Utah Code 26B-2-507. Term of certification – Expiration

26B-2-507. Term of certification – Expiration – Renewal.

(1)	Subject to Subsection (2), the department shall issue each certification under Section 26B-2-504 in accordance with a two-year renewal cycle.

(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 State certified: means that an individual has obtained the state certification described in Subsection 26B-2-504(1). See Utah Code 26B-2-501
(2)	The department may by rule extend or shorten a renewal cycle by as much as one year to stagger the renewal cycles that the department administers.

(3)

(a)	The department shall print the expiration date on the certification.

(b)	Each certification automatically expires on the date shown on the certificate.

(c)	The department shall establish procedures through rule to notify each state certified community health worker when the certification is due for renewal.

(4)

(a)

The department shall renew a certification if the individual has:

(i)	met each renewal requirement established by the department through rule; and

(ii)	paid a certification renewal fee established by the department.

(b)

A rule created by the department under Subsection (4)(a)(i) shall include a requirement regarding:

(i)	continuing education; and

(ii)	maintaining professional conduct.

Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 305, 2023 General Session

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