FY 2016 Appropriation

The Utah Telehealth Network represents costs of providing remote health care services.

Funding History
Appropriation Overview

During the 2015 General Session, the Legislature appropriated for Fiscal Year 2016, $2,459,000 from all sources for Utah Telehealth Network. This is a 1.7 percent increase from Fiscal Year 2015 revised estimated amounts from all sources. The total includes $1,103,400 from the General/Education Funds, an increase of 140.1 percent from revised Fiscal Year 2015 estimates.

Appropriation Adjustments

In addition to statewide compensation and internal service fund cost increases, the following appropriation adjustments were made during the 2015 General Session:

DescriptionOngoingOne-Time UTN - Connect rural healthcare facilities$0$150,000
OngoingOne-TimeFinancing Source
$0$150,000General Fund, One-time
Installation costs to add rural healthcare facilities (3-6 sites)
UTN - Operational Support$105,000$0
OngoingOne-TimeFinancing Source
$105,000$0General Fund
1 Network engineer, $75,000 + 40% benefits
UTN - Reliability of network$0$108,500
OngoingOne-TimeFinancing Source
$0$108,500General Fund, One-time
1. Redundant network core ($86,600) 2. Off-site server hosting for member health care facilities ($21,900)
UTN - Telecom Costs for Core Network Infrastructure$37,000$0
OngoingOne-TimeFinancing Source
$37,000$0General Fund
4x1 Gig circuits for redundant network core and off-site servers
UTN - Upgrade network equipment$0$243,300
OngoingOne-TimeFinancing Source
$0$243,300General Fund, One-time
Upgrade to core network equipment with maintenance 1. Maintenance of existing network core ($62,800 for 4 years) 2. Web filtering of existing network core ($83,000) 3. Server farm upgrades and expansion ($77,000 4. Test lab upgrade ($20,500)

The Utah Telehealth Network represents costs associated with providing access to health care services and resources remotely. The program works directly with healthcare providers, patients, and other interested parties.

In March 2014 the Utah State Legislature merged the Utah Telehealth Network with the Utah Education Network as specified in House Bill 92 of the 2014 General Session. The bill created the Utah Education and Telehealth Network (UETN).

The following table details funding and expenditure trends for the Utah Education and Telehealth Network.

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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.