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Utah Code Title 26B. Utah Health and Human Services Codes § 26B-2-505. Qualifications for certification

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(1) The department shall issue a certification described in Section 26B-2-504 to a community health worker if the community health worker has:

(a) completed core-skill training administered by:

(i) the department;

(ii) a state professional association that:

(A) is associated with the community health worker profession; and

(B) is aligned with a national community health worker professional association; or

(iii) an entity designated by a state professional association described in Subsection (1)(a)(ii);

(b) completed training regarding basic medical confidentiality requirements, including the confidentiality requirements of HIPAA as defined in Section 26B-8-514;

(c) completed an application as designed by the department with a signed statement agreeing to abide by national standards of practice and ethics for community health workers; and

(d) paid a fee established by the department under Section 63J-1-504.

(2) A community health worker with at least 4,000 hours of experience as a community health worker is exempt from the core-skill training requirement described in Subsection (1)(a).

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