This bureau is responsible for providing insurance identification, collection, and cost avoidance services to the Department of Health for Medicaid, the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), and the Primary Care Network (PCN). The bureau works to identify medical insurance recipients and coordinates benefits and recovery. Additionally, the bureau pursues collections from liable third parties in personal injury cases and administers the Medicaid Estate Recovery program.
During the 2015 General Session, the Legislature appropriated for Fiscal Year 2016, $3,261,800 from all sources for Medical Collections. This is a 2.6 percent increase from Fiscal Year 2015 revised estimated amounts from all sources. The total includes $1,555,800 from the General/Education Funds, an increase of 2.7 percent from revised Fiscal Year 2015 estimates.
For the most recent completed fiscal year, the following information represents the purposes for which the money was used:
COBI contains unaudited data as presented to the Legislature by state agencies at the time of publication. For audited financial data see the State of Utah's Comprehensive Annual Financial Reports.