Special Notice
This notice was published in the June 15, 2013, issue (Vol. 2013, No. 12) of the Utah State Bulletin.
Special Notice: Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy
The Division of Medicaid and Health Financing (DMHF) is submitting changes to Attachments 3.1-A and 3.1-B in the Medicaid State Plan through "SPA 13-026-UT, Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy".
The purpose of this amendment is to clarify physical therapy and occupational therapy services allowed in the Medicaid program.
This amendment, therefore, updates the definition of physical therapy and occupational therapy, clarifies services and limitations, updates references, and reorganizes information for physical therapy and occupational therapy.
DMHF does not expect any increase in annual costs to result from this amendment.
The proposed effective date of this amendment is 07/01/2013, and it is pending Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services approval.
A copy of the changes may be obtained from Craig Devashrayee (801-538-6641), or by writing the Technical Writing Unit, Utah Department of Health, PO Box 143102, Salt Lake City, UT 84114-3102. Comments are welcome at the same address. Copies of the changes are also available at local county health department offices.
Additional Information
The Portable Document Format (PDF) version of the Bulletin is the official version. The PDF version of this issue is available at https://rules.utah.gov/publicat/bull-pdf/2013/b20130615.pdf. The HTML edition of the Bulletin is a convenience copy. Any discrepancy between the PDF version and HTML version is resolved in favor of the PDF version.
For questions regarding this notice, please contact Craig Devashrayee, by phone at 801-538-6641, by FAX at 801-538-6099, or by Internet E-mail at cdevashrayee@utah.gov.