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House approves temporary Medicaid certification for certain nursing‑home beds to preserve federal funding

Utah House of Representatives · February 28, 2006
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Summary

The House passed as amended Senate Bill 40 to grant up to 24 months of temporary Medicaid certification to facilities currently housing Medicaid clients while they pursue full certification or alternative placements, responding to a federal shift from demonstration to waiver authority.

The Utah House passed an amended version of Senate Bill 40 to provide a temporary Medicaid certification pathway for nursing‑home beds currently serving Medicaid recipients.

Representative Newbold, the bill sponsor, explained that federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services guidance requires a change from…

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