Last Updated: March 2025
Concurrent Care Announcements
Effective March 8, 2013 the Utah Department of Health issued a State Plan Amendment (SPA) (Transmittal No. 13-006) including the CMS letter and transmittal attachment.
In December 2011, the state of Utah published a series of proposed rules in its Utah State Bulletin, which included a provision to allow for concurrent care for clients under 21 years of age. The rule also included a section clarifying that Medicaid shall reimburse the appropriate Medicaid enrolled medical care providers directly through the customary billing processes. In addition, the rule indicated that each pediatric hospice provider should develop a training curriculum to ensure that the hospice’s interdisciplinary team members on trained on pediatric-specific practices which address growth and development, pediatric pain and symptom management, loss, grief, and bereavement for pediatric families and the child, communication, psycho-social and spiritual care of children, and coordination of care with the child’s community. This can be found under the heading R414-14A-10 Concurrent Care for Client’s Under 21 Years of Age, on page 14.
In December 2011, Utah also issued its Administrative Rule – R414-14A-10. Concurrent Care for Clients Under 21 Years of Age.
Pediatric End-of-Life Research Group Policy Brief on Utah Implementation
Pediatric End-of-Life Research Group Policy Brief on Utah Implementation of Concurrent Care
Utah Coalitions and Organizations
Utah Pediatric Palliative Care Coalition
Utah Medicaid Hospice Provider Manual
Utah Medicaid Hospice Provider Manual, last updated by state, 2023