COBI 2015 - Certification Programs

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FY 2016 Appropriation

The mission of the Environmental Certification Program and Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments Certification Programs is to improve the quality of test results produced in clinical and environmental laboratories through consultation, training, and certification. These two programs establish and enforce standards for laboratories performing tests that impact public health. The programs inspect and certify all clinical laboratories in Utah. They also inspect and certify all environmental laboratories that submit laboratory data to the Utah Department of Environmental Quality.

Funding History

Appropriation Overview

During the 2015 General Session, the Legislature appropriated for Fiscal Year 2016, $514,600 from all sources for Certification Programs. This is a 2.9 percent increase from Fiscal Year 2015 revised estimated amounts from all sources. The total includes $200 in new approprations from the General/Education Funds.

Intent Language

HB0003: Item 77

Under Section 63J-1-603 of the Utah Code, the Legislature intends that up to $500,000 of Item 22 of Chapter 13, Laws of Utah 2014, for the Department of Health's Disease Control and Prevention line item for alcohol, tobacco, and other drug prevention reduction, cessation, and control programs shall not lapse at the close of Fiscal Year 2015. The use of any nonlapsing funds is limited to alcohol, tobacco, and other drug prevention, reduction, cessation, and control programs or for emergent disease control and prevention needs.

HB0003: Item 77

Under Section 63J-1-603 of the Utah Code, the Legislature intends that up to $525,000 of Item 22 of Chapter 13, Laws of Utah 2014 for the Department of Health's Disease Control and Prevention line item shall not lapse at the close of Fiscal Year 2015. The use of any nonlapsing funds is limited to laboratory equipment, computer equipment, software, and building improvements.

HB0003: Item 77

Under Section 63J-1-603 of the Utah Code, the Legislature intends that up to $175,000 of Item 22 of Chapter 13, Laws of Utah 2014 for the Department of Health's Disease Control and Prevention line item shall not lapse at the close of Fiscal Year 2015. The use of any nonlapsing funds is limited to maintenance or replacement of computer equipment, software, or other purchases or services that improve or expand the services provided by the Bureau of Epidemiology.

HB0003: Item 77

Under Section 63J-1-603 of the Utah Code, the Legislature intends that up to $250,000 of Item 21 of Chapter 13, Laws of Utah 2014 fees collected for the Newborn Screening Program shall not lapse at the close of Fiscal Year 2015. The use of any nonlapsing funds is limited to maintenance, upgrading, replacement, or purchase of laboratory or computer equipment and software.

SB0003: Item 116

Under Section 63J-1-603 of the Utah Code the Legislature intends that up to $75,000 funds of Item 22 of Chapter 13, Laws of Utah 2014, not otherwise designated as nonlapsing to the Department of Health - Disease Control and Prevention line item shall not lapse at the close of Fiscal Year 2015. The use of any nonlapsing funds is for services to people with traumatic brain injury.

SB0007S01: Item 2

The Legislature intends that the Department of Health report on the following performance measures for the Disease Control and Prevention line item: (1) Gonorrhea cases per 100,000 population (Target = 18.9 people or less), (2) Percentage of Adults Who Are Current Smokers (Target = 9%), and (3) Percentage of Toxicology Cases Completed within 14 day Goal (Target = 100%) by January 1, 2016 to the Social Services Appropriations Subcommittee.

SB0007S01: Item 2

The Legislature intends that the Department of Health research and report government entities paying for services that could be provided by the State Laboratory and give this information to the Office of the Legislative Fiscal Analyst by September 1, 2015. The report shall include: (1) the name of the government entity, (2) amount paid for the service, (3) what the cost would be if the service was provided by the State Laboratory, and (4) any potential barriers to the State Laboratory for bidding on those services. The Department of Health shall also detail its assumptions for its costs on all laboratory services that government entities are purchasing in the private sector.

SB0007S01: Item 12

The Legislature combined this program's funding with the Public Health Laboratory Program beginning in FY 2015.

The monthly caseload is the number of laboratories certified.

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Sources of Finance	FY11 Actual	FY12 Actual	FY13 Actual	FY14 Actual	FY15 Approp	FY15 Change	FY15 Revised	FY16 Change	FY16 Approp
General Fund	437,900	432,700	440,400	450,900	460,400	(460,400)	0	200	200
General Fund, One-time	0	0	0	1,000	1,900	(1,900)	0	0	0
Federal Funds	163,000	102,300	104,600	112,500	119,900	(7,300)	112,600	5,200	117,800
Dedicated Credits Revenue	508,700	475,400	461,100	441,100	662,300	(274,700)	387,600	9,000	396,600
Lapsing Balance	(95,400)	(16,800)	(22,300)	101,400	0	0	0	0	0
Total	$1,014,200	$993,600	$983,800	$1,106,900	$1,244,500	($744,300)	$500,200	$14,400	$514,600

Categories of Expenditure	FY11 Actual	FY12 Actual	FY13 Actual	FY14 Actual	FY15 Approp	FY15 Change	FY15 Revised	FY16 Change	FY16 Approp
Personnel Services	911,200	878,200	834,800	897,200	1,005,600	(631,600)	374,000	12,100	386,100
In-state Travel	4,400	2,900	2,200	2,000	2,500	(1,600)	900	0	900
Out-of-state Travel	23,000	16,700	9,000	27,000	15,100	9,700	24,800	100	24,900
Current Expense	57,800	76,900	102,800	101,000	186,800	(139,900)	46,900	2,200	49,100
DP Current Expense	17,800	18,900	35,000	79,700	34,500	19,100	53,600	0	53,600
Total	$1,014,200	$993,600	$983,800	$1,106,900	$1,244,500	($744,300)	$500,200	$14,400	$514,600

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Other Indicators	FY11 Actual	FY12 Actual	FY13 Actual	FY14 Actual	FY15 Approp	FY15 Change	FY15 Revised	FY16 Approp
Budgeted FTE	17.50	16	16.47	15.30	12.28	(7.56)	4.72	4.72
Actual FTE	15	15	13.90	13.80	0	0	0	0
Monthly Caseload	133	151	157	163	0	0	0	0

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.