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-4 B9 The Salt Lake Tribune LOCAL Thursday February 13 1992 Federal Inspectors Close Si Nursing Home I LEGISLATIVE BILIS I Utah Last in Responding to Nursing-Home Complaints Says Study By Anne Wilson THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE Utah is slower to respond to consumer complaints involving nursing-home care than any state in the nation according to a study by the Community Coalition of Utah The coalition an advocacy group for elderly disabled and low-income Utahns placed the state's Long-Term Care Ombudsman program in the bottom 25 percent for similar programs But the report also noted that only two states did better than Utah in resolving complaints "There's a deep reservoir of concern about the quality of care in nursing homes" said Tim Funk coalition director "The key is having professional people in the field" Among the study's findings: Utah is in the bottom 10 percent in total funding and the bottom 20 percent in spending per bed Utah is only one of five states where the ombudsman does not visit nursing homes on a regular basis Although it's slower to respond Utah's program resolves 98 percent of all complaints And the progrram's legal representation is better than most Ombudsman programs were established by Congress in the late 1970s to investigate complaints inform residents of legal rights and educate the public about long-term care The coalition study didn't fault Utahns who already serve as patient advocates under the program Rather it blamed low funding for the program's poor showing Sally Anne Brown Utah's long-term care ombudsman said approximately 14 people throughout Utah are designated to advocate for long-term care facilities Many have the responsibility as part of numerous other job duties Some aren't even paid "We don't have anybody doing this job" Ms Brown said noting that Utah's contribution to the program's $40000 budget is only $12600 William Lambert chairman of the program's advisory council said the council commissioned the study so it could demonstrate a need for more funding "The common denominator of outstanding programs was the ability of the ombudsman to make regular unscheduled visits" he said By Anne Wilson THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE A Salt Lake City nursing home has been shut down by federal regulators because its patient care is substandard officials have confirmed The Eva Dawn Care Center 1001 Featherstone Dr (1700 West) lost its Medicaid certification on Jan 29 after months of failing to meet numerous licensing standards said Royal Simpson manager of the state Health Department's facility-survey section "It was a combination of many things all the way from nursing care to basic care to the activities of daily living that you should expect they patients would receive to the treatments and environment they received that care in" he said The state's 89 licensed nursing homes are required to meet 500 different standards relating to the building itself staffing and programs State inspectors visit homes at least twice a year more if they get complaints Most nursing homes don't comply with all standards at all times But when regulators find deficiencies most owners "try to make adjustments and see they correct things while they're still small" Mr Simpson said the Eva Dawn had been on a "roller-coaster ride" in the last few years falling in and out of compliance with licensing standards funds subject to the state Financing Consobdations Act and defines such funds for accounting purposes 513174 n1111115011 Prohibits cities from requiring annexation before providing water to unincorporated areas provides a sunset date and exempts ftrst data eounties from urban development restnction 88175 CG Peterson Amends provisions of the Government Records Access and Management Art relating to records of the Legislature and its staff offices 813176 Doutrich Requires offenders incarcerated state institutions to pay for own civil actions from funds in the offender's account Senate Concurrent ResolutAons SCR13 Hi Ilyard Recognizes American Mothers Inc Utah Association for its outstanding work to strengthen the family and the borne and honors Dorothy Stoddard Utah and National Mother of 1991 and Wendy McKenna Utah Young Mother 1991 Bills Passed 8B40 Steele Relates to motor vehicles and amends accident notification requirements 8B66 McMullin Provides a free fishing license to terminally all residents: the bill is expected to cost about $3500 in general funds in 1994 8667 Money Clarifies the definition of handicapped child for the purpose of income tax exemptions and provides for retrospective operation 11B93 Frandsen Expands the du ties of coordinating council for the education and treatment of youth in custody to make recommendations on budget guidelines and the implementation of a single coordinated service plan: at the same time allowing the Board of Education and Department of Human Services to appoint coordinating for youth in the custody of mental health 11894 Garn Amends a tax-checkoff for education HB118 Allen Makes it mandatory