Physician Services

The Division of Medicaid and Health Financing (DMHF) will submit an amendment to update psychiatric services in the Medicaid State Plan. SPA 14-012-UT Physician Services, therefore, updates psychiatric services by removing psychiatric provisions already consolidated in another section of ATTACHMENTS 3.1-A and 3.1-B.

DMHF does not anticipate any impact on total annual expenditures as a result of this update.

The proposed effective date of this change is April 1, 2014, and is pending Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services approval.

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, PO 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.