2006 Utah Code - 26-18-304 — Process and criteria for awarding grants.

     26-18-304.   Process and criteria for awarding grants.
     The department shall establish rules in accordance with Title 63, Chapter 46a, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, governing the application form, process, and criteria it will use in awarding grants under this chapter. In awarding grants, the department shall consider the extent to which the applicant:
     (1) demonstrates that the area or a population group to be served under the application has a shortage of primary health care and that the services will be located so that they will provide assistance to the greatest number of persons residing in such area or included in such population group;
     (2) utilizes other sources of funding, including private funding, to provide primary health care;
     (3) demonstrates the ability and expertise to serve traditionally medically underserved populations including persons of limited English-speaking ability, single heads of households, the elderly, persons with low incomes, and persons with chronic diseases;
     (4) demonstrates that it will assume financial risk for a specified number of medically underserved persons within its catchment area for a predetermined level of care on a prepaid capitation basis; and
     (5) meets other criteria determined by the department.

Enacted by Chapter 255, 1993 General Session