(1) As used in this section:
(a) "Qualified condition" means:
- (i) diabetes;
- (ii) high blood pressure;
- (iii) congestive heart failure;
- (iv) asthma;
- (v) obesity;
- (vi) chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; or
- (vii) chronic kidney disease.
(b) "Qualified enrollee" means an individual who:
- (i) is enrolled in the Medicaid program;
- (ii) has been diagnosed as having a qualified condition; and
- (iii) is not enrolled in an accountable care organization.
- (2) Before January 1, 2024, the department shall apply for a Medicaid waiver with CMS to implement the coverage described in Subsection (3) for a three-year pilot program.
(3) If the waiver described in Subsection (2) is approved, the Medicaid program shall contract with a single entity to provide coordinated care for the following services to each qualified enrollee:
- (a) a telemedicine platform for the qualified enrollee to use;
- (b) an in-home initial visit to the qualified enrollee;
- (c) daily remote monitoring of the qualified enrollee's qualified condition;
- (d) all services in the qualified enrollee's language of choice;
- (e) individual peer monitoring and coaching for the qualified enrollee;
- (f) available access for the qualified enrollee to video-enabled consults and voice-enabled consults 24 hours a day, seven days a week;
- (g) in-home biometric monitoring devices to monitor the qualified enrollee's qualified condition; and
- (h) at-home medication delivery to the qualified enrollee.
- (4) The Medicaid program may not provide the coverage described in Subsection (3) until the waiver is approved.
(5) Each year the waiver is active, the department shall submit a report to the Health and Human Services Interim Committee before November 30 detailing:
- (a) the number of patients served under the waiver;
- (b) the cost of the waiver; and
(c) any benefits of the waiver, including an estimate of:
- (i) the reductions in emergency room visits or hospitalizations;
- (ii) the reductions in 30-day hospital readmissions for the same diagnosis;
- (iii) the reductions in complications related to qualified conditions; and
- (iv) any improvements in health outcomes from baseline assessments.
Amended by Chapter 284, 2024 General Session