SB0319 – Health Insurance Preauthorization Amendments

UTLawState

Date Passed

3/19/2026

Effective Date

5/6/2026

Summary

Updates Utah’s health-insurance preauthorization law by adding definitions for artificial intelligence and generative artificial intelligence, tightening decision timelines, expanding reporting, requiring clearer adverse-determination notices, and reinforcing clinician-led review of medical-necessity denials.

Healthcare Implications

Directly affects how insurers use AI in prior authorization and utilization management by requiring disclosure and reporting around AI-linked workflows while preserving human clinical judgment in adverse determinations. The law is highly relevant to payer oversight, provider burden, and patient access to timely medically necessary care.

Impact Level

High

Keywords

Transparency & Governance; Safety & Risk; Clinical Quality & Efficacy

Stakeholders

Payers & Purchasers; Providers & Health Systems; Patients & Public; Regulators & Government