Utah Code 26B-4-310. Department to award primary care grants

26B-4-310. Department to award primary care grants — Applications.

(1)	Within appropriations specified by the Legislature for this purpose, the department may, in accordance with the recommendation of the committee, award a grant to a public or nonprofit entity to provide primary health care to a medically underserved population.

Committee: means the Primary Care Grant Committee described in Section 26B-1-410. See Utah Code 26B-4-301
Medically underserved population: means the population of an urban or rural area or a population group that the committee determines has a shortage of primary health care. See Utah Code 26B-4-301
Primary health care: includes :

(i)	services of physicians, nurses, physician's assistants, and dentists licensed to practice in this state under Title 58, Occupations and Professions;

(ii)	diagnostic and radiologic services;

(iii)

preventive health services including perinatal services, well-child services, and other services that seek to prevent disease or its consequences;

(iv)	emergency medical services;

(v)	preventive dental services; and

(vi)

pharmaceutical services. See Utah Code 26B-4-301

(2)

When awarding a grant under Subsection (1), the department shall, in accordance with the committee’s recommendation, consider:

(a)	the content of a grant application submitted to the department;

(b)	whether an application is submitted in the manner and form prescribed by the department; and

(c)	the criteria established in Section 26B-4-311.

(3)

The application for a grant under Subsection (2)(a) shall contain:

(a)	a requested award amount;

(b)	a budget; and

(c)	a narrative plan of the manner in which the applicant intends to provide the primary health care described in Subsection (1).

Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 307, 2023 General Session

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