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Section 1602 - Psychiatric Consultation Program Account.

UT Code § 62A-15-1602 (2019) (N/A)
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(1) There is created a restricted account within the General Fund known as the "Psychiatric Consultation Program Account."

(2) The division shall administer the account in accordance with this part.

(3) The account shall consist of: (a) money appropriated to the account by the Legislature; and (b) interest earned on money in the account.

(a) money appropriated to the account by the Legislature; and

(b) interest earned on money in the account.

(4) Upon appropriation, the division shall award grants from the account to one or more health care facilities to implement a program that provides a primary care provider access to a telehealth psychiatric consultation when evaluating a patient for or providing a patient mental health treatment.

(5) The division may award and distribute grant money to a health care facility only if the health care facility: (a) is located in the state; and (b) submits an application in accordance with Subsection (6).

(a) is located in the state; and

(b) submits an application in accordance with Subsection (6).

(6) An application for a grant under this section shall include: (a) the number of psychiatrists employed by the health care facility; (b) the health care facility's plan to implement the telehealth psychiatric consultation program described in Subsection (4); (c) the estimated cost to implement the telehealth psychiatric consultation program described in Subsection (4); (d) any plan to use one or more funding sources in addition to a grant under this section to implement the telehealth psychiatric consultation program described in Subsection (4); (e) the amount of grant money requested to fund the telehealth psychiatric consultation program described in Subsection (4); and (f) any existing or planned contract or partnership between the health care facility and another person to implement the telehealth psychiatric consultation program described in Subsection (4).

(a) the number of psychiatrists employed by the health care facility;

(b) the health care facility's plan to implement the telehealth psychiatric consultation program described in Subsection (4);

(c) the estimated cost to implement the telehealth psychiatric consultation program described in Subsection (4);

(d) any plan to use one or more funding sources in addition to a grant under this section to implement the telehealth psychiatric consultation program described in Subsection (4);

(e) the amount of grant money requested to fund the telehealth psychiatric consultation program described in Subsection (4); and

(f) any existing or planned contract or partnership between the health care facility and another person to implement the telehealth psychiatric consultation program described in Subsection (4).

(7) A health care facility that receives grant money under this section shall file a report with the division before October 1 of each year that details for the immediately preceding calendar year: (a) the type and effectiveness of each service provided in the telehealth psychiatric program; (b) the utilization of the telehealth psychiatric program based on metrics or categories determined by the division; (c) the total amount expended from the grant money; and (d) the intended use for grant money that has not been expended.

(a) the type and effectiveness of each service provided in the telehealth psychiatric program;

(b) the utilization of the telehealth psychiatric program based on metrics or categories determined by the division;

(c) the total amount expended from the grant money; and

(d) the intended use for grant money that has not been expended.

(8) Before November 30 of each year, the division shall report to the Health and Human Services Interim Committee regarding: (a) the status of the account and expenditures made from the account; and (b) a summary of any report provided to the division under Subsection (7).

(a) the status of the account and expenditures made from the account; and

(b) a summary of any report provided to the division under Subsection (7).

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Section 1602 - Psychiatric Consultation Program Account.