Special Notice

This notice was published in the December 15, 2014, issue (Vol. 2014, No. 24) of the Utah State Bulletin.


Special Notice: Telehealth Services

The Division of Medicaid and Health Financing (DMHF) will submit a State Plan Amendment (SPA 14-0037-UT Telehealth Services) to remove all provisions of coverage and reimbursement for telehealth services in the Utah Medicaid State Plan.

DMHF will remove these provisions based on guidance from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), which allows states the option to not specify coverage of telehealth in their State Plans because it is not a distinct service but rather a method of service delivery.

This amendment does not affect total annual expenditures for the Medicaid program.

This amendment is pending CMS approval and the proposed effective date is January 1, 2015.

A copy of the change may be obtained from Craig Devashrayee (801-538-6641), or by writing the Technical Writing Unit, Utah Department of Health, P.O. Box 143102, Salt Lake City, UT 84114-3102. Comments are welcome at the same address. Copies of the change 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/b20141215.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.