AGENCY: Department of Health. Division of Medicaid and Health Financing. Bureau of Coverage and Reimbursement Policy

SERIES: 8066
TITLE: Rate setting files
DATES: 1980-
ARRANGEMENT: None

DESCRIPTION: This is background material and studies used to fix the prices for medical service for the medicaid plan in Utah. These files include computer printouts of claims histories, histories of the reimbursement policies for each category of service, background information on contract negotiations to establish payment rates for selected services, copies of rate setting and payment policies from other states, studies conducted to justify payment policies and rates, and published reference materials.

RETENTION

Permanent. Retain for 3 year(s)

DISPOSITION

Transfer to Archives.

RETENTION AND DISPOSITION AUTHORIZATION

These records are in Archives' permanent custody.

APPROVED: 08/1986

FORMAT MANAGEMENT

Paper: Retain in Office for 3 years and then transfer to State Records Center. Retain in State Records Center for 3 years and then transfer to State Archives with authority to weed.

Paper copy: Retain in Office for 3 years and then destroy.

APPRAISAL

Administrative Historical

Information pertinent to the development of medicaid payment rates and reimbursement policy can be of value to researchers and should be retained permanently. These files, however, also contain much that is of temporary value that should be weeded out on a regular basis. A three year retention is consistent with those given in the General Retention Schedule 16 item 10 for similar records.