26B-2-505. Qualifications for certification.
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Effective 5/3/2023
26B-2-505. Qualifications for certification.
(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) .
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 305 , 2023 General Session