Compendium of Budget Information for the 2014 General Session

Social Services
Appropriations Subcommittee
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Agency: Health

Line Item: Disease Control and Prevention

Function

The mission of the Division of Disease Control and Prevention is to promote health and reduce the leading causes of death, disease, and disability in Utah. The Division of Disease Control and Prevention works with and for other state, local, and private entities to:

  1. Identify and epidemiologically characterize communicable diseases, human health effects of environmental health hazards, occupational risks of public health concern, injuries, chronic diseases, and risk factors for chronic diseases.
  2. Develop and coordinate public health reporting systems, control measures and prevention activities.
  3. Conduct environmental sanitation policy.
  4. Provide comprehensive public health laboratory testing and technical consultation.
  5. Operate a statewide medical examiner system.
The Division of Disease Control and Prevention encompasses the following programs: Director's Office, Microbiology, Epidemiology, Chemical and Environmental Services, Forensic Toxicology, the Office of the Medical Examiner, Health Promotion, and Laboratory Operations.

Statutory Authority

The Division of Disease Control and Prevention is governed by the Utah Health Code in Title 26 of the Utah Code.

  • UCA 26-1-34 establishes the State Laboratory Drug Testing Account to pay for testing drug and alcohol samples for local law enforcement.
  • UCA 26-4 establishes the Medical Examiner Act, which outlines procedures taken when dealing with various deaths in the State and which deaths the Medical Examiner should investigate.
  • UCA 26-5 defines chronic diseases and requires the Health Department to establish programs to prevent, delay, and detect the onset of such.
  • UCA 26-6 and 26-6b give guidelines to control and treat various communicable diseases as well as which providers must report certain diseases to the State.
  • UCA 26-7 directs the Department to identify the major risk factors contributing to injury, sickness, death, and disability in Utah and establish programs to prevent those outcomes.
  • UCA 26-10-8 requires the Department of Health to award contracts to non-governmental entities funded by tobacco settlement and/or cigarette tax funds via a competitive request for proposal process at least every five years.
  • UCA 26-15 outlines the Health Department's efforts, in conjunction with those of local health departments, in relation to general sanitation, including those dealing with the Indoor Clean Air Act.
  • UCA 26-15a outlines the Department's efforts, in conjunction with those of local health departments, in relation to food safety.
  • UCA 26-21a requires the Department to create a program to reduce breast cancer mortality.
  • UCA 26-21a-302 creates the Cancer Research Restricted Account to provide funds for programs that support cancer research.
  • UCA 26-21a-303 creates the Prostate Cancer Support Restricted Account to raise awareness of prostate cancer as well as detection and prevention of prostate cancer.
  • UCA 26-23b outlines the procedures for the Department to take during a public health emergency and details reporting requirements for diseases with a 24 to 72 hour reporting requirement to the State.
  • UCA 26-51 directs the Department to establish scientific standards for methamphetamine decontamination.

Intent Language

Under Section 63J-1-603 of the Utah Code the Legislature intends that appropriations provided for Disease Control and Prevention in Item 3 of Chapter 14 Laws of Utah 2012 not lapse at the close of Fiscal Year 2013. The use of any nonlapsing funds is limited to the following: $175,000 for replacement computer equipment, software, laboratory equipment, and for facility improvements/expansion for the Office of the Medical Examiner.

Under Section 63J-1-603 of the Utah Code the Legislature intends that appropriations provided for Disease Control and Prevention in Item 3 of Chapter 14 Laws of Utah 2012 not lapse at the close of Fiscal Year 2013. The use of any nonlapsing funds is limited to the following: $300,000 for laboratory equipment, computer equipment, software and building improvements for the Unified State Laboratory.

Under Section 63J-1-603 of the Utah Code, the Legislature intends that up to $500,000 of Item 3 of Chapter 14 Laws of Utah 2012 for the alcohol, tobacco, and other drug prevention reduction, cessation, and control programs not lapse at the close of Fiscal Year 2013. The use of any nonlapsing funds is limited to alcohol, tobacco, and other drug prevention, reduction, cessation, and control programs.

Funding Detail

Because of the Department's budget reorganization in FY 2011, some of the detail between FY 2010 and FY 2011 nonlapsing balances do not tie out by line item. For analysis of current budget requests and discussion of issues related to this budget click here.

Sources of Finance
(click linked fund name for more info)
General Fund
General Fund, One-time
Federal Funds
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
Dedicated Credits Revenue
GFR - Cancer Research Restricted Account
GFR - Cigarette Tax
GFR - Prostate Cancer Support
GFR - State Lab Drug Testing Account
GFR - Tobacco Settlement
Dept. of Public Safety Rest. Acct.
Transfers
Transfers - Environmental Quality
Transfers - Governor's Office Administration
Transfers - Human Services
Transfers - Medicaid
Transfers - Other Agencies
Transfers - Public Safety
Transfers - State Office of Education
Transfers - Within Agency
Transfers - Workforce Services
Pass-through
Beginning Nonlapsing
Closing Nonlapsing
Lapsing Balance
Total
2010
Actual
2011
Actual
2012
Actual
2013
Actual
2014
Approp
2014
Change
2014
Revised
2015
Change
2015
Approp
$8,209,700 $8,260,600 $11,274,300 $12,007,100 $12,222,900
$0
$12,222,900
$416,500
$12,639,400
($256,300) $339,300 $399,700 $25,000 $0
($32,400)
($32,400)
$119,100
$86,700
$17,903,800 $24,407,700 $26,166,200 $28,682,700 $57,740,200
($13,672,100)
$44,068,100
$9,691,700
$53,759,800
$82,400 $1,525,100 $1,159,900 $151,600 $0
$92,400
$92,400
($92,400)
$0
$9,319,900 $7,725,000 $7,282,600 $8,177,300 $8,189,300
$1,270,300
$9,459,600
$40,100
$9,499,700
$0 $0 $0 $15,800 $20,000
$0
$20,000
$0
$20,000
$3,131,700 $2,733,000 $3,150,000 $3,150,000 $3,150,000
$0
$3,150,000
$0
$3,150,000
$0 $0 $200 $200 $26,600
$0
$26,600
$0
$26,600
$417,300 $298,200 $322,800 $320,300 $441,700
$51,600
$493,300
$187,700
$681,000
$5,272,100 $5,858,100 $3,829,500 $3,878,700 $3,903,100
$3,900
$3,907,000
$37,700
$3,944,700
$100,000 $100,000 $100,000 $100,000 $100,000
$0
$100,000
$0
$100,000
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0
$0
$0
$700
$700
$0 $0 $0 ($12,500) $0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$96,800 $0 $0 $0 $0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$10,000 $24,600 $10,000 $10,000 $10,000
$0
$10,000
$0
$10,000
$0 $1,395,200 $828,700 $1,196,300 $1,651,100
$53,600
$1,704,700
($37,500)
$1,667,200
$138,200 $289,800 $100,000 $68,900 $136,600
($136,600)
$0
$0
$0
$218,300 $49,700 $38,800 $38,400 $41,700
($31,700)
$10,000
($10,000)
$0
$16,800 $15,200 $17,000 $11,400 $17,000
$0
$17,000
$0
$17,000
$1,928,900 $118,200 $103,100 $140,600 $143,600
$205,300
$348,900
$2,900
$351,800
$1,668,600 $1,861,100 $2,047,700 $2,602,400 $2,763,400
($163,000)
$2,600,400
($40,200)
$2,560,200
$0 $0 $0 $0 $300
($300)
$0
$0
$0
$16,000 $721,000 $425,000 $925,200 $0
$975,000
$975,000
($975,000)
$0
($721,000) ($425,000) ($925,200) ($975,000) $0
$0
$0
$0
$0
($508,800) ($582,200) $0 ($60,100) $0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$47,044,400
$54,714,600
$56,330,300
$60,454,300
$90,557,500
($11,384,000)
$79,173,500
$9,341,300
$88,514,800
Programs:
(click linked program name to drill-down)
Laboratory General Administration
Laboratory Operations and Testing
Health Promotion
Epidemiology
Microbiology
Office of the Medical Examiner
Chemical and Environmental Services
Forensic Toxicology
Certification Programs
Communicable Disease Control
Radon Awareness Campaign
Total
2010
Actual
2011
Actual
2012
Actual
2013
Actual
2014
Approp
2014
Change
2014
Revised
2015
Change
2015
Approp
$2,915,700 $2,314,800 $1,583,200 $1,920,300 $1,555,400
$286,300
$1,841,700
($139,800)
$1,701,900
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0
$2,468,900
$2,468,900
$6,675,200
$9,144,100
$20,212,300 $22,701,500 $22,341,000 $22,652,600 $51,704,600
($61,655,900)
($9,951,300)
$32,579,100
$22,627,800
$2,849,600 $18,505,600 $19,838,800 $22,975,000 $23,738,700
$47,091,500
$70,830,200
($21,075,200)
$49,755,000
$4,479,000 $4,496,800 $4,598,400 $5,002,600 $5,351,700
$408,900
$5,760,600
($5,760,600)
$0
$2,655,800 $2,851,500 $3,620,100 $3,946,300 $3,943,400
$172,100
$4,115,500
($99,000)
$4,016,500
$1,672,900 $1,728,900 $1,711,100 $1,775,300 $1,874,900
($242,000)
$1,632,900
($1,632,900)
$0
$1,080,200 $1,101,300 $1,644,100 $1,198,400 $1,286,600
($26,800)
$1,259,800
($1,259,800)
$0
$979,900 $1,014,200 $993,600 $983,800 $1,102,200
$113,000
$1,215,200
$29,300
$1,244,500
$10,199,000 $0 $0 $0 $0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0
$0
$0
$25,000
$25,000
$47,044,400
$54,714,600
$56,330,300
$60,454,300
$90,557,500
($11,384,000)
$79,173,500
$9,341,300
$88,514,800
Categories of Expenditure
(mouse-over category name for definition)
Personnel Services
In-state Travel
Out-of-state Travel
Current Expense
DP Current Expense
DP Capital Outlay
Capital Outlay
Other Charges/Pass Thru
Total
2010
Actual
2011
Actual
2012
Actual
2013
Actual
2014
Approp
2014
Change
2014
Revised
2015
Change
2015
Approp
$17,456,800 $19,375,400 $19,841,600 $20,291,800 $21,331,000
$300,000
$21,631,000
$874,100
$22,505,100
$83,500 $110,100 $97,500 $78,300 $111,600
$3,700
$115,300
($5,300)
$110,000
$169,400 $213,200 $283,900 $207,400 $308,800
($77,100)
$231,700
($18,400)
$213,300
$20,958,800 $24,077,900 $24,182,200 $25,578,000 $55,216,200
($41,303,900)
$13,912,300
$12,040,800
$25,953,100
$510,600 $1,357,800 $1,621,200 $1,675,200 $1,591,900
$647,200
$2,239,100
($581,000)
$1,658,100
$0 $154,000 $155,400 $111,000 $0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$1,064,900 $924,300 $821,200 $213,400 $0
$240,000
$240,000
($240,000)
$0
$6,800,400 $8,501,900 $9,327,300 $12,299,200 $11,998,000
$28,806,100
$40,804,100
($2,728,900)
$38,075,200
$47,044,400
$54,714,600
$56,330,300
$60,454,300
$90,557,500
($11,384,000)
$79,173,500
$9,341,300
$88,514,800
Other Indicators
 
