26B-3-106. Simplified enrollment and renewal process for Medicaid and other state medical programs — Financial institutions.
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The department may apply for grants and accept donations to make technology system improvements necessary to implement a simplified enrollment and renewal process for the Medicaid program, Utah Premium Partnership, and Primary Care Network Demonstration Project programs. |
Terms Used In Utah Code 26B-3-106
- Applicant: means any person who requests assistance under the medical programs of the state. See Utah Code 26B-3-101
- Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
- Medicaid program: means the state program for medical assistance for persons who are eligible under the state plan adopted pursuant to Title XIX of the federal Social Security Act. See Utah Code 26B-3-101
- Month: means a calendar month, unless otherwise expressed. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
- Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
- Person: means :Utah Code 68-3-12.5
- Process: means a writ or summons issued in the course of a judicial proceeding. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
- 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
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The department may enter into an agreement with a financial institution doing business in the state to develop and operate a data match system to identify an applicant‘s or enrollee’s assets that:
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uses automated data exchanges to the maximum extent feasible; and |
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requires a financial institution each month to provide the name, record address, Social Security number, other taxpayer identification number, or other identifying information for each applicant or enrollee who maintains an account at the financial institution. |
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The department may pay a reasonable fee to a financial institution for compliance with this Subsection (2), as provided in Section 7-1-1006. |
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A financial institution may not be liable under any federal or state law to any person for any disclosure of information or action taken in good faith under this Subsection (2). |
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The department may disclose a financial record obtained from a financial institution under this section only for the purpose of, and to the extent necessary in, verifying eligibility as provided in this section and Section 26B-3-903. |
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Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 306, 2023 General Session
