Utah Nursing homes could discharge patients refusing coronavirus test under bill

Lawmakers advanced a bill that, if approved in Thursday’s special session, would allow assisted living centers to discharge patients who refuse to follow the Utah Department of Health’s order for residents to be tested for COVID-19.Bill sponsor Sen. Curtis Bramble, R-Provo, said the legislation tries to strike a balance between Utahns’ rights to refuse testing with the danger posed to other high-risk residents at assisted living centers.“I was assigned the task of trying