Budgeted FTE
Actual FTE
Vehicles

2010
Actual
2011
Actual
2012
Actual
2013
Actual
2014
Approp
2014
Change
2014
Revised
2015
Change
2015
Approp
253.6 260.7 271.6 285.4 272.8
(1.0)
271.7
(2.1)
269.6
243.0 264.4 270.1 268.6 0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
8 8 7 6 7
0
7
0
7









Program: Laboratory General Administration

Function

The Division of Disease Control and Prevention provides administration of public health, public health laboratory, and environmental health programs. These programs include Chemical and Environmental Services, Forensic Toxicology, Laboratory Operations, Microbiology, Health Promotion, Office of the Medical Examiner, and Epidemiology.

Funding Detail

Sources of Finance
(click linked fund name for more info)
General Fund
General Fund, One-time
Federal Funds
Dedicated Credits Revenue
Transfers - Medicaid
Beginning Nonlapsing
Closing Nonlapsing
Lapsing Balance
Total
2010
Actual
2011
Actual
2012
Actual
2013
Actual
2014
Approp
2014
Change
2014
Revised
2015
Change
2015
Approp
$1,240,700 $1,326,700 $1,311,300 $1,449,900 $1,478,000
$0
$1,478,000
$210,400
$1,688,400
($63,800) $0 $0 $0 $0
$2,600
$2,600
$2,700
$5,300
$230,000 $738,400 $16,000 $0 $0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$1,283,000 $101,100 $0 $500 $77,400
($69,400)
$8,000
$200
$8,200
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0
$53,100
$53,100
($53,100)
$0
$16,000 $221,000 $250,000 $250,000 $0
$300,000
$300,000
($300,000)
$0
($221,000) ($250,000) ($250,000) ($300,000) $0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$430,800 $177,600 $255,900 $519,900 $0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$2,915,700
$2,314,800
$1,583,200
$1,920,300
$1,555,400
$286,300
$1,841,700
($139,800)
$1,701,900
Categories of Expenditure
(mouse-over category name for definition)
Personnel Services
In-state Travel
Out-of-state Travel
Current Expense
DP Current Expense
Capital Outlay
Other Charges/Pass Thru
Total
2010
Actual
2011
Actual
2012
Actual
2013
Actual
2014
Approp
2014
Change
2014
Revised
2015
Change
2015
Approp
$680,500 $845,200 $767,100 $858,000 $912,700
($10,200)
$902,500
$26,400
$928,900
$500 $1,000 $1,800 $1,100 $0
$1,800
$1,800
($500)
$1,300
$2,300 $3,500 $7,600 $2,900 $0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$1,165,200 $564,400 $491,500 $647,500 $622,700
$26,000
$648,700
$97,100
$745,800
$31,600 $96,600 $103,600 $207,000 $20,000
$28,700
$48,700
($22,800)
$25,900
$867,900 $770,000 $191,600 $193,800 $0
$240,000
$240,000
($240,000)
$0
$167,700 $34,100 $20,000 $10,000 $0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$2,915,700
$2,314,800
$1,583,200
$1,920,300
$1,555,400
$286,300
$1,841,700
($139,800)
$1,701,900
Other Indicators
 
Budgeted FTE
Actual FTE
Vehicles

2010
Actual
2011
Actual
2012
Actual
2013
Actual
2014
Approp
2014
Change
2014
Revised
2015
Change
2015
Approp
(1.2) 8.6 8.1 9.7 11.1
0.1
11.2
0.0
11.2
7.0 8.2 9.3 10.4 0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
3 3 3 3 3
0
3
0
3









Program: Health Promotion

Function

The Bureau of Health Promotion works to reduce premature death and disability due to heart disease, stroke, cancer, diabetes, arthritis, asthma, tobacco, injuries and violence, and lack of prenatal care. The Bureau's mission is to foster a culture of health in Utah, by promoting environments in which the healthy choice is the easy choice. The Bureau's programs coordinate around common functions such as public health surveillance and information management, local health departments and other partner relations, consumer education, outreach, and research. Comprehensive population-based interventions take place at school, work, community and health care settings, and include primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention strategies.

