Show I Basin council rejects program Uintah Basin Advisory Council at its monthly voted to recommend disapproval of an application by the Utah for in federal Council members reviewed the application according to criteria established by federal law and to assess Uintah Basin's need for the Uintah Basin chaired by Dan Price of is one of five volunteer across the state created to help the Utah Health Systems Agency develop health policy for One of the program goals is to place personnel in rural areas of the eight states in the intermountain region so they can help doctors provide primary health In the proposes to use to train approximately 18 persons this year to serve New Idaho and SAC members recommended disapproval to the Utah Health Systems Agency for three though the Uintah Basin has used per successfully in the the application did not address how the program will be needed in the the application did not discuss alternatives to the program such as nurse nurse technicians and other health i the council decided that the ad- I minis costs for the program are 1 too 1 A report of the Uintah Basin SAC comments will go to a Utah Health Systems Agency program review committee February 16 for consideration on a statewide level during the final stages of the application's approval or |