H.B. 141
         MEDICAID EMERGENCY ROOM AND PRIMARY CARE AMENDMENTS

House Committee Amendments

Amendment 2 February 20, 2013 6:02 PM



Representative Michael S. Kennedy proposes the following amendments:

1.    Page 2, Lines 56 through 58 :    

             56          (A) means use of the emergency room to receive health care that is nonemergent as
             57      defined by the department by administrative rule adopted in accordance with Title 63G,
             58      Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act
  and the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act       ; and


2.    Page 3, Line 67 :    

             67      services provided to a recipient on or after
{   January   }        July       1, 2014.


3.    Page 3, Line 72 :    

             72      Subsections (2)(a) and (b) is limited to
{   five   }        three       years after the date on which the medical services


4.    Page 3, Lines 74 through 76 :    

             74          (3) An accountable care organization shall
  :

    (a)  
use the savings under Subsection (2) to

             75      maintain and improve access to primary care and urgent care services for all of the recipients
             76      enrolled in the accountable care plan
  ; and

    (b) report to the department on how the accountable care organization complied with Subsection (3)(a)  
.


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