Cancer Control Program

The mission of the Utah Cancer Control Program is to reduce cancer incidence and mortality in Utah through collaborative efforts that provide services and programs directed toward comprehensive cancer prevention and control through the following:

  1. Implementation of the strategies of the 2011-2015 Utah Comprehensive Cancer Control Plan and initiate priority strategies annually along with the members, work groups, and committees of the Utah Cancer Action Network.
  2. Maintain the Utah Cancer Action Network, a group of over 160 people from over 50 organizations working together to reduce cancer incidence and mortality for all Utahns. The group includes hospitals, private clinics, government and community agencies, non-profit organizations, and other groups.
  3. Implement breast, cervical, colon, and skin cancer media campaigns.
  4. Provide breast and cervical cancer screening; cholesterol, glucose and blood pressure testing; lifestyle coaching; and access to treatment through Medicaid for Utah women who meet income eligibility and age guidelines.
  5. Sponsor and co-sponsor meetings for health care providers, practitioners, and professionals.
  6. Work closely with local health departments and other community providers statewide.
  7. Conduct a colorectal cancer awareness program and screening for individuals between 50 and 64, low-income, at average risk for colon cancer, and referred by a primary care provider.
  8. Work with health insurance agencies to review screening policies.
  9. Promote the health benefits of cancer screening and prevention.

Healthy Living through Environment, Policy and Improved Clinical Care Program (EPICC) (100% Federally-funded)

The Healthy Living through Environment, Policy and Improved Clinical Care Program (EPICC) is a new program resulting from the consolidation of three programs (Diabetes Prevention and Control Program, Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Program, and the Physical Activity, Nutrition and Obesity Program). The consolidation of the three programs assists in the coordination of activities to ensure a productive, collaborative and efficient program focused on health outcomes.

The program aims to reduce the incidence of diabetes, heart disease, and stroke by targeting risk factors including reducing obesity, increasing physical activity and nutritious food consumption, and improving diabetes and hypertension control. This is done through three approaches; Policy and Environment, Health Systems, and Community Clinical Linkages. The primary strategies of the program include:

  • Increasing healthy nutrition and physical activity environments in K-12 schools.
  • Increasing healthy nutrition and physical activity environments in early care and education (childcare/preschool).
  • Increasing healthy nutrition and physical activity environments in worksites.
  • Improving awareness of prediabetes and hypertension for Utahns.
  • Improving the quality of medical care for people with diabetes and hypertension.
    • Improving team based care of newly diagnosed and resistant hypertension.
    • Improving team based care of uncontrolled diabetes.
  • Improving the linkages between health care providers and supporting community programs for Utahns with diabetes and hypertension.
  • Improving access and availability to community health programs for Utahns with diabetes, hypertension and obesity.
  • Improving care and management of students with chronic conditions in Utah schools.

Arthritis Program (100% Federally-funded)

The mission of the Utah Arthritis Program is to improve the quality of life for people affected by arthritis. The program has funding until June 2017 from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The Utah Arthritis Program focuses on:

  1. Increasing community awareness
  2. Measuring arthritis trends
  3. Supporting policy and decision making to address arthritis
  4. Increasing access and use of evidence based interventions designed for people with arthritis

Evidence-based Interventions: The Utah Arthritis Program works with partners to develop infrastructure and offer evidence based interventions to people with arthritis. Currently there are three categories of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention-approved evidence based interventions:

  1. Media Campaigns: Physical Activity the Arthritis Pain Reliever & Buenos Dias Artritis: The Spanish Media Campaign
  2. Community Based Interventions: Arthritis Foundation Self Help Program and the Chronic Disease Self Management Program
  3. Physical Activity Interventions: Arthritis Foundation Exercise Program & Enhance Fitness

All reports are available on the Utah Arthritis Program website at http://health.utah.gov/arthritis/.

Asthma Program (100% Federally-funded)

The Utah Asthma Program was developed in 2002 and is fully funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to address asthma from a public health perspective. The program works to identify the extent of the asthma problem, implement a statewide plan to reduce the burden of asthma, and partners with other agencies to increase awareness and use of asthma self-management and asthma care resources.

Violence and Injury Prevention Program

To accomplish its mission, the Violence and Injury Prevention Program collaborates with many partners, including other Health Department programs, State and local agencies, local health departments, private businesses, non-profit community based organizations, health care providers, and others. It is funded primarily through federal money, the exception being the Traumatic Brain Injury Fund and Spinal Cord and Traumatic Brain Injury Rehabilitation Fund which are passed through to 501(c)(3) agencies in the form of contracts.

The Violence and Injury Prevention Program conducts and/or provides significant support to the following projects and activities: Teen Motor Vehicle Safety, Motor Vehicle Seat Belt Campaign, Child Safety Seat Campaign, Child Booster Seat Campaign, Domestic Violence Fatality Review, Child Fatality Review Committee, Utah Violent Death Reporting System, Falls Prevention Among Older Adults, Rape and Sexual Assault Prevention Project, Traumatic Brain Injury Surveillance Project, Traumatic Brain Injury Fund and Contracts, Safe Kids Utah, and others. The Violence and Injury Prevention Program contracts with all local health departments, providing funding and technical support for local injury prevention programs that address: teen motor vehicle safety, seat belt, booster seat, child car seat use, bicycle safety, and pedestrian safety. Additionally, the Violence and Injury Prevention Program contracts with non-profit, community-based organizations to provide: (1) primary prevention rape and sexual assault activities in their communities, (2) traumatic brain injury resource facilitation services, education and prevention services, and (3) traumatic spinal cord and brain injury rehabilitation services.

Additional information, reports, and data are available at http://health.utah.gov/vipp/.

Prescription Pain Medication Management Program

The Prescription Pain Medication Management Program's mission is to reduce deaths and other harm from prescription opiates through data collection, surveillance, and partner collaborations that focus on research and public and provider education regarding safe use, disposal, and storage of prescription pain medications. Staff participate on Utah Pharmaceutical Drug Crime Project and Utah Prevention Advisory Council.

Health Resource Center

The Health Resource Center strives to improve access to critical health information to better the health of families in Utah through outreach programs, telephone hotlines, and education services. The center provides answering service for more than 15 programs including the Children's Health Insurance Program, the Cancer Control Program and the Immunization Program, among others.

The Baby Your Baby Program provides a vehicle through which the Health Department can target audiences throughout the State with important health messages. The outreach program establishes public-private partnerships to promote healthy lifestyles, reduce health risks, and increase access to health care. This is accomplished through public service announcements and other television programs, radio and printed materials which address Department goals dealing with early prenatal care, folic acid, vaccine-preventable infections, injury, dental disease, obesity, and other important health issues.

Tobacco Prevention and Control Program

The Tobacco Prevention and Control Program provides technical expertise and coordination at State and community levels to prevent and reduce tobacco use in Utah. The goals of the Tobacco Prevention and Control Program are to promote quitting among young people and adults, prevent initiation of tobacco use among young people, eliminate nonsmokers' exposure to secondhand smoke, and identify and eliminate disparities in tobacco use among populations groups.

Statewide and Community-based Services to Help Tobacco Users Quit

Quitting tobacco at any age provides health benefits and increases life expectancy. To help Utah tobacco users quit, the Tobacco Prevention and Control Program offers the following quit services:

  • The Utah Tobacco Quit Line, (800) QUIT-NOW and Utah QuitNet (www.utahquitnet.com)
  • Medicaid coverage of tobacco cessation services for pregnant women and for the cessation medications Zyban and Chantix.
  • Local health departments' tobacco-quitting programs for pregnant women.
  • Local school and community-based teen cessation programs and community based adult cessation programs.

Tobacco Prevention and Control Public Awareness Campaign

The TRUTH media campaign is multi-pronged, targeting prevention and quitting among mainstream and high-risk youth, adults, pregnant women, ethnic groups, and rural populations through a mix of media including radio, TV, and outdoor advertising. The campaign directly or indirectly impacts most Utah residents. The Tobacco Prevention and Control Program evaluates the reach and impact of the media campaign with annual surveys of 1,200 randomly selected Utah teens, adult smokers, and non-smokers. Some campaign components include:

  • Quit smoking campaign to promote the Utah Tobacco Quit Line and QuitNet services.
  • Materials and messages that also serve as prevention messages targeting at-risk youth and young adults.
  • Advertisements designed to increase awareness of health risks associated with secondhand smoke and related policies.

