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House approves Medicaid waiver request to reimburse traditional healing services for Native Americans after debate
Summary
The House passed second-substitute SB181 to direct the Utah Department of Health and Human Services to apply for a Medicaid waiver enabling reimbursement for qualified traditional healing services for American Indian and Alaska Native Medicaid beneficiaries; the measure passed 43-23 after debate over religious tests and fiscal scope.
The Utah House on Feb. 28 approved second-substitute SB181, which directs the Department of Health and Human Services to apply for a Medicaid waiver to permit reimbursement for qualified traditional healing services for American Indian and Alaska Native Medicaid beneficiaries in Utah.
Sponsor Representative Watkins told colleagues the bill would allow Indian Health Service reimbursement for ‘‘qualified traditional medicine services’’ and would require the department to pursue a federal Medicaid waiver. ‘‘This bill will allow Indian Health Service reimbursement for qualified traditional medicine services provided for their Medicaid beneficiaries who live here in Utah,’’ Watkins said.
The measure…
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