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Title 26 - Utah Health Code
Chapter 59 - Telehealth Pilot Program
Section 103 - Telehealth Pilot Project Grant Program.
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UT Code § 26-59-103 (2017)
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Effective 5/9/2017
26-59-103. Telehealth Pilot Project Grant Program.
Enacted by Chapter 413, 2017 General Session
26-59-103. Telehealth Pilot Project Grant Program.
- (1)
- (a) On or before July 1, 2017, the department shall issue a request for proposals, in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 6a, Utah Procurement Code, to award a grant to one or more persons to develop and implement one or more telehealth pilot projects in the state.
- (b) A project described in this section shall run for two years.
- (2) The purpose of a project is to:
- (a) determine how telehealth services can best be used in the state to:
- (i) increase access or convenience to health care, including specialized health care;
- (ii) increase timeliness in crisis intervention;
- (iii) reduce costs associated with obtaining health care; and
- (iv) increase access to health care by rural populations and other underserved populations;
- (b) determine the best practices for providing telehealth services in the state; and
- (c) identify the types of health care services for which telehealth services may be most beneficial.
- (a) determine how telehealth services can best be used in the state to:
- (3) A person who applies for a grant under this section shall:
- (a) identify the population to which the person will provide telehealth services;
- (b) explain how the population described in Subsection (3)(a):
- (i) is currently underserved; and
- (ii) will benefit from the provision of telehealth services;
- (c) provide details regarding:
- (i) how the person will provide the telehealth services;
- (ii) the projected costs of providing the telehealth services;
- (iii) the sustainability of the proposed project; and
- (iv) the methods that the person will use to:
- (A) protect the privacy of patients;
- (B) collect nonidentifying data relating to the project; and
- (C) provide transparency on the costs and operation of the project; and
- (d) provide other information that the department requests to ensure that the proposed project satisfies the criteria described in Subsection (4).
- (4) In evaluating a proposal for a grant, the department shall consider:
- (a) the extent to which the proposal will fulfill the purposes described in Subsection (2);
- (b) the extent to which the population that will be served by the proposed project:
- (i) is currently underserved; and
- (ii) is likely to benefit from the proposed project;
- (c) the cost of the proposed project;
- (d) the viability and innovation of the proposed project; and
- (e) the extent to which the proposed project will yield useful data to evaluate the effectiveness of the proposed project.
Enacted by Chapter 413, 2017 General Session
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