that garbage fed to swine must be boiled for at least 30 minutes to comply with livestock inspection and quarantine requirements HB127 Brown Provides for a refund of the amount of a wildlife license certificate or permit if a person dies prior to being able to participate in the activity HCR1 Rose Resolution to express sorrow at the death of Reverend Thomas Meersman and to recognize his lasting spiritual contribution to Utahns HCR3 Pro izman Honors the citizens of Weber County for their effective and exemplary response to the flooding in North Ogden Sept 7-8 1991 simultaneously recognizing local and state officials and organizations who contributed time and resources to lessen flood damage HCR5 Bishop Urges Congress to study the impact of internal revenue code provisions on government pension plans HCR8 Julander Honors the services of the United States and individuals who contributed to the establishment of Fort Douglas and assisted in maintaining its hehtage of honor and service to the citizens of Utah 111R24 A Smedley Honors the Davis County Clipper for its contributions to Utah's citizens especially Davis County in providing a weekly newspaper The Salt Lake Tribune is publishing a list of proposed laws introduced in the 1992 Legislature as well as those proposals upon which the House andor Senate take final action THE ASSOCIATED PRESS House Bills Intzoduced HB324 Bishop Amends exemptions to the Architects Licensing Act to exclude certain individuals from license requirements when building a non-residential structure for him- or herself 118325 Brown Provides for notification of a hen filing 11113326 Lyon Establishes overtime policies for non-exempt state employees to comply with the Federal Fair Labor Standards Act H28327-11 Short Amends the administration of the sales and use tax exemption for contractors on government and religious or charitable institution jobs H8328 Davis Sets guidelines for the election of county constables and explains qualification criteria HB329 A James Codifies annual leave benefits for state employees 11E1330 Harward Creates additional duties of the access to Health Care Task Force and provides a coordinating statement 110331 Pignanelli Increases unemployment benefits for certain public school employees KB338 Stephens Provides for monthly remittance of sales tax proceeds by vendors reimbursement for administrative costs and electronic fund transfers House Joint Resointion RJR27 Hunter Commends Dick Stuck' for his nationwide success in recognizing the art of Dutch oven cooking and his involvement in the World Championship of Dutch Oven Cooking Senate Bills Introduced SB24 (substitute 1) McAllister Establishes accounting requirements for fees and other revenues and establishes expenditure limits on certain revenue collections 58128 (substitute 1) Finlinson Clarifies the management of archaeological and paleontological resources on state lands including school and institutional trust lands 8B140 (substitute 1) Holmgren Creates a study committee regarding use of hazardous waste as fuel in industrial incinerators allowing a hazardous waste sitting waiver and requiring a report 68169 CO Peterson Requires the equalization of the value of assessed proper ties and makes it a responsibility of boards of equalization 813170 Rees Amends the authority of local health departments SBI71 Hillyard Relates to sales and use tax and amends the reference in certain exemptions to outdated regulations 8B172 Finlinson Excludes persons who engage in the distribution transportation or retail sale of natural gas as a motor vehicle fuel from the definition of public utility and provides exception requirements McAllister Exempts revolving loan funds from certain internal service fund requirements and requires certain internal service fund agencies to obtain legislative approval of their rates fees and other changes moreover makes revolving loan view division Eva Dawn was licensed for 60 beds but had only 22 residents by the time it was closed Mr Simpson said Patients were relocated with the help of the state's Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program which serves as an advocate and troubleshooter for nursing-home Since last May the home had been unable to correct its problems The Utah Department of Health hopes to come up with a better way of dealing with nursing homes that can't consistently meet licensing standards Although they have authority to restrict or revoke licenses regulators must be able to demonstrate the home has a poor track record going back several years "The reason we're looking at mandatory criteria is to provide clearer guidelines under which it would be mandatory to revoke a license if they nursing homes have certain types of deficiencies over a certain amount of time" said John Williams director of the health department's facility re State Says Doctor Violated Surgical Drug Procedures Radio-Station Staffers Find New Home After Saying No to 'Fat Corporate Rock' By Lori Buttars THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE Former employees of radio station who left the organization late last