COBI 2015 - Rural Health Care Facilities Distribution

Overview
Issues
Performance
Background
Financials

Sources Uses

FY 2016 Appropriation

Rural Health Services (RHS) is a chapter in the "Utah Health Code" and was created to intiate the improvement and delivery of quality health care in the rural areas of Utah. The Rural Health Care Facilities Account (RHCFA) is the fund that enables RHS to carry out its mission through a transfer of RHCFA funds from the Tax Commission to local governments, it is used by rural hospitals to cover operating expenses.

Funding History

Appropriation Overview

During the 2015 General Session, the Legislature appropriated for Fiscal Year 2016, $218,800 from all sources for Rural Health Care Facilities Distribution. This is a 0 percent change from Fiscal Year 2015 revised estimated amounts from all sources.

Statute

Utah Code 59-12-802 contains the details of the rural county health care facilities tax.

The RHCFA is created in UCA 26-9-4(2). Sources of revenue to the RHCFA and its authorized usage of appropriations are outlined in the same section.

In FY 2014, four local governments used the funds. Uintah County, formerly on this list, no longer receives funds as of FY 2011.

FY 2014 Distributions:

Beaver City ($55,843);
Daggett County ($15,941);
Garfield County ($54,253); and
Kane County ($92,773).

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Programs	FY11 Actual	FY12 Actual	FY13 Actual	FY14 Actual	FY15 Approp	FY15 Change	FY15 Revised	FY16 Change	FY16 Approp
Rural Health Care Facilities Distributio	218,800	218,800	218,800	218,800	218,800	0	218,800	0	218,800
Total	$218,800	$218,800	$218,800	$218,800	$218,800	$0	$218,800	$0	$218,800

Sources of Finance	FY11 Actual	FY12 Actual	FY13 Actual	FY14 Actual	FY15 Approp	FY15 Change	FY15 Revised	FY16 Change	FY16 Approp
GFR - Rural Healthcare Facilities	555,000	555,000	555,000	555,000	555,000	0	555,000	0	555,000
Lapsing Balance	(336,200)	(336,200)	(336,200)	(336,200)	(336,200)	0	(336,200)	0	(336,200)
Total	$218,800	$218,800	$218,800	$218,800	$218,800	$0	$218,800	$0	$218,800

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Categories of Expenditure	FY11 Actual	FY12 Actual	FY13 Actual	FY14 Actual	FY15 Approp	FY15 Change	FY15 Revised	FY16 Change	FY16 Approp
Other Charges/Pass Thru	218,800	218,800	218,800	218,800	218,800	0	218,800	0	218,800
Total	$218,800	$218,800	$218,800	$218,800	$218,800	$0	$218,800	$0	$218,800

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.