COBI 2014 - Poison Control Center

Compendium of Budget Information for the 2014 General Session

Higher Education
Appropriations Subcommittee

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Agency: University of Utah

Line Item: Poison Control Center

Function

The Utah Poison Control Center (UPCC) is a 24 hour/day resource for poison information, clinical toxicology consultation, and poison prevention education. Statute provides that dedicated credits, collected from an emergency services telecommunications charge, fund the cost of the Poison Control Center.

The role of the poison control center is to rapidly assess each exposure and make recommendations for treatment. In 75% of the cases, the exposure can be managed on-site with telephone follow-up, avoiding unnecessary healthcare utilization.

Statutory Authority

The following statute applies to the Poison Control Center in addition to the laws previously mentioned:

UCA 69-2-5.5 Provides funding for the Poison Control Center through an emergency services telecommunications charge.

Performance

Measures show the number of poisoning encounters reported to the Utah Poison Control Center (UPCC), which demonstrates utilization. Data shows a decline which is a national trend currently being researched. Speculation is that many individuals are searching the Internet for information in lieu of calling a professional. The number of incoming calls and human exposures has decreased over the past several years at the Poison Control Center. Cost per call increases are a result of the decline in total calls received.

UPCC has the highest utilization of any poison control center in the U.S. with twice as many poison exposures reported per thousand as the national average. This measure is the actual number of exposures, but does not reflect the number of calls (both inbound and outbound) involved in the management of each poison exposure.

University of Utah Poison Control Center

Funding Detail

For more detail about a particular source of finance or organizational unit, click a linked entry in the left column of the table(s) below.

Sources of Finance (click linked fund name for more info)
General Fund
Dedicated Credits Revenue
Beginning Nonlapsing
Closing Nonlapsing
Total

2010 Actual	2011 Actual	2012 Actual	2013 Actual	2014 Approp	2014 Change	2014 Revised	2015 Change	2015 Approp
$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,100,000	$2,100,000
$2,364,200	$2,391,400	$2,538,700	$2,700,400	$1,598,700	$0	$1,598,700	($1,598,700)	$0
$424,800	$557,200	$767,100	$1,060,200	$1,060,200	$252,300	$1,312,500	($252,300)	$1,060,200
($557,200)	($767,100)	($1,060,200)	($1,312,500)	($1,060,200)	($252,300)	($1,312,500)	$252,300	($1,060,200)
$2,231,800	$2,181,500	$2,245,600	$2,448,100	$1,598,700	$0	$1,598,700	$501,300	$2,100,000

Programs: (click linked program name to drill-down)
Poison Control Center
Total

2010 Actual	2011 Actual	2012 Actual	2013 Actual	2014 Approp	2014 Change	2014 Revised	2015 Change	2015 Approp
$2,231,800	$2,181,500	$2,245,600	$2,448,100	$1,598,700	$0	$1,598,700	$501,300	$2,100,000
$2,231,800	$2,181,500	$2,245,600	$2,448,100	$1,598,700	$0	$1,598,700	$501,300	$2,100,000

Categories of Expenditure (mouse-over category name for definition)
Personnel Services
In-state Travel
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
$1,924,200	$1,864,400	$1,987,500	$1,911,500	$1,501,000	$14,500	$1,515,500	$501,300	$2,016,800
$25,300	$32,700	$38,100	$48,500	$30,000	($10,000)	$20,000	$0	$20,000
$280,100	$264,400	$220,000	$327,100	$67,700	($4,500)	$63,200	$0	$63,200
$2,200	$20,000	$0	$34,200	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
$0	$0	$0	$126,800	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
$2,231,800	$2,181,500	$2,245,600	$2,448,100	$1,598,700	$0	$1,598,700	$501,300	$2,100,000

Other Indicators
Budgeted FTE
Actual FTE

2010 Actual	2011 Actual	2012 Actual	2013 Actual	2014 Approp	2014 Change	2014 Revised	2015 Change	2015 Approp
17.5	19.0	19.3	14.3	14.3	2.3	16.5	(2.3)	14.3
14.9	14.3	16.5	16.8	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.