Utah Code Title 35A. Utah Workforce Services Code § 35A-3-103. Department responsibilities

(1) administer public assistance programs assigned by the Legislature and the governor;

(2) determine eligibility for public assistance programs in accordance with the requirements of this chapter;

(3) cooperate with the federal government in the administration of public assistance programs;

(4) administer state employment services;

(5) provide for the compilation of necessary or desirable information, statistics, and reports;

(6) perform other duties and functions required by law;

(7) monitor the application of eligibility policy;

(8) develop personnel training programs for effective and efficient operation of the programs administered by the department;

(9) provide refugee resettlement services in accordance with Section 35A-3-701;

(10) provide child care assistance for children in accordance with Part 2, Office of Child Care;

(11) provide services that enable an applicant or recipient to qualify for affordable housing in cooperation with:

(12) administer the Medicaid Eligibility Quality Control function in accordance with 42 C.F.R. Sec. 431.812; and

(13) conduct non-clinical eligibility hearings and issue final decisions in adjudicative proceedings, including expedited appeals as defined in 42 C.F.R. Sec. 431.224, for medical assistance eligibility under: