Utah legislation · 2026 General Session
Utah SB160: Medicaid Reimbursement Rate Amendments
Status: Signed into law, March 18, 2026
This bill addresses Medicaid treatment rates.
What the bill says
From the enrolled text, March 3, 2026:
0 Medicaid Reimbursement Rate Amendments 2026 GENERAL SESSION STATE OF UTAH Chief Sponsor: Todd Weiler House Sponsor: Stephanie Gricius LONG TITLE General Description: This bill addresses Medicaid treatment rates. Highlighted Provisions: This bill: - makes permanent the budgeting mechanism under which Medicaid reimbursement rates for applied behavior analysis may increase. Money Appropriated in this Bill: None Other Special Clauses: None Utah Code Sections Affected: AMENDS: 26B-3-203 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2025, First Special Session, Chapter 16 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah: Section 1. Section 26B-3-203 is amended to read: 26B-3-203 . Base budget appropriations for Medicaid accountable care organizations and behavioral health plans -- Forecast of behavioral health services cost, behavioral health plans, and ABA services -- Forecast of behavioral health services cost. (1) As used in this section: (a) "ABA service" means a service applying applied behavior analysis, as that term is defined in Section 31A-22-642 . (b) "ABA service reimbursement rate" means the Medicaid reimbursement rate developed by the division, in accordance with Part 1, Health Care Assistance , and paid to a provider for providing an ABA service. (c) "ACO" means a Medicaid accountable care organization that contracts with the state's Medicaid program for: (i) physical health services; or (ii) integrated physical and behavioral health services. (d) …
Sponsors
- Todd Weiler (R, 8) · primary sponsor
- Stephanie Gricius (R, 50)
Latest actions
- : Governor Signed
- : Senate/ to Governor
- : Senate/ received enrolled bill from Printing
- : Senate/ enrolled bill to Printing
- : Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate
- : Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared
- : Bill Received from Senate for Enrolling
- : Senate/ signed by President/ sent for enrolling
- : Senate/ received from House
- : House/ to Senate
Votes
- House/ passed 3rd reading (February 25, 2026): 68 yea, 1 nay, passed
- House Comm - Favorable Recommendation (February 20, 2026): 13 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate/ passed 3rd reading (February 10, 2026): 24 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate/ passed 2nd reading (February 6, 2026): 28 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation (January 23, 2026): 6 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Medicaid, Health Insurance, Health and Human Services, Child Development, Mental Health Professionals, Mental Health
Common questions
- What is SB160?
- SB160 is a bill in the Utah Legislature (2026 General Session): Medicaid Reimbursement Rate Amendments.
- What does SB160 do?
- This bill addresses Medicaid treatment rates.
- What is the status of SB160?
- Signed into law as of March 18, 2026. Latest action: Governor Signed (March 18, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB160?
- Todd Weiler (R, 8), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for SB160?
- On the Utah Legislature website: https://le.utah.gov/~2026/bills/static/SB0160.html
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