26B-3-118.  Medical vendor rates.

(1)  Medical vendor payments made to providers of services for and in behalf of recipient households shall be based upon predetermined rates from standards developed by the division in cooperation with providers of services for each type of service purchased by the division.

Terms Used In Utah Code 26B-3-118

  • Division: means the Division of Integrated Healthcare within the department, established under Section 26B-3-102. See Utah Code 26B-3-101
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Recipient: means a person who has received medical assistance under the Medicaid program. See Utah Code 26B-3-101
(2)  As far as possible, the rates paid for services shall be established in advance of the fiscal year for which funds are to be requested.

Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 306, 2023 General Session