Prevention Partnerships with Local Health Departments, Schools, and Communities

Evidence-based school programs promote strong "no tobacco use" attitudes among students, increase students' knowledge of the dangers of tobacco, and teach students skills to resist peer influences. School programs are most effective when they are part of comprehensive school tobacco policies that include enforcement of rules against tobacco use, tobacco prevention education for students in all grades, access to cessation services, and involvement of families and communities in tobacco prevention. Tobacco Prevention and Control Program prevention services include:

  • Collaboration with select school districts to strengthen and better enforce school tobacco policies.
  • Evidence based anti-tobacco curricula for students.
  • Anti-tobacco activities and presentations in schools and communities across Utah.
  • Working with Utah's statewide youth anti-tobacco movement, One Good Reason, to ensure that youth play an important role in developing and spreading anti-tobacco messages.

Efforts to Reduce Exposure to Secondhand Smoke:

  • Secondhand smoke kills over 50,000 Americans annually by causing fatal diseases such as heart disease and cancer. Children exposed to secondhand smoke suffer from low birth weight, sudden infant death syndrome, asthma, pneumonia, ear infections, and bronchitis. To reduce Utahns' exposure to secondhand smoke, the Tobacco Prevention and Control Program and its partners work to enforce the provisions of the Utah Indoor Clean Air Act, and encourage voluntary smoke-free policies in homes, worksites not covered by the Utah Indoor Clean Air Act, and outdoor venues.

Youth Access to Tobacco

Utah law prohibits tobacco sales to minors under the age of 19. Local health departments collaborate with retailers and law enforcement to ensure compliance with youth access laws through retailer education, retailer recognition, and compliance checks.

Coordinated Chronic Disease and Health Promotion Program

The Coordinated Chronic Disease and Health Promotion Program ensures that Utah has a strong foundation for chronic disease and health promotion. The program develops leadership and expertise to work collaboratively across chronic disease conditions and risk factors to most effectively meet health needs of the population. The program works to leverage shared basic services such as: data management, communication, health systems changes, and enhanced clinic-community linkages.

Community Transformation Program

The Community Transformation Grants program supports community-level efforts to reduce chronic diseases such as heart disease, cancer, stroke, and diabetes. The program works closely with local health departments to coordinate and improve community level activities statewide in healthy eating, active living, tobacco-free living, and access to clinical preventive services and screenings.

Funding Detail

Sources of Finance
(click linked fund name for more info)
General Fund
General Fund, One-time
Federal Funds
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
Dedicated Credits Revenue
GFR - Cancer Research Restricted Account
GFR - Cigarette Tax
GFR - Prostate Cancer Support
GFR - Tobacco Settlement
Transfers - Human Services
Transfers - Medicaid
Transfers - Public Safety
Transfers - Within Agency
Beginning Nonlapsing
Closing Nonlapsing
Lapsing Balance
Total
2010
Actual
2011
Actual
2012
Actual
2013
Actual
2014
Approp
2014
Change
2014
Revised
2015
Change
2015
Approp
$28,100 $27,900 $1,443,700 $1,473,700 $1,496,600
$0
$1,496,600
$52,700
$1,549,300
$0 $0 ($300) $0 $0
$1,500
$1,500
$1,400
$2,900
$9,297,700 $11,869,200 $12,075,500 $12,737,200 $41,195,300
($62,389,200)
($21,193,900)
$33,028,900
$11,835,000
$24,000 $702,000 $588,000 $34,900 $0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$1,209,200 $1,019,200 $429,300 $205,400 $112,000
$58,300
$170,300
($49,200)
$121,100
$0 $0 $0 $15,800 $20,000
$0
$20,000
$0
$20,000
$3,131,700 $2,733,000 $3,150,000 $3,150,000 $3,150,000
$0
$3,150,000
$0
$3,150,000
$0 $0 $200 $200 $26,600
$0
$26,600
$0
$26,600
$5,272,100 $4,921,100 $3,829,500 $3,878,700 $3,902,500
$4,400
$3,906,900
$36,800
$3,943,700
$10,000 $10,000 $10,000 $10,000 $10,000
$0
$10,000
$0
$10,000
$0 $1,326,000 $828,700 $1,196,300 $1,651,100
$500
$1,651,600
$15,600
$1,667,200
$119,000 $49,700 $38,800 $38,400 $41,700
($31,700)
$10,000
($10,000)
$0
$1,894,800 $97,400 $89,000 $95,300 $98,800
$200,300
$299,100
$2,900
$302,000
$0 $500,000 $0 $500,200 $0
$500,000
$500,000
($500,000)
$0
($500,000) $0 ($500,200) ($500,000) $0
$0
$0
$0
$0
($274,300) ($554,000) $358,800 ($183,500) $0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$20,212,300
$22,701,500
$22,341,000
$22,652,600
$51,704,600
($61,655,900)
($9,951,300)
$32,579,100
$22,627,800
Categories of Expenditure
(mouse-over category name for definition)
Personnel Services
In-state Travel
Out-of-state Travel
Current Expense
DP Current Expense
DP Capital Outlay
Other Charges/Pass Thru
Total
2010
Actual
2011
Actual
2012
Actual
2013
Actual
2014
Approp
2014
Change
2014
Revised
2015
Change
2015
Approp
$6,331,400 $6,456,300 $6,239,000 $6,260,800 $6,330,800
($14,700)
$6,316,100
$169,600
$6,485,700
$56,800 $61,600 $49,000 $23,300 $47,000
($3,600)
$43,400
($2,200)
$41,200
$89,300 $101,400 $112,300 $92,700 $118,000
($41,500)
$76,500
($1,900)
$74,600
$9,374,800 $10,684,800 $9,693,600 $9,230,500 $38,529,100
($61,771,900)
($23,242,800)
$32,452,700
$9,209,900
$162,700 $358,400 $159,000 $185,800 $150,800
$16,500
$167,300
($15,600)
$151,700
$0 $0 $76,000 $0 $0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$4,197,300 $5,039,000 $6,012,100 $6,859,500 $6,528,900
$159,300
$6,688,200
($23,500)
$6,664,700
$20,212,300
$22,701,500
$22,341,000
$22,652,600
$51,704,600
($61,655,900)
($9,951,300)
$32,579,100
$22,627,800
Other Indicators
 
Budgeted FTE
Actual FTE
Vehicles

2010
Actual
2011
Actual
2012
Actual
2013
Actual
2014
Approp
2014
Change
2014
Revised
2015
Change
2015
Approp
102.6 101.4 98.8 89.1 83.7
(4.5)
79.2
(0.4)
78.7
95.0 95.1 91.6 86.8 0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
2 2 1 0 1
0
1
0
1









Program: Epidemiology

Function

The Bureau of Epidemiology is responsible for: (1) the detection, investigation, and control of communicable and infectious diseases, (2) surveillance and investigation of health effects associated with environmental hazards, (3) coordinating a statewide environmental sanitation program including 15 sanitation rules, (4) supporting treatment of HIV, AIDS, sexually transmitted disease, and tuberculosis, and (5) managing a statewide immunization program and immunization information system.

The Bureau operates nine programs: the Communicable Disease Prevention Program, the Treatment and Care Services Program, the Communicable Disease Investigation and Response Program, the Environmental Epidemiology Program, the Environmental Sanitation Program, the Immunization Program, the Communicable Disease Analysis and Reporting Program, the Utah Statewide Immunization Information System, and the Healthcare Associated Infections Prevention and Reporting Program. The programs have adopted the U.S. Healthy People 2020 Goals and Objectives, and activities are established to meet Health Department goals of protecting the public health, improving quality of life, preventing disease and premature death, and promoting healthy lifestyles for the residents of the State.

The Bureau also is responsible for developing and operating surveillance systems to detect bioterrorism and for assuring epidemiological preparedness to respond to an incident of bioterrorism or the similar threat of pandemic disease. Funding sources include the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Health Resources Services Administration, and the Utah Department of Workforce Services.

The Department of Health requires reporting by medical providers of over 20 diseases within 24 hours and over 50 diseases within 72 hours in accordance with UCA 26-6-6.

