FY 2016 Appropriation

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.

Funding History
Appropriation Overview

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.

Staff Analysis

For the most recent completed fiscal year, the following information represents the purposes for which the money was used:

Medical Collections Detailed Purposes

History of Medical Collections

History of Medical Collections Outcomes and Expenditures

Intent Language

SB0002: Item 84

The Legislature intends the Office of Recovery Services report to the Office of the Legislative Fiscal Analyst by September 1, 2015 regarding implementation of 2014 General Session fee increases and a detailed listing of the intended uses of the additional fee revenue with associated amounts.


SB0007S01: Item 29

The Legislature intends that the Department of Human Services report on the following performance measures for the Office of Recovery Services line item: (1) ORS Total Collections (Target = $250 million), (2) Child Support Services Collections (Target = $215 million), and (3) Ratio: ORS Collections to Cost (Target = > 5.9 to 1) by January 1, 2016 to the Social Services Appropriations Subcommittee.


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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.