58-15-201. Health Facility Administrators Licensing Board.
(1)
There is created a Health Facility Administrators Licensing Board consisting of:
Terms Used In Utah Code 58-15-201
Administrator: means a person who is charged with the general administration of a health facility, regardless of whether:
(a)
the person has an ownership interest in the facility; or
(b)
the person's functions and duties are shared with one or more persons. See Utah Code 58-15-101
Board: means the Health Facility Administrators Licensing Board created in Section 58-15-201. See Utah Code 58-15-101
Health facility: means a skilled nursing facility, an intermediate care facility, or an intermediate care facility for individuals with an intellectual disability. See Utah Code 58-15-101
Intellectual disability: means a significant, subaverage general intellectual functioning that:Utah Code 68-3-12.5
Intermediate care facility: means an institution that provides, on a regular basis, health care and services to individuals who do not require the degree of care and treatment a hospital or skilled nursing facility provides, but who require health care and services in addition to room and board. See Utah Code 58-15-101
Skilled nursing facility: means an institution primarily providing inpatients with skilled nursing care and related services on a continuing basis for patients who require mental, medical, or nursing care, or service for the rehabilitation of an injured individual, a sick individual, or an individual with a disability. See Utah Code 58-15-101
(a)
one administrator from a skilled nursing facility;
(b)
two administrators from intermediate care facilities;
(c)
one administrator from an intermediate care facility for people with an intellectual disability; and
(d)
one member from the general public.
(2)
The board shall be appointed and serve in accordance with Section 58-1-201.
(3)
(a)
The duties and responsibilities of the board shall be in accordance with Sections 58-1-202 and 58-1-203.
(b)
The board, in collaboration with the division, may establish continuing education requirements by rule.
(c)
Board members may not receive compensation for their involvement in continuing education programs.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 415, 2022 General Session
