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Title 26 - Utah Health Code
Chapter 15a - Food Safety Manager Certification Act
Section 106 - Certified food safety manager.
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UT Code § 26-15a-106 (2021)
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Effective 5/12/2020
26-15a-106. Certified food safety manager.
Amended by Chapter 189, 2020 General Session
26-15a-106. Certified food safety manager.
- (1) Before a person may manage a food service establishment as a certified food safety manager, that person shall submit documentation in the format prescribed by the department to the appropriate local health department indicating a passing score on a department-approved examination.
- (2) To continue to manage a food service establishment, a certified food safety manager shall:
- (a) successfully complete, every three years, renewal requirements established by department rule which are consistent with original certification requirements; and
- (b) submit documentation in the format prescribed by the department within 30 days of the completion of renewal requirements to the appropriate local health department.
- (3) A local health department may deny, revoke, or suspend the authority of a certified food safety manager to manage a food service establishment or require the completion of additional food safety training courses for any one of the following reasons:
- (a) submitting information required under Subsection (1) or (2) that is false, incomplete, or misleading;
- (b) repeated violations of department or local health department food safety rules; or
- (c) operating a food service establishment in a way that causes or creates a health hazard or otherwise threatens the public health, safety, or welfare.
- (4) A determination of a local health department made pursuant to Subsection (3) may be appealed by a certified food safety manager in the same manner provided for in Subsection 26-15a-104(4).
- (5) No person may use the title "certified food safety manager," or any other similar title, unless the person has satisfied the requirements of this chapter.
- (6) A local health department:
- (a) may not charge a fee to accept or process the documentation described in Subsections (1) and (2);
- (b) shall accept photocopies or electronic copies of the documentation described in Subsections (1) and (2); and
- (c) shall allow an individual to submit the documentation described in Subsections (1) and (2) by mail, email, or in person.
Amended by Chapter 189, 2020 General Session
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