Utah Code 26B-2-505. Qualifications for certification
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(1) The department shall issue a certification described in Section 26B-2-504 to a community health worker if the community health worker has:
Terms Used In Utah Code 26B-2-505
- Community health worker: means an individual who:(2)(a) works to improve a social determinant of health;(2)(b) acts as an intermediary between a community and health services or social services to:(2)(b)(i) facilitate access to services; or(2)(b)(ii) improve the quality and cultural competence of service delivery; and(2)(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
- Core-skill training: means :
(4)(a) 90 hours of competency-based education; and(4)(b) 300 hours of community involvement as determined by the department through rule. See Utah Code 26B-2-501- 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
(1)(a) completed core-skill training administered by:(1)(a)(i) the department;(1)(a)(ii) a state professional association that:(1)(a)(ii)(A) is associated with the community health worker profession; and(1)(a)(ii)(B) is aligned with a national community health worker professional association; or(1)(a)(iii) an entity designated by a state professional association described in Subsection (1)(a)(ii);(1)(b) completed training regarding basic medical confidentiality requirements, including the confidentiality requirements of HIPAA as defined in Section 26B-8-514;(1)(c) completed an application as designed by the department with a signed statement agreeing to abide by national standards of practice and ethics for community health workers; and(1)(d) paid a fee established by the department under Section 63J-1-504.(2) A community health worker with at least 4,000 hours of experience as a community health worker is exempt from the core-skill training requirement described in Subsection (1)(a). - Core-skill training: means :