1. (1) The division shall determine whether public funds are available to provide temporary relief waiting list services to an eligible person.

2. (2)(a) To select a person on the waiting list who has a need for temporary relief waiting list services, the division shall:

   1. (i) first, identify each person who did not receive temporary relief waiting list services during the previous fiscal year; and

      1. (ii) next, use random selection to offer temporary relief waiting list services to any person identified in Subsection (2)(a)(i) until the public funds are allocated.
   2. (b) If the total amount of public funds for temporary relief waiting list services is greater than the amount of funds allocated to a person, as described in Subsection (2)(a), the division shall use random selection to offer temporary relief waiting list services to any other person on the waiting list who has a need for these services.
3. (3) The division Emergency Services Management Committee (ESMC) may select an eligible person to receive temporary relief waiting list services, as described in Subsection R539-2-8(2).

KEY: waiting lists, peer support, time-limited, temporary relief

Date of Last Change: June 16, 2026

Notice of Continuation: November 15, 2023

Authorizing, and Implemented or Interpreted Law: 26B-6-402(7); 26B-6-403(2)(b); 26B-6-403(2)(l); 26B-6-403(2)(q)