Utah Insurance Recoupment Laws

UTAH CODE ANN.  § 31A-26-301.6

Health care claims practices. …

(14) Nothing in this section may be construed as limiting the ability of an insurer to:

(a) recover any amount improperly paid to a provider or an insured:

(i) in accordance with Section 31A-31-103 [the insurance fraud act] or any other provision of state or federal law;

(ii) within 24 months of the amount improperly paid for a coordination of benefits error;

(iii) within 12 months of the amount improperly paid for any other reason not identified in Subsection (14)(a)(i) or (ii); or

(iv) within 36 months of the amount improperly paid when the improper payment was due to a recovery by Medicaid, Medicare, the Children’s Health Insurance Program, or any other state or federal health care program;
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(b) take any action against a provider that is permitted under the terms of the provider contract and not prohibited by this section;

(c) report the provider to a state or federal agency with regulatory authority over the provider for unprofessional, unlawful, or fraudulent conduct; or

(d) enter into a mutual agreement with a provider to resolve alleged violations of this section through mediation or binding arbitration.

(15) A health care provider may only seek recovery from the insurer for an amount improperly paid by the insurer within the same time frames as Subsections (14)(a) and (b).

APMA Recoupment Resource by State

If you are having problems with this issue, please forward the request (HIPPA Compliant format) to Candace (candacedaly.cjd@gmail.com).