26-10b-102 - Department to award grants and contracts -- Applications.
26-10b-102. Department to award grants and contracts -- Applications.
(1) (a) Within appropriations specified by the Legislature for this purpose, thedepartment may make grants to public and nonprofit entities for the cost of operation ofproviding primary health care services to medically underserved populations.
(b) The department may, as funding permits, contract with community basedorganizations for the purpose of developing culturally and linguistically appropriate programsand services for low income and medically underserved populations through a pilot program toaccomplish one or more of the following:
(i) to educate individuals:
(A) to use private and public health care coverage programs, products, services, andresources in a timely, effective, and responsible manner;
(B) to make prudent use of private and public health care resources;
(C) to pursue preventive health care, health screenings, and disease management; and
(D) to locate health care programs and services;
(ii) to assist individuals to develop:
(A) personal health management;
(B) self-sufficiency in daily care; and
(C) life and disease management skills;
(iii) to support translation of health materials and information;
(iv) to facilitate an individual's access to primary care services and providers, includingmental health services; and
(v) to measure and report empirical results of the pilot project.
(2) (a) Grants by the department shall be awarded based on:
(i) applications submitted to the department in the manner and form prescribed by thedepartment; and
(ii) the criteria established in Section 26-10b-103.
(b) The application for a grant under Subsection (2)(a) shall contain:
(i) a requested award amount;
(ii) a budget; and
(iii) a narrative plan of the manner in which the applicant intends to provide the primaryhealth care services described in Subsection 26-10b-101(7).
(c) A contract bid for a service under Subsection (1)(b):
(i) shall be awarded in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 6, Utah Procurement Code;
(ii) must include the information described in Section 26-10b-103; and
(iii) is subject to Subsection (3) of this section.
(3) (a) An applicant under this chapter must demonstrate to the department that theapplicant will not deny services to a person because of the person's inability to pay for theservices.
(b) Subsection (3)(a) does not preclude an applicant from seeking payment from theperson receiving services, a third party, or a government agency if:
(i) the applicant is authorized to charge for the services; and
(ii) the person, third party, or government agency is under legal obligation to pay thecharges.
(4) The department shall maximize the use of federal matching funds received forservices under Subsection (1)(b) to fund additional contracts under Subsection (1)(b).
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 340, 2010 General Session