UCA 26-6-31 directs the Department of Health to annually prepare and publicly disclose a report on selected health care associated infection rates. The rates are for the following types of medical facilities: ambulatory surgical facility, general acute hospital, end stage renal disease facility, and specialty hospital. The National Healthcare Safety Network in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention requires the reporting of certain types of infections.

Communicable Disease Prevention Program

  • Goals: Decrease the annual incidence rate and rate of transmission of HIV, sexually transmitted diseases, and hepatitis C. Decrease risky sexual and drug-using behaviors among persons at high-risk for acquiring sexually transmitted diseases. Increase the proportion of HIV-infected people aware of their infection. Increase the proportion of sexually transmitted diseases-infected persons who receive treatment for themselves and their sexual partners. Increase the proportion of HIV/ hepatitis C-infected persons linked to prevention and care services.
  • Target Population: Individuals at high risk of contracting HIV (men who have sex with men, youth, women, injecting drug users, and ethnic populations), persons ages 15-24 (group most likely to have sexually transmitted diseases), youth detention centers, homeless youth, and youth in substance abuse treatment centers.
  • Services Provided: Confidential or anonymous pre- and post-test HIV counseling, testing and referral services to targeted individuals at publicly-funded sites (local health departments and community-based organizations). The program also provides education, condom distribution, case management, data management, treatment, partner services, needs assessments, epidemiological studies, analysis, and research.
  • Partners: Local health departments, various community-based organizations, Indian tribal governments, federal government, and Sexually Transmitted Disease Control Programs in other states.

Treatment and Care Services Program

  • Goals: (1) reduce the incidence of tuberculosis in Utah through prompt identification and treatment of active tuberculosis cases, (2) provide a comprehensive health examination for newly arriving refugees, and (3) develop a more effective and cost-effective system for the delivery of essential services to individuals and families with HIV disease
  • Target Populations: (1) individuals infected with HIV and/or tuberculosis without health insurance or are underinsured by private health insurance and do not qualify for Medicaid, Medicare, or other State or local programs and (2) newly arriving refugees
  • Services Provided:
    1. HIV Services - AIDS-related medications, durable medical equipment, ambulatory out patient care, dental services, emergency funding, transportation, case management, and the Health Insurance Program. The Health Insurance Program pays all or part of a person's health insurance premium if the person has HIV disease and is eligible through COBRA for their health benefits. A premium payment program assists individuals with HIV disease who, as a result of the Affordable Care Act, are entering the insurance marketplace.
    2. Tuberculosis services - medications, medical expertise, and public health nursing (all provided at no charge).
    3. Refugees -- this program also administers the federally-funded Refugee Health Program, which provides health screening and follow-up to newly arriving refugees in the State. The program conducts health screenings to protect Utah's resident population from exposure to communicable diseases and related problems. In recent years refugees arriving in Utah have primarily come from East and Northern African countries, Bosnia, Burma, Thailand, Iraq, Cuba, Russia, Iran, and Afghanistan.

Communicable Disease Investigation and Response Program (CDIRP)

The Communicable Disease Investigation and Response Program (CDIRP) conducts communicable disease surveillance and management. The responsibilities of the CDIRP include assisting with the identification, investigation, and management of communicable diseases and outbreaks. The program conducts epidemiological investigations in collaboration with local health departments to identify risk factors and implement appropriate control measures and prevention strategies. The program also responds rapidly to suspect and confirmed cases of diseases of public health significance, aiding local health departments, healthcare workers, and the public in implementing control and prevention measures. In addition, the program provides consultation regarding communicable diseases to healthcare professionals, healthcare facilities, and a variety of local, State, and federal agencies, and acts as a liaison to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for disease investigations in Utah.

Communicable Disease Analysis and Reporting Program

The Communicable Disease Analysis and Reporting Program conducts regular analyses of surveillance data as well as generating and evaluating daily reports. These reports incorporate statistical methods to interpret disease trends over time to identify clusters of disease that may indicate an outbreak. The program also develops surveillance reports that provide communicable disease trend data to the public, healthcare professionals, and local, State, and federal partners on a regular basis and as requested.

The program is responsible for maintaining Utah's National Electronic Database Surveillance System for Surveillance (UT-NEDSS) and providing support to local health departments in using this system to store and manage communicable disease data. The program is also responsible for building, implementing, and maintaining the UT-NEDSS in Utah as part of a national effort to improve mechanisms for disease reporting, public health surveillance, and disease control practices. UT-NEDSS provides a web-based system for storing and managing communicable disease data. UT-NEDSS also allows local and State Health Department staff to simultaneously monitor and evaluate case management functions. The program also is responsible for Utah's participation in the National Notifiable Disease Surveillance System managed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Environmental Epidemiology Program

The Environmental Epidemiology Program addresses environmental hazards and diseases in Utah. The mission of the program is to improve the health of Utah residents through science-based environmental policy and by empowering citizens through knowledge about environmental health risks and concerns. The program works with the Utah Department of Environmental Quality and other state and federal agencies to prevent or reduce the potential for acute and chronic morbidity and mortality associated with environmental and occupational factors, including exposure to toxic substances, reproductive hazards, unsafe work environments, and agents responsible for debilitating diseases. The program conducts epidemiological and toxicological investigations; develops, produces and distributes educational awareness materials about environmental health concerns to the public; cooperates with local, State, and federal agencies in investigating and resolving health concerns related to hazardous substance exposure, and researches environmental and occupational health concerns.

Environmental Sanitation Program

The Environmental Sanitation Program's goal is to primarily prevent and/or reduce illness, premature death, and disability due to the effects of secondhand smoke, contaminated food, and poor sanitation at public food service establishments, public swimming pools, public lodging, schools, and many other public places. With the focus to decrease illness, premature death, and disability due to contaminated food served to the public, this program provides consultation to food and restaurant inspectors. This program also seeks to establish and maintain a consistent approach statewide to environmental health regulation across the 12 local health departments in Utah through implementing rules and consultation and training aimed at a standardized approach to enforcement.

Immunization Program

The Immunization Program promotes vaccinations as part of comprehensive health care across the life span: infants, children, adolescents, and adults. It provides services through technical assistance to local health departments (LHD), community health centers (CHC), managed care organizations, schools (public and private), and early childhood programs (licensed day cares, head start, etc.), as well as other providers. The program contracts with LHDs and CHCs to support activities to increase immunization coverage rates for eligible populations. Special emphasis is placed on efforts to improve the immunization coverage of preschool-age children and adolescents, especially those less than two years of age via local coalitions and media campaigns. Additionally, the program monitors required school entry vaccination levels of all school children kindergarten through grade 12 in collaboration with the Utah State Office of Education.

The Immunization Program also performs the following functions:

The federally-funded Vaccines for Children Program (VFC) provides vaccines at no cost to eligible children ages 0-18 years that are uninsured, covered by Medicaid, under-insured, or American Indian. The vaccine is provided to over 350 enrolled public and private medical providers statewide. This program provides technical assistance for vaccine management and accountability including: doses administered, quality assurance, assessment, storage and handling, and audits. CHIP uses the VFC distribution system to provide vaccines which provides a substantial cost savings to the CHIP program and provides the same services related to vaccine management and accountability. The federal government also maintains the Vaccine Adverse Event Reports System, which provides for a reporting system for adverse events following receipt of any U.S. licensed vaccine.

Utah Statewide Immunization Information System

Utah Statewide Immunization Information System is a web-based system that collects, consolidates, and maintains immunization records for Utah residents. Health care providers can use the system to prevent over and under immunization. The system facilitates the introduction of new vaccines, implements changes in medically-recommended vaccine schedules, as well as tracking vaccines during shortages and recalls. The system is also used by public and private schools, daycares and camps to assist with meeting school and childcare immunization rules. The program develops, operates and supports the system, as well as data interfaces to electronic health record systems operated at private practices, public clinics, pharmacies and other collaborating programs. The Health Department uses this data to monitor the overall immunization rates in Utah and to assist with outbreak management.