year in a dispute with management have declared war on what they call "fat corporate rock" by uniting under a new banner at KZOL Great Stock Co owners of KZOL (FM 961) signed a time brokerage agreement with the employees after concert promoter JC McNeil put his financial muscle behind the deal to the tune of $100000 said spokesman David Grow The new modern-rock format took effect today at 12:01 am as make room for the former KR) staff The KZOL sales staff and most of the office personnel will remain the same under the new format Mr Facer said Mr Grow whose family owns the Great Stock Co said that as an adult-contemporary format KZOL's ratings were unsatisfactory He said KZOL was receptive to the idea of a format change because of the "energy and commitment" of the people involved with Acme Broadcasting Great Stock still holds the license of the FM frequency and maintains rights to monitor the station's programming and conduct Mr Grow said "We will be the smartasses that live next door playing our records" morning disc jockey Bill Allred said of the "X-96" philosophy "We'll be playing the hybrid cutting-edge modern rock 'n' roll that we know Utah is receptive to" The employees became disgruntled at KJQ when the station's owner brought in a marketing consultant to determine the programming They formed the Acme Broadcasting Corp and began searching for a new home under the direction of Jim Facer KJQ's former sales manager All six on-air KZOL personnel lost their jobs in the transition to res No Suicide Note eit 'Mystery Man' Lea Before Jumping to The man who jumped to his death from the 1 lth floor of a downtown Salt Lake City hotel Wednesday was careful to keep his identity a secret police said Witnesses saw him jump at noon from the balcony of his llth-floor room at the Shilo Inn 206 West Temple He registered Tuesday Death at SL Hotel night using a bogus name and Bountiful address police said He left no suicide note and had removed all identification from his wallet He even took the trouble to clip his name from the back of a photograph left in the room REGIONAL BIRTHS Ward Cannon Trade Barbs In Senate-Campaign Debate Jordan Neighbors Still Cool Toward 'Arctic Chyle Site By Jon Ure THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE Some 30 South Jordan residents await Tuesday's City Council meeting to see if they will need to resurrect a lawsuit to stop a fast-food franchise from going up in their residential neighborhood The residents' attorney withdrew their suit Monday in hopes it would not have to be refiled The suit asked the court to prevent the city from issuing a building permit for the restaurant Debbie Madrid one of the plaintiffs said the city's cooperation and interest prompted the residents' lawyer David Maddox to file for a dismissal of the complaint "They are trying to work with us and they are really taking a look at it We want this to be a positive thing" Ms Madrid said The proposed Arctic Circle at 2601 10400 South would turn the neighborhood into "a hangout" for students from nearby South Jordan Middle School and Bingham High School that would result in increased traffic noise and safety concerns the residents claimed They also claimed their property would lose value and that noise from the restaurant would be annoying By Anne Wilson THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE An Ogden doctor who performs abortions has been accused by state licensing officials of violating drug laws and performing procedures without patients' consent But Dr Wesley Grant Har line contends he's been unfairly targeted because he performs abortions A petition filed by the Utah Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing accuses Dr Harline of unprofessional conduct and multiple violations of state law Dr Harline a general surgeon who said most of his practice is cosmetic surgery said DOPL investigator Don Rogers "has had a vendetta against me for the last 10 years "I'm a fine doctor that's done a lot of good for the community" he said "I have patients coming from all over the world to see me and do cosmetic surgery" He said the fact that he performs abortions "has something to do with" the licensing petition which sets in motion a process that could result in suspension probation or revocation of his license Dr Harline has 30 days to respond to the allegations This isn't Dr Harline's first tangle with the licensing division In 1977 his license to practice medicine was placed on a five-year probation In January 1985 he was again sanctioned for allegedly performing a second-trimester abortion in his office His license was placed on a three-year probation and he was prohibited against performing abortions in his office In August his licenses to practice and prescribe were suspended for 90 days because he continued to perform abortions in his office the petition alleges The petition says Dr Harline: Performed appendectomies on two patients in 1987 without their consent and without documenting that the organs were disleased Injected liquid silicone into a patient's face where it left permanent bumps According to the petition