Special Notice
This notice was published in the January 1, 2015, issue (Vol. 2015, No. 1) of the Utah State Bulletin.
Special Notice: Medicaid Affordable Care Act Enhanced Rates Expire for Services Furnished by Certain Primary Care Physicians
The Division of Medicaid and Health Financing’s enhanced rates for services furnished by certain primary care physicians authorized by the Affordable Care Act (ACA) does not apply to services rendered on or after January 1, 2015. ACA allowed for enhanced rates up to the Medicare physician fee schedule for services rendered in calendar years 2013 and 2014. If claims are submitted timely, enhanced payments for services will continue for all covered services rendered during calendar years 2013 and 2014.
For more information on the enhanced rates, please refer to CMS-2370-F as published in the Federal Register on November 6, 2012.
Questions or comments may be sent to the Reimbursement Unit, Utah Department of Health, P.O. Box 143102, Salt Lake City, UT 84114-3102.
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/2015/b20150101.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.