Section R305-10-10 - LHD Formula Language(1) Section R305-10-10 specifies the formula for allocating state-appropriated funds to local health departments by contract.(2) The amount of funds to be allocated between the Department and local health departments shall be determined by the Governance Committee as described in Subsection 19-1-201(4).(3) The Department finds that due to the programmatic nature of environmental quality needs across the entire state and the fact that environmental quality matters can have varying degrees of severity on health and the environment, that population is not the sole relevant factor in determining need.(4) The Department adopts the following formula pursuant to Section 26A-1-116 for reallocating to local health departments any increases or decreases in funds. (a) The Department, in collaboration with the Governance Committee, finds that an equal portion of funding shall be provided, as funds become available and are appropriated by the Legislature for such purpose, to each local health department up to one full time equivalent position (FTE) in accordance with Subsection R305-10-6(4). The amount of funding to cover one FTE shall be determined by the current average salary and benefits cost for an environmental scientist III position within the Department. If sufficient funds are not available to provide each local health department with an FTE, then the Department shall provide an equal portion of funding to each local health department, as is available each year, until such a time the cost for one FTE is met. If additional funds are appropriated beyond the cost to cover one FTE, then the following formula factors shall be applied to allocate the additional funds.(b) 80% of additional funds are divided among the local health departments based on the percentage of the total state population living within the geographical boundaries of the local health department according to the most current estimate from the Governor's Office of Planning and Budget. At a minimum this factor shall be evaluated by the Governance Committee after the official Census of the Population is released and four years after the official census is released.(c) For a multi-county factor, 20% of additional funds are divided among multi-county health departments as follows: (i) the multi-county factor is made up of two equal parts including the:(A) number of counties, which is half of the multi-county dollar amount, divided by the total number of counties that make up each multi-county health department and that number is multiplied by the number of counties in each multi-county health department; and(B) population where each multi-county health department's population, based upon population figures provided by the Governor's Office of Management and Budget, divided by the total population of each of the counties that make up each multi-county health department and that number, a percentage, is multiplied by half of the multi-county dollar amount.(ii) The Department may, after consulting with the Governance Committee, alter the formula to address documented needs established by valid and accepted data in one or more local health department jurisdictions.(iii) At no time can a local health department receive more than ten times the per capita amount calculated under this formula than any other local health department.(5) Subsections R305-10-10(5)(a) through (c) are exceptions applicable only to Section R305-10-10.(a) If one or more counties of a multi-county health department withdraw from the multi-county health department pursuant to Subsection 26A-1-122(2), the funds allocated to the original multi-county health department under the formula specified in Section 26A-1-116, shall be reallocated at the next funding cycle among the counties that made up that original multi-county health department. Funds allocated to other local health departments may not be considered for reallocation unless the entire formula is reconsidered through the appropriate process as currently established by the Governance Committee.(b) The Department shall assist in this effort to ensure an appropriate reallocation of funds.(c) The funding formula may be reconsidered by the Utah Department of Environmental Quality Governance Committee at an appropriate time that ensures the integrity of the statewide environmental health system with no additional interruption to statewide environmental health efforts.Utah Admin. Code R305-10-10
Adopted by Utah State Bulletin Number 2024-13, effective 6/21/2024