injectable silicone isn't approved by the Food and Drug Administration for commercial distribution in the United States Performed a second-trimester abortion in 1989 but failed to ensure the woman was "properly informed prior to obtaining her written consent" He also allegedly was tardy in submitting samples of fetal tissue for pathologist examination Peformed another second-trimester abortion in 1989 and again was late in submitting tissue samples Dr Harline also is alleged to have become romantically involved with a patient After becoming aware the woman was stealing prescription drugs for her own use he failed to notify authorities it's alleged He also parportedly performed a circumcision on the woman without her consent while she was under general anesthetic and no one was assisting him in the procedure "There is no medical indication or justification for this surgery" the petition said money" said Mr Ward who so far has not accepted such contributions Mr Cannon raised $139000 and Mr Ward $39000 in the six-months ending Dec 31 according to reports filed with the Federal Election Commission But Mr Cannon has outspent Mr Ward by nearly $15 million most of which the steelmaker loaned to his own campaign "This will be an expensive race" Mr Cannon said "To think it's not going to be expensive is sort of silly" he said He said Republicans must buy enough publicity to offset the name recognition of the leading Democratic contender Rep Wayne Owens "Does that mean you should vote for a millionaire?" he asked "No" What bothers Mr Ward more than his challenger's war chest is the "negative campaigning" he said it finances Mr Ward accused Mr Cannon of hiding behind "deceptive" television commercials singling out footage that shows Geneva Steel smokestacks without any smoke coming out of them "The most negative ad is a misleading ad" said Mr Ward referring to studies showing Geneva Steel accounts for 45 percent of Utah County's particulate pollution Mr Cannon said the advertisement shows the smokestacks emitting gases that carry By Michael Phillips THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE US Senate hopeful Brent Ward bushwhacked fellow Republican candidate Joe Cannon during a talk Wednesday with members of the state's Jewish community The former US attorney for Utah accused his opponent of making "deceptive" television commercials and of repudiating contributions from political-action committees only because he can afford to But Mr Cannon told the small crowd at Salt Lake City's Jewish Community Center that spending money is the only way Republicans will keep the seat being vacated by Sen Jake Gam "It's a little bit phony frankly Joe said Mr Ward "For you to bad-mouth PACs is a little like the pot calling the kettle black because for several years you've been a walking talking living breathing one-man PAC of your own" Mr Cannon chairman of the board of Geneva Steel has been a large bipartisan contributor to political campaigns He has challenged the seven other candidates in the race to refuse money from special-interest groups Coming from a "millionaire" that amounts to "hypocrisy" said Mr Ward "He's bad-mouthing PAC money and inferentially he's badmouthing the rest of us candidates who might want to accept PAC JENSEN Lyssa and Rees Salt Lake City son Feb 11 LDS Hospital JENSEN Tammy and Scott Sandy son Feb 11 Altaview Hospital JOLLEY Lenyce and Curtis Bountiful daughter Feb 11 St Benedict's Hospital LUNDBERG Julie and Michael Salt Lake City daughter Feb 11 Cottonwood Hospital MAY Heather and Todd West Valley City daughter Feb 11 St Marks Hospital MCINTOSH Lisa and Rod Ogden daughter Feb 11 St Benedict's Hospital MCLEAN Stacey and David Salt Lake City daughter Feb 11 Cottonwood Hospital MCMASTER Joplin and Robert American Fork daughter Feb 11 Utah Valley Regional Medical Center MUIR Kristy and Michael Bountiful son Feb 11 LDS Hospital MYHAL Carolyn and Paulo Tooele daughter Feb 11 of Medical Center NORTON Julie and Charles Clearfield daughter Feb 10 McKay Dee Hospital OMER Jeanne and Theodore Salt Lake City daughter Feb 11 of Medical Center PARRA Terry and Alfredo Santaquin son Feb 11 Utah Valley Regional Medical Center PEHRSON Lori and Darrel West Valley City son Feb 12 Pioneer Hospital PRICE Carol Marie and Terrence Kays vile son Feb 11 Humana Hospital-Lavis North REBAZA Elizabeth and Jaime Salt Lake City son Feb 11 FHP Birthing Suite RUDB Leslie and David Salt Lake City daughter Feb 11 St Marks Hospital SALMAN Azra and Malik Salt Lake City daughter Feb 11 of Medical Center SCHMIDT Tyese and Paul Orem son Feb 11 Utah Valley Regional Medical Center SCOW Leslie and Robert Provo Feb Utah Valley Regional Medical Center SMITH Diana and Douglas West Jordan son Feb 11 St Marks Hospital SMITH Wendy and Peyton Centerville son Feb 12 Cottonwood Hospital SPENCER Janette and Steven Centerville son Feb 11 LDS Hospital SPOSATO Tonya and Daniel Salt Lake City son Feb 11 St Mark's Hospital STEVEN Rita and Evan Hooper son Feb 11 St Benedict's Hospital STICKNEY Belinda and Bill Layton son Feb 11 Humana Hospital-Davis North THOMPSON Eva and Roger Orem daughter