26B-6-111.  Requirements for establishing division policy.

(1)  The board is the program policymaking body for the division and for programs funded with state and federal money under Sections 26B-6-105 and 26B-6-106. In establishing policy and reviewing existing policy, the board shall seek input from local area agencies, consumers, providers, advocates, division staff, and other interested parties as determined by the board.

Terms Used In Utah Code 26B-6-111

  • Board: means the Board of Aging and Adult Services created in Section 26B-1-426. See Utah Code 26B-6-101
  • Division: means the Division of Aging and Adult Services within the department. See Utah Code 26B-6-101
  • Executive director: means the executive director of the department appointed under Section 26B-1-203. See Utah Code 26B-1-102
  • 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
(2)  The board shall establish, by rule, procedures for developing its policies which ensure that local area agencies are given opportunity to comment and provide input on any new policy of the board and on any proposed changes in the board’s existing policy. The board shall also provide a mechanism for review of its existing policy and for consideration of policy changes that are proposed by those local area agencies.

(3)  A member may not receive compensation or benefits for the member’s service, but, at the executive director‘s discretion, may receive per diem and travel expenses in accordance with:

(a)  Section 63A-3-106;

(b)  Section 63A-3-107; and

(c)  rules made by the Division of Finance pursuant to Sections 63A-3-106 and 63A-3-107.

Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 308, 2023 General Session