Utah Code 26B-2-505. Qualifications for certification

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:

Terms Used In Utah Code 26B-2-505

Community health worker: means an individual who:

(a)	works to improve a social determinant of health;

(b)

acts as an intermediary between a community and health services or social services to:

(i)	facilitate access to services; or

(ii)	improve the quality and cultural competence of service delivery; and

(c)

increases health knowledge and self-sufficiency of an individual or a community through outreach, capacity building, community education, informal counseling, social support, and other similar activities. See Utah Code 26B-2-501

Core-skill training: means :

(a)	90 hours of competency-based education; and

(b)

300 hours of community involvement as determined by the department through rule. See Utah Code 26B-2-501

State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5

(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

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