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Current as of May 05, 2022 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
(1) The board shall advise and make recommendations to other councils, boards, and offices within the commission that address domestic violence.
(2) As part of the board's duties under Subsection (1), the board shall:
(a) research standardized procedures and methods for intimate partner and domestic violence offender evaluation, intervention, treatment, and monitoring that prioritize physical and psychological safety of the victim;
(b) identify and establish best practice standards for intimate partner and domestic violence evaluation, intervention, treatment, and monitoring that:
(i) are applicable to the state's needs;
(ii) are based on scientific research to address an individual's intimate partner and domestic violence risk factors; and
(iii) incorporate evidence-based trauma informed care to enhance the quality and continuity of intervention and treatment;
(c) disseminate the best practice standards described in Subsection (2)(b) to the entities described in Subsection (1) to be used in the evaluation, intervention, treatment, and monitoring of intimate partner and domestic violence offenders; and
(d) establish a training and certification program for public and private providers of intervention and treatment for intimate partner and domestic violence offenders that requires the public and private providers to:
(i) comply with the best practice standards described in Subsection (2)(b) to obtain and maintain certification; and
(ii) participate in annual education or training to maintain certification.
(3) The board shall:
(a) monitor the public and private providers who participate in the training and certification program described in Subsection (2)(d) to ensure compliance with the best practice standards and annual education or training described in Subsection (2)(d); and
(b) annually provide a list of the public and private providers who participated in the training and certification program described in Subsection (2)(d) and are in compliance with the requirements described in Subsection (2)(d) to the Administrative Office of the Courts as a resource for judges and commissioners in domestic violence cases.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Utah Code Title 63M. Governor's Programs § 63M-7-703. Board duties - last updated May 05, 2022 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ut/title-63m-governors-programs/ut-code-sect-63m-7-703/
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