2006 Utah Code - 26-18-302 — Department to award grants -- Applications.

     26-18-302.   Department to award grants -- Applications.
     (1) Within appropriations specified by the Legislature for this purpose, the department may make grants to public and nonprofit entities for the cost of operation of providing primary health care services to medically underserved populations.
     (2) Grants by the department shall be awarded based on applications submitted to the department in the manner and form prescribed by the department and by Section 26-18-303. The application shall contain a requested award amount, budget, and narrative plan of the manner in which the applicant intends to provide the primary care services described in this chapter.
     (3) Applicants under this chapter must demonstrate to the department that they will operate in a manner such that no person shall be denied service by reason of his inability to pay. This does not preclude the applicant from seeking payment from the patient, a third party, or government agency that is authorized or that is under legal obligation to pay such charges.

Enacted by Chapter 255, 1993 General Session