Special Notice

This notice was published in the June 15, 2012, issue (Vol. 2012, No. 12) of the Utah State Bulletin.


Special Notice: Increase of Dental Benefits

The Division of Medicaid and Health Financing is submitting a change to the Utah Medicaid State Plan. In accordance with mandates set forth in the 2012 General Session of the Utah Legislature, SPA 12-007-UT Dental Services will allow limited emergency dental services for non-pregnant clients and non-EPSDT clients.

The total annual expenditures that result from this amendment are approximately $832,225. Policy regarding this change is available on the Utah Medicaid website at http://health.utah.gov/medicaid/.

The proposed effective date of this change is July 1, 2012, and it 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, 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/2012/b20120615.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.