UTAH CODE (Last Updated: January 16, 2015) |
Title 26. Utah Health Code |
Chapter 18. Medical Assistance Act |
Part 4. Medicaid Waiver |
§ 26-18-405. Waivers to maximize replacement of delivery model.
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(1) The department shall develop a proposal to amend the state plan for the Medicaid program in a way that maximizes replacement of the fee-for-service delivery model with one or more risk-based delivery models. (3) To the extent possible, the department shall develop the proposal with the input of stakeholder groups representing those who will be affected by the proposal. (4) No later than June 1, 2011, the department shall submit a written report on the development of the proposal to the Legislature's Executive Appropriations Committee, Social Services Appropriations Subcommittee, and Health and Human Services Interim Committee. (5) No later than July 1, 2011, the department shall submit to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services within the United States Department of Health and Human Services a request for waivers from federal statutory and regulatory law necessary to implement the proposal. (6) After the request for waivers has been made, and prior to its implementation, the department shall report to the Legislature in accordance with Section 26-18-3 on any modifications to the request proposed by the department or made by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. (7) The department shall implement the proposal in the fiscal year that follows the fiscal year in which the United States Secretary of Health and Human Services approves the request for waivers.
Enacted by Chapter 211, 2011 General Session