Utah Department of Health and Human Services

Rule Changes

Delegated exclusion authority to CMS

A home health agency that loses its Medicare billing privileges will now lose them back to the date its noncompliance began, not 30 days after the notice arrives. That change, buried in a 2027 payment rule, lets Medicare recoup payments made during the whole period a provider was out of compliance.

Updated Yesterday

Rule Changes

Issuing urgent public health warning

Four people in Utah have died after using herbal supplements that contained illegal opioid-like compounds, Utah health officials said Oct. 5. The products included kratom items and supplements labeled “cat’s claw,” sold at smoke shops and gas stations as kratom-free alternatives.

Updated Nov 1