Healthcare Associated Infections Prevention and Reporting Program

Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) are infections that patients acquire during the course of receiving healthcare treatment for other conditions. These infections related to medical care can be devastating and even deadly. The Healthcare Associated Infections Prevention and Reporting Program strives to understand the burden of HAIs within the state, how these infections occur and work collaboratively with healthcare facilities, local public health departments, and other partners toward their reduction and elimination.

The program uses HAI data reported by healthcare facilities to the National Healthcare and Safety Network to compile an annual report for public distribution. An annual report is also compiled for public distribution detailing healthcare worker influenza vaccination rates in acute care facilities.

The HAI program is responsible for development and revision of R386-705, the Health Care Associated Infection (HAI) Rule, which identifies Utah's reporting requirements related to healthcare associated infections with data sharing requirements for HAI data reported by facilities to the National Healthcare and Safety Network.

Performance

Tuberculosis Cases per 100,000 population

Gonorrhea Cases per 100,000 Population

Accidental/Undetermined Overdose Deaths Due to Strictly Legal Drugs

Percentage of Newly Arriving Refugees Receiving a Health Screening Evaluation Within 30 Days

HIV-related Deaths per 100,000 Population

AIDS Cases Among Those Ages 13+ per 100,000 Population

Percentage of Children With Recommended Immunizations by Age 2

Issues/Analysis

Here is the November 2013 press release from the Department of Health regarding the increase in gonorrhea cases - http://udohnews.blogspot.com/2013/11/gonorrhea-cases-up-94-percent-in-utah.html.

Funding Detail

Sources of Finance
(click linked fund name for more info)
General Fund
General Fund, One-time
Federal Funds
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
Dedicated Credits Revenue
GFR - Tobacco Settlement
Transfers
Transfers - Governor's Office Administration
Transfers - Human Services
Transfers - Medicaid
Transfers - Other Agencies
Transfers - State Office of Education
Transfers - Within Agency
Transfers - Workforce Services
Pass-through
Lapsing Balance
Total
2010
Actual
2011
Actual
2012
Actual
2013
Actual
2014
Approp
2014
Change
2014
Revised
2015
Change
2015
Approp
$1,042,600 $1,698,200 $2,589,700 $3,029,800 $3,072,700
$0
$3,072,700
$35,800
$3,108,500
($131,800) $339,300 $317,400 $25,000 $0
$4,100
$4,100
$29,600
$33,700
$1,677,000 $10,987,000 $12,969,300 $15,116,900 $15,797,300
$46,639,300
$62,436,600
($21,012,800)
$41,423,800
$0 $823,100 $571,900 $116,700 $0
$92,400
$92,400
($92,400)
$0
$117,800 $1,024,200 $1,320,200 $2,086,800 $1,906,000
$651,100
$2,557,100
$3,200
$2,560,300
$0 $937,000 $0 $0 $600
($500)
$100
$900
$1,000
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0
$0
$0
$700
$700
$96,800 $0 $0 $0 $0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0 $14,600 $0 $0 $0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0 $69,200 $0 $0 $0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$138,200 $289,800 $95,400 $68,900 $136,600
($136,600)
$0
$0
$0
$16,800 $15,200 $17,000 $11,400 $17,000
$0
$17,000
$0
$17,000
$34,100 $20,800 $14,100 $45,300 $44,800
$5,000
$49,800
$0
$49,800
$0 $1,861,100 $2,047,700 $2,602,400 $2,763,400
($163,000)
$2,600,400
($40,200)
$2,560,200
$0 $0 $0 $0 $300
($300)
$0
$0
$0
($141,900) $426,100 ($103,900) ($128,200) $0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$2,849,600
$18,505,600
$19,838,800
$22,975,000
$23,738,700
$47,091,500
$70,830,200
($21,075,200)
$49,755,000
Categories of Expenditure
(mouse-over category name for definition)
Personnel Services
In-state Travel
Out-of-state Travel
Current Expense
DP Current Expense
DP Capital Outlay
Capital Outlay
Other Charges/Pass Thru
Total
2010
Actual
2011
Actual
2012
Actual
2013
Actual
2014
Approp
2014
Change
2014
Revised
2015
Change
2015
Approp
$1,924,500 $5,377,800 $5,667,300 $5,790,800 $6,143,700
$11,000
$6,154,700
$152,200
$6,306,900
$7,600 $37,900 $38,900 $43,300 $58,500
$0
$58,500
($2,600)
$55,900
$35,200 $70,300 $114,800 $73,700 $148,400
($36,100)
$112,300
($14,900)
$97,400
$206,500 $8,737,100 $9,590,300 $10,602,500 $10,866,000
$20,360,500
$31,226,500
($20,480,800)
$10,745,700
$94,400 $699,700 $1,018,800 $924,000 $1,053,000
$578,200
$1,631,200
($492,600)
$1,138,600
$0 $154,000 $79,400 $111,000 $0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0 $0 $34,100 $0 $0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$581,400 $3,428,800 $3,295,200 $5,429,700 $5,469,100
$26,177,900
$31,647,000
($236,500)
$31,410,500
$2,849,600
$18,505,600
$19,838,800
$22,975,000
$23,738,700
$47,091,500
$70,830,200
($21,075,200)
$49,755,000
Other Indicators
 
Budgeted FTE
Actual FTE

2010
Actual
2011
Actual
2012
Actual
2013
Actual
2014
Approp
2014
Change
2014
Revised
2015
Change
2015
Approp
26.9 56.9 68.9 85.0 80.7
0.9
81.7
(1.2)
80.5
26.0 73.4 78.0 79.1 0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0









Program: Microbiology

Function

The Bureau of Microbiology provides laboratory testing and consultation services for local health departments; hospitals, clinics, labs, and physicians throughout Utah; the Utah Department of Agriculture; State Mosquito Abatement Districts; the Department of Environmental Quality; the Division of Family Health and Preparedness Services; and the State Medical Examiner. The areas of support include: newborn screening, sexually-transmitted diseases (HIV, syphilis, chlamydia, and gonorrhea), agents of bioterrorism surveillance, respiratory virus surveillance and subtyping, arbovirus surveillance, virology, rabies testing, bacteriology, mycology, mycobacteriology, parasitology, as well as outbreak control (food and waterborne), and communicable disease outbreak support, i.e. - influenza, tuberculosis, and food borne diseases. The Bureau works closely with the Bureau of Epidemiology to provide test data for disease surveillance and statistics across the entire State.

The Bureau also works closely with State and federal partners such as health care workers, local public health, fire, Postal Inspection Service, FBI, law enforcement, military, and Indian tribal governments to provide training on safe packaging and shipping of specimens for testing, interpretation of results, emergency preparedness, and other services provided by the Bureau. The Bureau also provides local health departments with specimen collection kits and packaging and shipping materials to send specimens to the laboratory.

Performance

Percentage of In-house Tuberculosis Test Results Reported Within 35 Days

Funding Detail

Sources of Finance
(click linked fund name for more info)
General Fund
General Fund, One-time
Federal Funds
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
Dedicated Credits Revenue
Transfers - Other Agencies
Lapsing Balance
Total
2010
Actual
2011
Actual
2012
Actual
2013
Actual
2014
Approp
2014
Change
2014
Revised
2015
Change
2015
Approp
$230,000 $229,000 $226,300 $227,800 $231,800
$0
$231,800
($231,800)
$0
($400) $0 $0 $0 $0
$200
$200
($200)
$0
$326,300 $641,000 $841,300 $677,900 $578,700
($287,500)
$291,200
($291,200)
$0
$31,200 $0 $0 $0 $0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$4,103,900 $4,174,000 $4,152,100 $4,563,200 $4,541,200
$696,200
$5,237,400
($5,237,400)
$0
$0 $0 $4,600 $0 $0
$0
$0
$0
$0
($212,000) ($547,200) ($625,900) ($466,300) $0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$4,479,000
$4,496,800
$4,598,400
$5,002,600
$5,351,700
$408,900
$5,760,600
($5,760,600)
$0
Categories of Expenditure
(mouse-over category name for definition)
Personnel Services
In-state Travel
Out-of-state Travel
Current Expense
DP Current Expense
Capital Outlay
Total
2010
Actual
2011
Actual
2012
Actual
2013
Actual
2014
Approp
2014
Change
2014
Revised
2015
Change
2015
Approp
$1,440,200 $1,422,000 $1,521,900 $1,445,600 $1,645,500
$331,800
$1,977,300
($1,977,300)
$0
$400 $0 $1,300 $0 $1,100
($800)
$300
($300)
$0
$5,000 $4,300 $11,800 $7,000 $5,100
$7,100
$12,200
($12,200)
$0
$2,897,000 $2,895,300 $2,873,500 $3,387,700 $3,563,000
$41,900
$3,604,900
($3,604,900)
$0
$30,300 $108,100 $142,700 $162,300 $137,000
$28,900
$165,900
($165,900)
$0
$106,100 $67,100 $47,200 $0 $0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$4,479,000
$4,496,800
$4,598,400
$5,002,600
$5,351,700
$408,900
$5,760,600
($5,760,600)
$0
Other Indicators
 
