26B-1-315. Medicaid Expansion Fund.
| (1) |
There is created an expendable special revenue fund known as the “Medicaid Expansion Fund.” |
Terms Used In Utah Code 26B-1-315
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
| (2) |
The fund consists of:
| (a) |
assessments collected under 5; |
| (b) |
intergovernmental transfers under Section 26B-3-508; |
| (c) |
savings attributable to the health coverage improvement program, as defined in Section 26B-3-501, as determined by the department; |
| (d) |
savings attributable to the enhancement waiver program, as defined in Section 26B-3-501, as determined by the department; |
| (e) |
savings attributable to the Medicaid waiver expansion, as defined in Section 26B-3-501, as determined by the department; |
| (f) |
savings attributable to the inclusion of psychotropic drugs on the preferred drug list under Subsection 26B-3-105(3) as determined by the department; |
| (g) |
revenues collected from the sales tax described in Subsection 59-12-103(11); |
| (h) |
gifts, grants, donations, or any other conveyance of money that may be made to the fund from private sources; |
| (i) |
interest earned on money in the fund; and |
| (j) |
additional amounts as appropriated by the Legislature. |
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| (3) |
| (a) |
The fund shall earn interest. |
| (b) |
All interest earned on fund money shall be deposited into the fund. |
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| (4) |
| (a) |
A state agency administering the provisions of 5, may use money from the fund to pay the costs, not otherwise paid for with federal funds or other revenue sources, of:
| (i) |
the health coverage improvement program as defined in Section 26B-3-501; |
| (ii) |
the enhancement waiver program as defined in Section 26B-3-501; |
| (iii) |
a Medicaid waiver expansion as defined in Section 26B-3-501; and |
| (iv) |
the outpatient upper payment limit supplemental payments under Section 26B-3-511. |
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| (b) |
A state agency administering the provisions of 5, may not use:
| (i) |
funds described in Subsection (2)(b) to pay the cost of private outpatient upper payment limit supplemental payments; or |
| (ii) |
money in the fund for any purpose not described in Subsection (4)(a). |
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Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 305, 2023 General Session
Amended by Chapter 471, 2023 General Session
