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7 LONG TITLE
8 General Description:
9 This bill addresses behavioral health crisis response services.
10 Highlighted Provisions:
11 This bill:
12 ▸ allows the Department of Health and Human Services (department) to reimburse
13 nonemergency secured behavioral health transport providers;
14 ▸ requires the department to apply for a Medicaid waiver or state plan amendment to
15 allow the department to assess nonemergency secured behavioral health transport
16 providers certain amounts;
17 ▸ if a Medicaid waiver or state plan amendment is approved, requires the department
18 to reimburse nonemergency secured behavioral health transport providers and
19 authorizes the department to make rules to implement the waiver or state plan
20 amendment; and
21 ▸ makes technical and conforming changes.
22 Money Appropriated in this Bill:
23 None
24 Other Special Clauses:
25 This bill provides a special effective date.
26 Utah Code Sections Affected:
27 AMENDS:
28 26B-3-135 (Superseded 07/01/24), as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah
29 2023, Chapter 306
30 26B-3-135 (Effective 07/01/24), as last amended by Laws of Utah 2023, Chapter 310
31 and renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 2023, Chapter 306
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33 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
34 Section 1. Section 26B-3-135 (Superseded 07/01/24) is amended to read:
35 26B-3-135 (Superseded 07/01/24). Reimbursement for nonemergency secured
36 behavioral health transport providers.
37 (1) The department may [
38 transport provider that is designated under Section 26B-4-117.
39 (2) Before July 1, 2024, the department shall apply for a Medicaid waiver or state plan
40 amendment to allow the department to assess nonemergency secured behavioral health
41 transport providers an amount up to the non-federal share the department needs to seed
42 amounts that will support fee-for-service nonemergency secured behavioral health transport
43 rates adopted by the department.
44 (3) If a waiver or state plan amendment described in Subsection (2) is approved, the
45 department:
46 (a) shall reimburse a nonemergency secured behavioral health transport provider that is
47 designated under Section 26B-4-117 in an amount up to the nonemergency secured behavioral
48 health transport rates adopted annually by the department; and
49 (b) may make rules in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative
50 Rulemaking Act, to integrate assessments and payments to nonemergency secured behavioral
51 health transport providers designated under Section 26B-4-117.
52 Section 2. Section 26B-3-135 (Effective 07/01/24) is amended to read:
53 26B-3-135 (Effective 07/01/24). Reimbursement for nonemergency secured
54 behavioral health transport providers.
55 (1) As used in this section, "nonemergency secured behavioral health transport" means
56 the same as that term is defined in Section 53-2d-101.
57 (2) The department may [
58 transport provider that is designated under Section 53-2d-403.
59 (3) Before July 1, 2024, the department shall apply for a Medicaid waiver or state plan
60 amendment to allow the department to assess nonemergency secured behavioral health
61 transport providers an amount up to the non-federal share the department needs to seed
62 amounts that will support fee-for-service nonemergency secured behavioral health transport
63 rates adopted by the department.
64 (4) If a waiver or state plan amendment described in Subsection (3) is approved, the
65 department:
66 (a) shall reimburse a nonemergency secured behavioral health transport provider that is
67 designated under Section 26B-4-117 in an amount up to the nonemergency secured behavioral
68 health transport rates adopted annually by the department; and
69 (b) may make rules in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative
70 Rulemaking Act, to integrate assessments and payments to nonemergency secured behavioral
71 health transport providers designated under Section 26B-4-117.
72 Section 3. Effective date.
73 (1) Except as provided in Subsection (2), this bill takes effect on May 1, 2024.
74 (2) The actions affecting Section 26B-3-135 (Effective 07/01/24) take effect on July 1,
75 2024.