Budgeted FTE
Actual FTE

2010
Actual
2011
Actual
2012
Actual
2013
Actual
2014
Approp
2014
Change
2014
Revised
2015
Change
2015
Approp
18.5 18.9 21.9 23.9 21.0
7.0
28.1
(0.5)
27.6
18.0 18.6 20.5 19.0 0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0









Program: Office of the Medical Examiner

Function

The Office of the Medical Examiner is responsible for the investigation and certification of sudden and unexpected deaths that occur within the borders of the State. UCA 26-4-7 specifies the specific circumstances surrounding any given death which place it under the jurisdiction of the Medical Examiner, such as:

  • Sudden death while in apparent good health.
  • Under suspicious or unusual circumstances.
  • Resulting from poisoning or overdose of drugs.
  • Highway accidents.
  • The Medical Examiner also approves permits to render a corpse unavailable for examination (i.e. -- cremation).

The Medical Examiner pays for roundtrip transportation of bodies under its jurisdiction. A contracted transportation service is used along the Wasatch Front; funeral homes provide all other transportation.

Funding Detail

Sources of Finance
(click linked fund name for more info)
General Fund
General Fund, One-time
Dedicated Credits Revenue
Dept. of Public Safety Rest. Acct.
Beginning Nonlapsing
Closing Nonlapsing
Lapsing Balance
Total
2010
Actual
2011
Actual
2012
Actual
2013
Actual
2014
Approp
2014
Change
2014
Revised
2015
Change
2015
Approp
$2,515,100 $2,621,400 $3,088,800 $3,409,800 $3,473,500
$0
$3,473,500
$64,600
$3,538,100
($42,800) $0 $0 $0 $0
$3,600
$3,600
$3,700
$7,300
$216,400 $316,400 $363,000 $361,400 $369,900
($6,500)
$363,400
$7,700
$371,100
$100,000 $100,000 $100,000 $100,000 $100,000
$0
$100,000
$0
$100,000
$0 $0 $175,000 $175,000 $0
$175,000
$175,000
($175,000)
$0
$0 ($175,000) ($175,000) ($175,000) $0
$0
$0
$0
$0
($132,900) ($11,300) $68,300 $75,100 $0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$2,655,800
$2,851,500
$3,620,100
$3,946,300
$3,943,400
$172,100
$4,115,500
($99,000)
$4,016,500
Categories of Expenditure
(mouse-over category name for definition)
Personnel Services
In-state Travel
Out-of-state Travel
Current Expense
DP Current Expense
Capital Outlay
Total
2010
Actual
2011
Actual
2012
Actual
2013
Actual
2014
Approp
2014
Change
2014
Revised
2015
Change
2015
Approp
$1,993,500 $2,073,400 $2,556,200 $2,755,600 $2,888,500
$79,500
$2,968,000
$92,000
$3,060,000
$3,100 $4,100 $3,400 $7,600 $5,000
$3,000
$8,000
$0
$8,000
$4,600 $7,200 $15,100 $13,400 $18,000
($4,500)
$13,500
$0
$13,500
$634,600 $729,500 $931,800 $1,111,800 $976,900
$50,700
$1,027,600
($138,600)
$889,000
$20,000 $37,300 $77,300 $57,900 $55,000
$43,400
$98,400
($52,400)
$46,000
$0 $0 $36,300 $0 $0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$2,655,800
$2,851,500
$3,620,100
$3,946,300
$3,943,400
$172,100
$4,115,500
($99,000)
$4,016,500
Other Indicators
 
Budgeted FTE
Actual FTE
Vehicles

2010
Actual
2011
Actual
2012
Actual
2013
Actual
2014
Approp
2014
Change
2014
Revised
2015
Change
2015
Approp
25.4 25.4 27.0 30.1 30.3
0.5
30.8
0.0
30.8
24.0 25.3 27.5 29.9 0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
3 3 3 3 3
0
3
0
3









Program: Chemical and Environmental Services

Function

The Bureau of Chemical and Environmental Services provides testing of water, soil, and air for toxic contaminants to monitor the environment to assure compliance with health and safety standards, and to respond to emergencies such as chemical spills and contaminated drinking water. The testing and results, requested primarily by the Department of Environmental Quality and the Department of Natural Resources, assist those departments in assessing the safety of the environment. The Bureau also serves private agencies. The United States Environmental Protection Agency certifies the State laboratory as the principal laboratory for water testing.

The laboratory program also tests for chemical agents in clinical samples in response to chemical terrorism incidents as a result of federal funding from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for the Public Health Preparedness Program. The laboratory tests and analyzes heavy metals, cyanide, volatile organic chemicals, tetramine, and other toxic chemicals in samples to determine exposure of these chemicals to humans.

The Bureau's Chemical Preparedness Program is funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Bioterrorism Program.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) approved the Bureau to be a member laboratory for EPA's Environmental Response Laboratory Network, and Water Laboratory Alliance program to assist EPA in meeting laboratory testing needs in a national or local emergency situation.

Funding Detail

Sources of Finance
(click linked fund name for more info)
General Fund
General Fund, One-time
Federal Funds
Dedicated Credits Revenue
Transfers - Environmental Quality
Lapsing Balance
Total
2010
Actual
2011
Actual
2012
Actual
2013
Actual
2014
Approp
2014
Change
2014
Revised
2015
Change
2015
Approp
$1,160,600 $1,187,700 $1,097,900 $1,202,300 $1,228,700
$0
$1,228,700
($1,228,700)
$0
($8,000) $0 $82,600 $0 $0
$3,200
$3,200
($3,200)
$0
$17,300 $9,100 $161,800 $46,100 $50,400
($100,800)
($50,400)
$50,400
$0
$489,800 $489,100 $446,100 $416,700 $595,800
($144,400)
$451,400
($451,400)
$0
$0 $0 $0 ($12,500) $0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$13,200 $43,000 ($77,300) $122,700 $0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$1,672,900
$1,728,900
$1,711,100
$1,775,300
$1,874,900
($242,000)
$1,632,900
($1,632,900)
$0
Categories of Expenditure
(mouse-over category name for definition)
Personnel Services
Out-of-state Travel
Current Expense
DP Current Expense
Capital Outlay
Total
2010
Actual
2011
Actual
2012
Actual
2013
Actual
2014
Approp
2014
Change
2014
Revised
2015
Change
2015
Approp
$1,416,300 $1,445,100 $1,343,500 $1,433,400 $1,472,000
($101,800)
$1,370,200
($1,370,200)
$0
$400 $3,100 $2,600 $0 $2,300
($2,300)
$0
$0
$0
$229,000 $250,200 $274,900 $294,900 $330,200
($103,900)
$226,300
($226,300)
$0
$27,100 $28,900 $29,800 $38,800 $70,400
($34,000)
$36,400
($36,400)
$0
$100 $1,600 $60,300 $8,200 $0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$1,672,900
$1,728,900
$1,711,100
$1,775,300
$1,874,900
($242,000)
$1,632,900
($1,632,900)
$0
Other Indicators
 
Budgeted FTE
Actual FTE

2010
Actual
2011
Actual
2012
Actual
2013
Actual
2014
Approp
2014
Change
2014
Revised
2015
Change
2015
Approp
23.0 20.0 19.2 20.1 17.9
(1.2)
16.7
0.0
16.7
17.0 17.5 17.1 17.7 0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0









Program: Forensic Toxicology

Function

The Bureau of Forensic Toxicology provides drug and alcohol analysis for law enforcement agencies to determine driving under the influence violations, including automobile homicides, sexual assaults, and other crimes. In addition, the Bureau provides testing for drug, alcohol, and other poisons in autopsy specimens to assist the Office of the Medical Examiner in determining the cause of death. Additionally, Bureau staff provide expert witness testimony on alcohol and drug impairment in courts statewide.

