Compendium of Budget Information for the 2009 General Session

Health & Human Services
Appropriations Subcommittee

Group: Health & Human Services - Department of Health

Line Item: Workforce Financial Assistance

Function

The Legislature established the Utah Health Care Workforce Financial Assistance Program during the 2002 Legislative General Session by consolidating the Rural Physicians and Physician Assistants Grant and Scholarship Program, the Nurse Education Financial Assistance Program, and the Urban Special Population Health Care Provider Financial Assistance Program. The purpose of the combined Health Care Workforce Financial Assistance Program is to increase the number of health care professionals (physicians, physician assistants, nurses, dentists, mental health therapists, or other health care professionals) to provide primary health care services in medically underserved areas. This is done through educational loan repayment grants and scholarships in return for providing primary health care services for an obligated period of time. Funding for this program is designated as nonlapsing and is appropriated as a separate line item, in accordance with UCA 26-46-102(4).

Statutory Authority

The Workforce Financial Assistance Program is governed by Title 26, Chapter 46 of the Utah Code.

UCA 26-46 creates the Utah Health Care Workforce Financial Assistance Program Advisory Committee and establishes the Department's authority to administer the program.

Funding Detail

Sources of Finance	2005 Actual	2006 Actual	2007 Actual	2008 Actual	2009 Approp
General Fund	$419,900	$421,400	$423,000	$423,900	$425,900
General Fund, One-time	$0	$0	($100)	$0	$0
Federal Funds	$140,300	$171,000	$66,000	$104,000	$0
Beginning Nonlapsing	$1,210,700	$976,000	$628,100	$639,400	$350,000
Closing Nonlapsing	($976,000)	($628,100)	($639,400)	($649,700)	($350,000)
Total	$794,900	$940,300	$477,600	$517,600	$425,900

Programs:	2005 Actual	2006 Actual	2007 Actual	2008 Actual	2009 Approp
Workforce Financial Assistance	$794,900	$940,300	$477,600	$517,600	$425,900
Total	$794,900	$940,300	$477,600	$517,600	$425,900

Categories of Expenditure	2005 Actual	2006 Actual	2007 Actual	2008 Actual	2009 Approp
Personal Services	$16,300	$15,100	$17,800	$18,400	$18,600
In-State Travel	$1,100	$1,400	$1,600	$300	$1,600
Current Expense	$777,400	$922,500	$457,900	$495,800	$402,700
DP Current Expense	$100	$1,300	$300	$1,100	$3,000
Capital Outlay	$0	$0	$0	$2,000	$0
Total	$794,900	$940,300	$477,600	$517,600	$425,900

Other Indicators	2005 Actual	2006 Actual	2007 Actual	2008 Actual	2009 Approp
Budgeted FTE	0.3	0.3	0.0	0.3	0.3

Subcommittee Table of Contents