Utah Admin. Code R523-2-9 - Allocation of Hospital Adult Bed Days to Local Mental Health Authorities
(1) The allocation of adult beds shall be
based on:
(a) the percentage of the state's
adult population located within a LMHA catchment area; and
(b) a differential to compensate for the
additional demand for hospital beds in LMHA catchment areas that are located
within urban areas.
(2)
The formula to determine adult bed allocation shall be based on:
(a) the most recent available population
estimates obtained from the Utah Department of Health's IBIS website;
(b) the total adult population figures for
the state; and
(c) the adult
population numbers for each county.
(3) Counties that are currently classified as
urban by the lieutenant governor's office pursuant to Section
17-50-501 are given a differential
as follows:
(a) the total number of adult
beds available at the Hospital shall be determined; and
(b) 4.8% shall be subtracted from the total
number of beds available for adults to be allocated as an urban
differential.
(4) The
total number of available adult beds minus the urban differential shall be
multiplied by the county's percentage of the state's total adult population to
determine the number of allocated beds for each county.
(5) Each LMHA's service areas for individual
county numbers shall be added to determine the total number of beds allocated
to a LMHA. This fractional number shall be rounded to the nearest whole
bed.
(6) The urban differential
shall be distributed to urban counties based on their respective percentage of
urban counties as a whole.
(7) At
least one adult bed shall be allocated to each LMHA.
(8) Adjustments of adult beds, as the formula
is applied, shall become effective at the beginning of the next fiscal
year.
(9) The Division is
responsible to calculate the adult bed allocation, and to notify each LMHA of
changes in adult bed allocations.
(10) The number of allocated adult beds shall
be reviewed and adjusted as necessary or at least every three years as required
by statute.
(11) A LMHA may sell or
loan its allocation of adult beds to another LMHA.
Notes
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