(1)(a) The department implements 42 CFR 433.138(b), on the collection of health insurance information.
- (b) The department implements Subsection 1915(b) of the Compilation of the Social Security Laws.
- (2) The department requires members to report any changes in third-party liability information within 30 days.
- (3) The department considers a member uncooperative if the member knowingly withholds third-party liability information without good cause.
- (4) The department shall decide whether employer-provided group health insurance would be cost effective for the state to purchase as a benefit of Medicaid.
- (5) The department requires members residing in selected communities to be enrolled in a Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) as their primary care provider.
(6)(a) The department shall enroll and select an HMO for members who do not make a selection.
- (b) The department shall notify members of the HMO they are enrolled in and allow them ten days to contact the department with a different selection.
- (c) If the member fails to notify the department to make a different selection within ten days, the enrollment shall become effective for the next benefit month.
KEY: state residency, citizenship, third-party liability, Medicaid
Date of Last Change: January 22, 2024
Notice of Continuation: January 6, 2023
Authorizing, and Implemented or Interpreted Law: 26B-3-108; 26B-1-213