Funding Detail

Sources of Finance
(click linked fund name for more info)
General Fund
General Fund, One-time
Dedicated Credits Revenue
GFR - State Lab Drug Testing Account
Transfers - Public Safety
Lapsing Balance
Total
2010
Actual
2011
Actual
2012
Actual
2013
Actual
2014
Approp
2014
Change
2014
Revised
2015
Change
2015
Approp
$726,300 $731,800 $1,083,900 $773,400 $790,700
$0
$790,700
($790,700)
$0
($5,000) $0 $0 $0 $0
($48,600)
($48,600)
$48,600
$0
$0 $92,300 $96,500 $82,200 $54,200
($29,800)
$24,400
($24,400)
$0
$417,300 $298,200 $322,800 $320,300 $441,700
$51,600
$493,300
($493,300)
$0
$99,300 $0 $0 $0 $0
$0
$0
$0
$0
($157,700) ($21,000) $140,900 $22,500 $0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$1,080,200
$1,101,300
$1,644,100
$1,198,400
$1,286,600
($26,800)
$1,259,800
($1,259,800)
$0
Categories of Expenditure
(mouse-over category name for definition)
Personnel Services
In-state Travel
Out-of-state Travel
Current Expense
DP Current Expense
Capital Outlay
Total
2010
Actual
2011
Actual
2012
Actual
2013
Actual
2014
Approp
2014
Change
2014
Revised
2015
Change
2015
Approp
$822,500 $844,400 $868,400 $912,800 $991,100
($25,400)
$965,700
($965,700)
$0
$900 $1,100 $200 $800 $0
$800
$800
($800)
$0
$400 $400 $3,000 $8,700 $0
$2,100
$2,100
($2,100)
$0
$153,300 $158,800 $249,700 $200,300 $208,800
$25,100
$233,900
($233,900)
$0
$12,300 $11,000 $71,100 $64,400 $86,700
($29,400)
$57,300
($57,300)
$0
$90,800 $85,600 $451,700 $11,400 $0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$1,080,200
$1,101,300
$1,644,100
$1,198,400
$1,286,600
($26,800)
$1,259,800
($1,259,800)
$0
Other Indicators
 
Budgeted FTE
Actual FTE

2010
Actual
2011
Actual
2012
Actual
2013
Actual
2014
Approp
2014
Change
2014
Revised
2015
Change
2015
Approp
12.0 12.0 11.7 11.1 12.8
(0.8)
12.0
0.0
12.0
11.0 11.0 11.1 11.8 0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0









Program: Certification Programs

Function

The Bureau of Laboratory Operations sets and enforces standards for those laboratories that perform tests that impact public health. The main function of the operations program is to provide quality assurance assistance, safety training, financial support, and technical services within the Utah Public Health Laboratory. The Bureau provides two types of laboratory certification, clinical and environmental. The Clinical Lab Certification is under the authority and direction of the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. The Environmental Lab Certification is under the authority of the Utah Code and the United States Environmental Protection Agency and works closely with the Utah Department of Environmental Quality to maintain adequate certified laboratory capacity. The Bureau is responsible to investigate complaints regarding the quality of the tests performed at certified environmental laboratories. Additionally, the Bureau provides quality assurance assistance, safety training, and technical services within the Utah Public Health Laboratory.

Funding Detail

Sources of Finance
(click linked fund name for more info)
General Fund
General Fund, One-time
Federal Funds
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
Dedicated Credits Revenue
Lapsing Balance
Total
2010
Actual
2011
Actual
2012
Actual
2013
Actual
2014
Approp
2014
Change
2014
Revised
2015
Change
2015
Approp
$434,300 $437,900 $432,700 $440,400 $450,900
$0
$450,900
$9,500
$460,400
($4,500) $0 $0 $0 $0
$1,000
$1,000
$900
$1,900
$103,900 $163,000 $102,300 $104,600 $118,500
($2,800)
$115,700
$4,200
$119,900
$27,200 $0 $0 $0 $0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$416,500 $508,700 $475,400 $461,100 $532,800
$114,800
$647,600
$14,700
$662,300
$2,500 ($95,400) ($16,800) ($22,300) $0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$979,900
$1,014,200
$993,600
$983,800
$1,102,200
$113,000
$1,215,200
$29,300
$1,244,500
Categories of Expenditure
(mouse-over category name for definition)
Personnel Services
In-state Travel
Out-of-state Travel
Current Expense
DP Current Expense
Total
2010
Actual
2011
Actual
2012
Actual
2013
Actual
2014
Approp
2014
Change
2014
Revised
2015
Change
2015
Approp
$853,300 $911,200 $878,200 $834,800 $946,700
$29,800
$976,500
$29,100
$1,005,600
$4,700 $4,400 $2,900 $2,200 $0
$2,500
$2,500
$0
$2,500
$15,200 $23,000 $16,700 $9,000 $17,000
($1,900)
$15,100
$0
$15,100
$77,500 $57,800 $76,900 $102,800 $119,500
$67,700
$187,200
($400)
$186,800
$29,200 $17,800 $18,900 $35,000 $19,000
$14,900
$33,900
$600
$34,500
$979,900
$1,014,200
$993,600
$983,800
$1,102,200
$113,000
$1,215,200
$29,300
$1,244,500
Other Indicators
 
Budgeted FTE
Actual FTE

2010
Actual
2011
Actual
2012
Actual
2013
Actual
2014
Approp
2014
Change
2014
Revised
2015
Change
2015
Approp
17.0 17.5 16.0 16.5 15.3
(3.1)
12.3
0.0
12.3
15.0 15.0 15.0 13.9 0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0









Program: Communicable Disease Control

Function

The Department combined this program with the Epidemiology Program effective FY 2011.

Funding Detail

Sources of Finance
(click linked fund name for more info)
General Fund
Federal Funds
Dedicated Credits Revenue
Transfers - Workforce Services
Lapsing Balance
Total
2010
Actual
2011
Actual
2012
Actual
2013
Actual
2014
Approp
2014
Change
2014
Revised
2015
Change
2015
Approp
$832,000 $0 $0 $0 $0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$6,251,600 $0 $0 $0 $0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$1,483,300 $0 $0 $0 $0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$1,668,600 $0 $0 $0 $0
$0
$0
$0
$0
($36,500) $0 $0 $0 $0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$10,199,000
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
Categories of Expenditure
(mouse-over category name for definition)
Personnel Services
In-state Travel
Out-of-state Travel
Current Expense
DP Current Expense
Other Charges/Pass Thru
Total
2010
Actual
2011
Actual
2012
Actual
2013
Actual
2014
Approp
2014
Change
2014
Revised
2015
Change
2015
Approp
$1,994,600 $0 $0 $0 $0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$9,500 $0 $0 $0 $0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$17,000 $0 $0 $0 $0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$6,220,900 $0 $0 $0 $0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$103,000 $0 $0 $0 $0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$1,854,000 $0 $0 $0 $0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$10,199,000
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
Other Indicators
 
Budgeted FTE
Actual FTE

2010
Actual
2011
Actual
2012
Actual
2013
Actual
2014
Approp
2014
Change
2014
Revised
2015
Change
2015
Approp
29.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
30.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0









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COBI contains unaudited data as presented to the Legislature by state agencies at the time of publication. For audited financial data see the State of Utah's Comprehensive Annual Financial Reports.