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.