49-20-416.  Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment program reimbursement.

(1)  As used in this section:

Terms Used In Utah Code 49-20-416

  • Covered individual: means an employee and the employee's dependents eligible for coverage under this chapter. See Utah Code 49-20-102
  • Program: means the Public Employees' Benefit and Insurance Program. See Utah Code 49-20-102
  • 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
(a)  “Controlled substance prescriber” means a controlled substance prescriber, as that term is defined in Section 58-37-6.5, who:

(i)  has a record of having completed SBIRT training, in accordance with Subsection 58-37-6.5(2), before providing the SBIRT services; and

(ii)  is a program enrolled controlled substance prescriber.

(b)  “SBIRT” means the same as that term is defined in Section 58-37-6.5.

(2)  The health program offered to the state employee risk pool under Section 49-20-202 shall reimburse a controlled substance prescriber who provides SBIRT services to a covered individual who is 13 years of age or older for the SBIRT services.

Enacted by Chapter 180, 2017 General Session

Technically renumbered to avoid duplication of section number also enacted in HB154, Chapter 241.