Special Notice
This notice was published in the April 1, 2014, issue (Vol. 2014, No. 7) of the Utah State Bulletin.
Special Notice: Medicaid Nursing Facility Reimbursement
The Division of Medicaid and Health Financing (DMHF) is submitting changes to the Medicaid State Plan throughAttachment 4.19-D, SPA 14-013-UT Quality Improvement Incentive. These changes are necessary to extend the program and to add a new subprogram of the quality incentive programs, called patient dignity, for nursing facilities in State Fiscal Year 2015 and beyond.
Pending Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) approval, this amendment becomes effective on July 1, 2014.
This amendment is not anticipated to result in a fiscal impact.
A copy of these 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/2014/b20140401.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.