R510-100-2. In-Home Services

  (1) Affected Funding Sources for In-Home Services.

  (a) The funding formula shall include all federal and state funds appropriated for use by local area agencies on aging to be used for in-home services with the exception of:

  (i) funds allocated under Section R510-100-1 and

  (ii) funds identified under Section 62A-3-108(2), and

  (iii) Adult Services funded under the Division pursuant to Section 62A-3-301 et seq.

  (2) Funding Formula Factors for In-Home Services.

  (a) The funding formula shall include the following factors:

  (i) Land area factor consisting of each AAA's proportion of the state's total adjusted square miles.

  (ii) Population factor comprised of each AAA's proportion of the designated population factors.

  (iii) Base amount of $35,000 allocated to each Area Agency on Aging.

  (b) Designated population factors shall consist of the following five categories and the percentage that the number from each category represents of the total combined number of all five categories:

  (i) The number of minority persons, as defined by the Governor's Office of Planning and Budget, age 60 and over and at or below the federal poverty level,

  (ii) The number of persons with a disability 60 years of age and older and at or below the federal poverty level,

  (iii) The number of persons 60 to 74 years of age at or below the federal poverty level calculated as its proportion of the total clients 60 years of age and older served by the In-Home Services program for the previous state fiscal year, and

  (iv) The number of persons 75 to 84 years of age at or below the federal poverty level calculated as its proportion of total clients 60 years of age and older served by the In-Home Services program for the previous state fiscal year, and,

  (v) The number of persons 85 years of age and older at or below the federal poverty level calculated as its proportion of the total clients 60 years of age and older served by the In-Home Services program for the previous state fiscal year.

  (c) All population figures utilized shall reflect the most recent U.S. census figures adjusted on an annual basis based on available population estimates from the Governor's Office of Planning and Budget.

  (3) Funding Distribution for In-Home Services.

  (a) Distribution of funds under the formula will be as follows:

  (i) 7% of total formula funds allocated to the land area factor; and

  (ii) 93% of total formula funds allocated to the population factor.

  (4) Funding Formula Phase-In for In-Home Services.

  (a) The Division is authorized to apply an adjustment to the allocation calculated in accord with funding formula contained in paragraph (2) of this section for five fiscal years beginning with FY 2016.

  (b) Each adjustment shall be applied to the allocation to all area agencies calculated in accord with the funding formula contained in paragraph (2) of this section and shall represent 20% of the difference in funds compared with the fiscal year 2015 funding in accord with paragraph (2) of this section.