This bill addresses social services funding.
This bill:
- provides that interest earned on money in the Medicaid ACA Fund shall be deposited into the General Fund;
- requires immunosuppressive drugs to be added to the Medicaid preferred drug list;
- requires the Department of Health and Human Services (department) to:
transition the state's Children's Health Insurance Program from a separate program, to providing benefits under the state's Medicaid program; andto the extent possible, provide dental services to individuals covered by the Children's Health Insurance Program through the University of Utah School of Dentistry;
- increases the funds appropriated from the Tobacco Settlement Restricted Account to the department for children in the Medicaid program; and
- makes technical and conforming changes.Statutes affected:
Introduced: 26B-1-315, 26B-3-105, 26B-3-902, 51-9-201