Feb 11 Orem Community Hospital VERDENBURG Marguerite and Mark Salt Lake City son Feb 120 of Medical Center WALSH Patti and Vaughn Sandy daughter Feb 11 LDS Hospital WAUGAMAN Janice and John Salt Lake City daughter Feb 10 Holy Cross Hospital WEEKS Tina and Michael Ogden son Feb 11 Humans Hospital-Davis North WESTENSKOW April Salt Lake City son Feb 12 Cottonwood Hospital WILLIAMS Tanya and Jason Salt Lake City son Feb 11 St Marks Hospital WUNDELICH Patricia and David Salt Lake City son Feb IL LDS Hospital YOUNGDELL Stephanie and John West Valley City son Feb 10 Holy Cross Hospital ZELUF Jennifer and Brent Ogden daughter Feb 11 St Benedict's Hospi- tat The Salt Lake Tribune notes the following births by parents names residence sex of baby birth date and hospital AMES Brenda and OAKLEY Monroe Salt Lake City daughter Feb 10 Holy Cross Hospital ANDERSON Katherine and Alan Alta daughter Feb 11 LDS Hospital ANGERHOFER Rebecca and Paul Orem son Feb 11 Orem Community Hospital BEENY Cindy Murray daughter Fel 11 Altaview Hospital BLISS Jeanine and Roger Salt Lake City daughter Feb 11 St Mark's Hospital BRADLEY Elizabeth and Paul daughter Feb 11 LDS Hospital BROWN Wendy and Kenneth West Valley City daughter Feb 11 Holy Cross Hospital CALL Laura and Thomas North Salt Lake daughter Feb 11 LDS Hospital CARTER Amy and Jonathan Salt Lake City daughter Feb 12 Cottonwood Hospital CARTER Tricia and Jason Richfield son Feb 12 of Medical Center CHACON Holly and Raymond West Jordan daughter Feb 11 St Marks Hospital CHRISTENSEN Shelly and Tony Sandy son Feb 11 Altaview Hospital COLEMAN Lea Ann and David Ogden son Feb 10 McKay Dee Hospital COLEMERE Suzanne Salt Lake City daughter Feb 11 St Mark's Hospital CORRELL Marty and Michael Salt Lake City son Feb 12 Cottonwood Hospital DIAL Cynthia and Troy Salt Lake City son Feb 1 1 Cottonwood Hospital DOUGLAS Carol and FELT Paul Salt Lake City daughter Feb 11 St Mark's Hospital DOUGLAS Shelby and Daniel Salt Lake City daughter Feb 11 St Mans Hospital DUCKWORTH Cathy and James Salt Lake City daughter Feb 11 Cottonwood Hospital EDWARDS Michelle Marie and Rodney Bountiful daughter Feb 11 Lakeview Hospital EGGLESTON Wendy and Laren Salt Lake City daughter Feb 11 St Marks Hospital EKEGREN Kristi and Brent South Ogden daughter Feb 11 St Benedict's Hospital GAREE MiAe and George Kearns twin sons Feb 10 Pioneer Hospital GEIIRKE Terri and Scott West Jordan daughter Feb 11 Jordan Valley Hospital GIBBONS Julie and Daniel son Feb 11 LDS Hospital HAMMOND Angela and Bryan Bountiful daughter Feb 11 Lakeview Hospital HARRISON Rebecca and Steven Orem daughter Feb 11 Utah Valley Regional Medical Center HAYWARD Rosanna and Michael West Jordan daughter Feb 11 Cottonwood Hospital HELAND Sandra Dee and Frank Sandy son Feb 11 Altaview Hospital HESS Mario and Reid Salt Lake City daughter Feb 11 Altaview Hospital HIGGINS Brandy and ATKINSON David Salt Lake City son St Mark's Hospital JACKSON Marcia and David Provo son Feb 11 Utah Valley Regional Medical Center JACQUART Wendy and Terry West Valley City daughter Feb 10 Holy Cross Hospital 1 State Returns Land to BLM to Settle Suit protected archaeological and paleontological resources as vigorously as the federal government SUWA argued the BLM was ignoring its own studies that showed the presence of artifacts on the parcels BLM official Ted Stephenson said his agency had restricted land transfers to the state but did not have a moratorium in place A mistake he added led to the conclusion no artifacts were on the parcels The study that identified the artifacts was inadvertently left out of the case file SUWA took the matter to US District Court when the UM said the transfer was irreversible A federal magistrate rejected the BIM's argument paving the way for thF settlement When Utah became a state in 1896 the federal government offered the state hundreds of thousands of acres Some were scattered "trust land" sections to support schools and other institutions In addition the state was allowed to select desirable parcels The state originally sought the three parcels in 1985 as part of that land-selection process SUWA blocked that transfer but in 1989 the process was revived and the BLM conveyed title to the 10200 acres to the state The environmental group appealed again It contended the transfer occurred less than a month after the BLM placed a moratorium on land exchanges with the state The group argued that Uiah did not have a law that The state is returning two parcels of land in southeastern Utah to the Bureau of Land Management to settle an environmental group's lawsuit The Utah Division of State Lands and Forestry will retain ownership to a third parcel acquired in the land transfer challenged by the Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance That parcel near Bullfrog on Lake Powell was the most desired of the three because of its potential for commercial development said division assistant director Kevin Carter Under the out-of-court settlement land in Harris Wash along the Escalante River and Grand Gulch on Cedar Mesa will be returned to the BLM Utah also waived claims ta the lands I I 1 1.