FY 2016 Appropriation

This program makes available a wide variety of services including in-home services, personal care, home health aides, respite, day care, and transportation. Clients must meet income and eligibility guidelines to receive services and fees are assessed based on ability to pay.

Funding History
Appropriation Overview

During the 2015 General Session, the Legislature appropriated for Fiscal Year 2016, $3,974,100 from all sources for Aging Alternatives. This is a 0.1 percent increase from Fiscal Year 2015 revised estimated amounts from all sources. The total includes $2,924,400 from the General/Education Funds, an increase of 0.1 percent from revised Fiscal Year 2015 estimates.

Staff Analysis

For the most recent completed fiscal year, the following information represents the purposes for which the money was used:

DAAS Aging Alternatives Detailed Purposes

The Aging Alternatives program is offered statewide and is administred through the 12 area agencies on aging for the following counties: Box Elder; Cache; Rch, Davis; Beaver;Garfield; Iron; Kane;; Washington; Summit; Utah; Wasatch; Salt lake; San Juan; Juab; Millard; Piute; Sanpete; Sevier; Wayne; Carbon; Emery; Grand; Tooele; Duchesne; Uintah ; Morgan; Weber. Distribution is "based on the federal poverty level of 100%; population; demographics, geographic area, race/ethnicity and frailty (ADLs and IADLs)." UCA 62A-3-108 establishes criteria and also governs the distribution of these funds.

Number of persons receiving Alternatives services

Regarding the negative trend greater than 5% in the number of persons receiving services from the Aging Alternatives program performance measures, the agency states, "The negative trend in reported number of persons receiving alternatives services is due to a recent discovery of duplication of participants by some AAAs. The state has since gone back and adjusted those numbers based on an unduplicated count."

Intent Language

HB0003: Item 93

Under Section 63J-1-603 of the Utah Code, the Legislature intends that up to $50,000 of appropriations provided for the Department of Human Services' Division of Aging and Adult Services - Adult Protective Services, in Item 42, Chapter 13, Laws of Utah 2014 not lapse at the close of Fiscal Year 2015. These funds are to be used for the purchase of computer equipment and software, capital equipment or improvements, equipment, or supplies.


HB0003: Item 93

Under Section 63J-1-603 of the Utah Code, the Legislature intends that any remaining funds provided by Item 42, Chapter 13, Laws of Utah 2014 for the Department of Human Services' Division of Aging and Adult Services not lapse at the close of Fiscal Year 2015. It is further the intent of the Legislature that these non-lapsing funds are to be used for client services for the Aging Waiver consistent with the requirements found at UCA 63J-1-603(3)(b).


SB0002: Item 86

The Legislature intends the Department of Human Services' Division of Aging and Adult Services use applicable federal funding reserves to provide one-time funding of $150,000 for Aging Nutrition.


SB0007S01: Item 31

The Legislature intends that the Department of Human Services report on the following performance measures for the Aging and Adult Services line item: (1) Medicaid Aging Waiver: Average Cost of Client at 15% or less of Nursing Home Cost (Target = 15%), (2) Adult Protective Services: Protective needs resolved positively (Target = 95%), and (3) Meals on Wheels: Total meals served (Target = 10,115) by January 1, 2016 to the Social Services Appropriations Subcommittee.


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