50-1-406. (Temporary) Department to request proposals for public health improvement demonstration projects -- grants to counties or regions. (1) The department shall advertise for proposals to conduct public health improvement demonstration projects. Proposals may be submitted by counties or by individuals or community organizations within the health care planning regions established by 50-4-403. The department shall award at least one demonstration project grant within each region established by 50-4-403, unless the demonstration project proposals submitted from a region fail, in the judgment of the department, to meet the requirements of subsection (2). If a grant is not awarded within a region, the department shall use the project grant money not awarded for grants within other regions.
     (2) The department shall award a demonstration project grant for a project that will best assist a county or region to:
     (a) mobilize a local or regional coalition to conduct health monitoring and planning;
     (b) prepare a local health status profile;
     (c) prepare a community-based action plan to identify and address public health priorities;
     (d) integrate the county or region with the use of a state health data base and state health planning; or
     (e) evaluate progress in implementing the public health improvement plan, the effect of the plan on health policy, and the use of public health resources.
     (3) The department shall require that each county, individual, or organization receiving a grant provide the department with a detailed report, at the time and in the form determined by the department, concerning the use of the grant money awarded to the county, individual, or organization. (Terminates September 30, 1996--sec. 8, Ch. 323, L. 1995.)

     History: En. Sec. 6, Ch. 323, L. 1995.