26B-3-203. Base budget appropriations for Medicaid accountable care organizations and behavioral health plans — Forecast of behavioral health services cost.
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As used in this section:
Terms Used In Utah Code 26B-3-203- Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
- 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.
- 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
- 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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“ACO” means an accountable care organization that contracts with the state‘s Medicaid program for:
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physical health services; or |
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integrated physical and behavioral health services. |
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“Base budget” means the same as that term is defined in legislative rule. |
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“Behavioral health plan” means a managed care or fee for service delivery system that contracts with or is operated by the department to provide behavioral health services to Medicaid eligible individuals. |
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“Behavioral health services” means mental health or substance use treatment or services. |
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“General Fund growth factor” means the amount determined by dividing the next fiscal year ongoing General Fund revenue estimate by current fiscal year ongoing appropriations from the General Fund. |
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“Next fiscal year ongoing General Fund revenue estimate” means the next fiscal year ongoing General Fund revenue estimate identified by the Executive Appropriations Committee, in accordance with legislative rule, for use by the Office of the Legislative Fiscal Analyst in preparing budget recommendations. |
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“PMPM” means per-member-per-month funding. |
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If the General Fund growth factor is less than 100%, the next fiscal year base budget shall, subject to Subsection (5), include an appropriation to the department in an amount necessary to ensure that the next fiscal year PMPM for ACOs and behavioral health plans equals the current fiscal year PMPM for the ACOs and behavioral health plans multiplied by 100%. |
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If the General Fund growth factor is greater than or equal to 100%, but less than 102%, the next fiscal year base budget shall, subject to Subsection (5), include an appropriation to the department in an amount necessary to ensure that the next fiscal year PMPM for ACOs and behavioral health plans equals the current fiscal year PMPM for the ACOs and behavioral health plans multiplied by the General Fund growth factor. |
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If the General Fund growth factor is greater than or equal to 102%, the next fiscal year base budget shall, subject to Subsection (5), include an appropriation to the department in an amount necessary to ensure that the next fiscal year PMPM for ACOs and behavioral health plans is greater than or equal to the current fiscal year PMPM for the ACOs and behavioral health plans multiplied by 102% and less than or equal to the current fiscal year PMPM for the ACOs and behavioral health plans multiplied by the General Fund growth factor. |
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The appropriations provided to the department for behavioral health plans under this section shall be reduced by the amount contributed by counties in the current fiscal year for behavioral health plans in accordance with Subsections 17-43-201(5)(k) and 17-43-301(6)(a)(x). |
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In order for the department to estimate the impact of Subsections (2) through (4) before identification of the next fiscal year ongoing General Fund revenue estimate, the Governor’s Office of Planning and Budget shall, in cooperation with the Office of the Legislative Fiscal Analyst, develop an estimate of ongoing General Fund revenue for the next fiscal year and provide the estimate to the department no later than November 1 of each year. |
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The Office of the Legislative Fiscal Analyst shall include an estimate of the cost of behavioral health services in any state Medicaid funding or savings forecast that is completed in coordination with the department and the Governor’s Office of Planning and Budget. |
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 306, 2023 General Session
