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REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH AND MEDICAID AMENDMENTS

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2017 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: Brian S. King

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Senate Sponsor: ____________

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7     LONG TITLE
8     General Description:
9           This bill enacts provisions related to reproductive health services and Medicaid.
10     Highlighted Provisions:
11          This bill:
12          ▸     defines terms; and
13          ▸     directs the Division of Health Care Financing to seek a waiver for Medicaid
14     coverage for limited family planning services and reproductive health.
15     Money Appropriated in this Bill:
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17     Other Special Clauses:
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19     Utah Code Sections Affected:
20     ENACTS:
21          26-18-414, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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23     Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
24          Section 1. Section 26-18-414 is enacted to read:
25          26-18-414. Medicaid waiver for limited family planning services for low-income
26     individuals.
27          (1) For purposes of this section:

28          (a) (i) "Family planning services" includes, at a minimum:
29          (A) testing, treatment, and counseling for sexually transmitted infections and
30     HIV/AIDS, including follow-up treatment for diagnosed sexually transmitted infections;
31          (B) well-woman exams, including screening and testing for breast and cervical cancer
32     and other cervical cancer causing abnormalities, and other preventive services related to family
33     planning or provided as part of a family planning visit;
34          (C) sexual health education and family planning counseling;
35          (D) contraceptives; and
36          (E) other medical diagnosis, treatment, or preventive care routinely provided as part of
37     a family planning service visit.
38          (ii) "Family planning services" does not include an abortion, as that term is defined in
39     Section 76-7-301.
40          (b) "Low-income individual" means an individual who has an income level that is
41     equal to or below the highest income level for which a pregnant women is eligible for
42     Medicaid coverage under the state plan.
43          (2) Before July 1, 2017, the division shall seek a waiver that has a duration of at least
44     three years from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services within the United States
45     Department of Health and Human Services to:
46          (a) provide family planning services to low-income individuals who do not qualify for
47     full Medicaid coverage; and
48          (b) receive a federal match rate of 90% of state expenditures for family planning
49     services provided under the waiver.






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