from competition by legally denying free-standing birthing centers the ability to expand. This bill would prevent that, by prohibiting the Health Facility Committee from requiring certain things that are impossible to obtain or achieve.

Libertas Institute supports this bill. Free-standing birthing centers, which compete with hospitals, should not be denied the opportunity to expand by requiring them to first obtain permission from their primary competitors.