26B-3-133.  Reimbursement for long-acting reversible contraception immediately following childbirth.

(1)  As used in this section, “long-acting reversible contraception” means a contraception method that requires administration less than once per month, including:

Terms Used In Utah Code 26B-3-133

  • Division: means the Division of Integrated Healthcare within the department, established under Section 26B-3-102. See Utah Code 26B-3-101
  • 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
(a)  an intrauterine device; and

(b)  a contraceptive implant.

(2)  The division shall separately identify and reimburse, from other labor and delivery services within the Medicaid program, the provision and insertion of long-acting reversible contraception immediately after childbirth.

Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 306, 2023 General Session