Bill calls for report projecting future need for nurses in Utah

SALT LAKE CITY — A state council that secures and stabilizes the state's supply of health care providers would get a new mandate under SB147, projecting the future demand for nurses in Utah.The legislation, sponsored by Sen. Ann Millner, R-Ogden, also would require reporting to the Legislature's Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee.The statewide report would examine the demand regionally and drill down to rural Utah, providing information "that would allow us to make data-driven de