This document includes House Committee Amendments incorporated into the bill on Thu, Jan 25, 2018 at 12:19 PM by bbryner.
This document includes House Committee Amendments (CORRECTED) incorporated into the bill on Wed, Jan 31, 2018 at 11:40 AM by bbryner.
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FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES AMENDMENTS

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2018 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: Raymond P. Ward

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Senate Sponsor: Brian Zehnder

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7     LONG TITLE
8     Committee Note:
9          The Health and Human Services Interim Committee recommended this bill.
10     General Description:
11          This bill enacts provisions for family planning services within the state Medicaid
12     program.
13     Highlighted Provisions:
14          This bill:
15          ▸     defines terms;
16          ▸     requires the Medicaid program to reimburse providers separately for the insertion of
17     long-acting reversible contraception immediately after childbirth;
18          ▸     requires the Division of Health Care Financing to apply for a Medicaid waiver or a
19     state plan amendment to provide family planning services to certain low-income
20     individuals;
21          ▸     institutes a Ĥ→ [
four-year pilot] ←Ĥ program for the provision of family planning
21a     services
22     under the Medicaid waiver or state plan amendment described in this bill;
23          ▸     creates a reporting requirement; and
24          ▸     provides a sunset date for the Ĥ→ [
Medicaid waiver or state plan amendment described]
24a      reporting requirement created ←Ĥ
25     in this bill.
26     Money Appropriated in this Bill:
27          None

28     Other Special Clauses:
29          None
30     Utah Code Sections Affected:
31     AMENDS:
32          63I-1-226, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2017, Chapters 177 and 443
33     ENACTS:
34          26-18-24, Utah Code Annotated 1953
35          26-18-415, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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37     Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
38          Section 1. Section 26-18-24 is enacted to read:
39          26-18-24. Reimbursement for long-acting reversible contraception immediately
40     following childbirth.
41          (1) As used in this section, "long-acting reversible contraception" means a
42     contraception method that requires administration less than once per month, including:
43          (a) an intrauterine device; and
44          (b) a contraceptive implant.
45          (2) The division shall separately identify and reimburse, from other labor and delivery
46     services within the Medicaid program, the provision and insertion of long-acting reversible
47     contraception immediately after childbirth.
48          Section 2. Section 26-18-415 is enacted to read:
49          26-18-415. Limited family planning services for low-income individuals.
50          (1) As used in this section:
51          (a) (i) "Family planning services" means family planning services that are provided
52     under the state Medicaid program, including:
53          (A) sexual health education and family planning counseling; and
54          (B) other medical diagnosis, treatment, or preventative care routinely provided as part
55     of a family planning service visit.
56          (ii) "Family planning services" do not include an abortion, as that term is defined in
57     Section 76-7-301.
58          (b) "Low-income individual" means an individual who:

59          (i) has an income level that is equal to or below 95% of the federal poverty level; and
60          (ii) does not qualify for full coverage under the Medicaid program.
61          (2) Before July 1, 2018, the division shall apply for a Medicaid waiver or a state plan
62     amendment with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services within the United States
63     Department of Health and Human Services to:
64          (a) offer a Ĥ→ [
four-year pilot] ←Ĥ program that provides family planning services to
65     low-income individuals; and
66          (b) receive a federal match rate of 90% of state expenditures for family planning
67     services provided under the waiver or state plan amendment.
68          (3) If the waiver or state plan amendment described in Subsection (2) is approved, the
69     department shall report to the Health and Human Services Interim Committee each year before
70     November 30 while the waiver or state plan amendment is in effect regarding:
71          (a) the number of qualified individuals served under the program;
72          (b) the cost of the program; and
73          (c) the effectiveness of the program, including:
74          (i) any savings to the state Medicaid program from reductions in enrollment;
75          (ii) any reduction in the number of abortions;
76          (iii) any reduction in the number of unintended pregnancies;
77          (iv) any reduction in the number of individuals requiring services from the Women,
78     Infants, and Children Program established in 42 U.S.C. Sec. 1786; and
79          (v) any other costs and benefits as a result of the program.
80          Section 3. Section 63I-1-226 is amended to read:
81          63I-1-226. Repeal dates, Title 26.
82          (1) Section 26-1-40 is repealed July 1, 2019.
83          (2) Title 26, Chapter 9f, Utah Digital Health Service Commission Act, is repealed July
84     1, 2025.
85          (3) Section 26-10-11 is repealed July 1, 2020.
86          (4) Ĥ→ [
Section [26-18-415] Subsection 26-18-415(3) ←Ĥ is repealed on July 1,
86a     Ĥ→ [
2023] 2022 ←Ĥ .
87          [(4)] (5) Title 26, Chapter 33a, Utah Health Data Authority Act, is repealed July 1,
88     2024.
89          [(5)] (6) Title 26, Chapter 36a, Hospital Provider Assessment Act, is repealed July 1,

90     2019.
91          [(6)] (7) Title 26, Chapter 36b, Inpatient Hospital Assessment Act, is repealed July 1,
92     2021.
93          [(7) Section 26-38-2.5 is repealed July 1, 2017.]
94          [(8) Section 26-38-2.6 is repealed July 1, 2017.]
95          [(9)] (8) Title 26, Chapter 56, Hemp Extract Registration Act, is repealed July 1, 2021.






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