Section 26B-3-135 - Reimbursement for nonemergency secured behavioral health transport providers(1) As used in this section, "nonemergency secured behavioral health transport" means the same as that term is defined in Section 53-2d-101.(2) The department may reimburse a nonemergency secured behavioral health transport provider that is designated under Section 53-2d-403.(3) Before July 1, 2024, the department shall apply for a Medicaid waiver or state plan amendment to allow the department to assess nonemergency secured behavioral health transport providers an amount up to the non-federal share the department needs to seed amounts that will support fee-for-service nonemergency secured behavioral health transport rates adopted by the department.(4) If a waiver or state plan amendment described in Subsection (3) is approved, the department:(a) shall reimburse a nonemergency secured behavioral health transport provider that is designated under Section 26B-4-117 in an amount up to the nonemergency secured behavioral health transport rates adopted annually by the department; and(b) may make rules in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, to integrate assessments and payments to nonemergency secured behavioral health transport providers designated under Section 26B-4-117.Amended by Chapter 489, 2024 General Session ,§ 2, eff. 7/1/2024.Amended by Chapter 310, 2023 General Session ,§ 6, eff. 7/1/2024.Amended by Chapter 489, 2024 General Session ,§ 1, eff. 5/1/2024.Renumbered from § 26-18-26 and amended by Chapter 306, 2023 General Session ,§ 35, eff. 5/3/2023.Added by Chapter 265, 2019 General Session ,§ 7, eff. 5/14/2019.