Nursing Facility Services

The Division of Medicaid and Health Financing (DMHF) will submit a change to the Medicaid State Plan through SPA 14-011-UT, Nursing Facility Services. The purpose of this amendment is to clarify the availability of nursing facility services to Medicaid recipients. This amendment, therefore, clarifies that nursing facility services are available to individuals who are both eligible and not eligible under the Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment (EPSDT) Program.

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

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.