Utah Code 63M-7-528. Rape crisis and services center standards, eligibility, and monitoring — Administrative rulemaking authority
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(1) With regard to eligibility for a grant, other funds, or services provided under this part for a rape crisis and services center, the commission, in consultation with the office, shall create rules to:
Terms Used In Utah Code 63M-7-528
- Commission: means the State Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice created in Section
63M-7-201 . See Utah Code 63M-7-101.5 - Office: means the director, the reparations and assistance officers, and any other staff employed for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this part. See Utah Code 63M-7-502
- Rape crisis and services center: means a nonprofit entity that assists victims of sexual assault and victims' families by offering sexual assault crisis intervention and counseling through a sexual assault counselor. See Utah Code 63M-7-502
- Sexual assault: means any criminal conduct described in Title 76,
Chapter 5, Part 4, Sexual Offenses. See Utah Code 63M-7-502
- 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
- Victim: means an individual who suffers bodily or psychological injury or death as a direct result of:(50)(a)(i) criminally injurious conduct; or(50)(a)(ii) the production of pornography in violation of Section
76-5b-201 orUtah Code 63M-7-502 (1)(a) create standards of care for a rape crisis and services center to provide safe, effective, and appropriate services for a victim of sexual assault:(1)(a)(i) that are based on best practices; and(1)(a)(ii) with input from the Utah Victim Services Commission‘s subcommittee on rape and sexual assault established under Subsection63M-7-903 (5)(b);(1)(b) create and enforce eligibility standards for a rape crisis and services center that:(1)(b)(i) incorporate the standards of care described in Subsection (1)(a); and(1)(b)(ii) may be used to determine whether a rape crisis and services center is eligible for a grant, other funds, or services under this part; and(1)(c) create standards and procedures for the commission to monitor and audit a rape crisis and services center for compliance with the eligibility standards described in Subsection (1)(b).
(2) Rules made by the commission under this section shall be made in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act.
(3) The state auditor shall audit the commission’s compliance with the commission’s monitoring and auditing requirements described in Subsection (1)(c) and the provision of grant funds under this section.