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House approves bill to let schools seek Medicaid reimbursement for in-school mental-health services
Summary
The Utah House passed a bill allowing Medicaid reimbursement for mental-health services provided in schools and preventing insurers from denying claims solely because services are delivered on school property. Sponsors say it helps students get care without creating network mandates for health plans.
SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah House on Feb. 27 passed first substitute Senate Bill 106, a measure to let schools seek Medicaid reimbursement for mental-health services and to restrict insurers from denying coverage because a service occurred on school grounds.
Representative Brady Pulsipher, the House sponsor, told members schools already bill Medicaid for services such as physical and occupational therapy but lack an explicit mechanism to bill for mental-health services performed in schools…
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