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2012 Utah Code
Title 26 - Utah Health Code
Article 21 - Health Care Facility Licensing and Inspection Act
Section 6 - Duties of department.

Universal Citation:
UT Code ยง 26-21-6 (2012)
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26-21-6. Duties of department.

(1) The department shall:

(a) enforce rules established pursuant to this chapter;

(b) authorize an agent of the department to conduct inspections of health care facilities pursuant to this chapter;

(c) collect information authorized by the committee that may be necessary to ensure that adequate health care facilities are available to the public;

(d) collect and credit fees for licenses as free revenue;

(e) collect and credit fees for conducting plan reviews as dedicated credits;

(f) (i) collect and credit fees for conducting clearance under Chapter 21, Part 2, Clearance for Direct Patient Access; and

(ii) beginning July 1, 2012:

(A) up to $105,000 of the fees collected under Subsection (1)(f)(i) are dedicated credits; and

(B) the fees collected for background checks under Subsection 26-21-204(6) and Section 26-21-205 shall be transferred to the Department of Public Safety to reimburse the Department of Public Safety for its costs in conducting the federal background checks;

(g) designate an executive secretary from within the department to assist the committee in carrying out its powers and responsibilities;

(h) establish reasonable standards for criminal background checks by public and private entities;

(i) recognize those public and private entities that meet the standards established pursuant to Subsection (1)(h); and

(j) provide necessary administrative and staff support to the committee.

(2) The department may:

(a) exercise all incidental powers necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter;

(b) review architectural plans and specifications of proposed health care facilities or renovations of health care facilities to ensure that the plans and specifications conform to rules established by the committee; and

(c) make rules as necessary to implement the provisions of this chapter, except as authority is specifically delegated to the committee.


Amended by Chapter 328, 2012 General Session

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