Special Notice
This notice was published in the March 1, 2014, issue (Vol. 2014, No. 5) of the Utah State Bulletin.
Special Notice: Nurse Practitioner Services
The Division of Medicaid and Health Financing (DMHF) will submit a change to the Medicaid State Plan through SPA 14-010-UT, Nurse Practitioner Services . The purpose of this amendment is to facilitate client access to health care throughout Utah and to clarify limitations on nurse practitioner services. This amendment, therefore, allows licensed nurse practitioners to directly bill Medicaid for payment of approved services, and specifies which practitioners may perform these services.
DMHF does not anticipate an impact on total annual expenditures because this amendment is anticipated to only facilitate access to care which would not necessarily increase expenditures.
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.
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/2014/b20140301.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.