Utah Code Title 17. Counties § 17-43-203. Definition of “public funds”--Responsibility for oversight of public funds--Substance abuse programs and services

(1) As used in this section, “public funds”:

(2) Each local substance abuse authority is responsible for oversight of all public funds received by it, to determine that those public funds are utilized in accordance with federal and state law, the rules and policies of the Department of Health and Human Services, and the provisions of any contract between the local substance abuse authority and the Department of Health and Human Services or a private provider. That oversight includes requiring that neither the contract provider, as described in Subsection (1), nor any of its employees:

(3) Each local substance abuse authority that knows or reasonably should know of any of the circumstances described in Subsection (2), and that fails or refuses to take timely corrective action in good faith shall, in addition to any other penalties provided by law, be required to make full and complete repayment to the state of all public funds improperly used or expended.

(4) Any public funds required to be repaid to the state by a local substance abuse authority under Subsection (3), based upon the actions or failure of the contract provider, may be recovered by the local substance abuse authority from its contract provider, in addition to the local substance abuse authority's costs and attorney's fees.