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) designate an executive secretary from within the department to assist the committee in carrying out its powers and responsibilities;
     (g) establish reasonable standards for criminal background checks by public and private entities;
     (h) recognize those public and private entities which meet the standards established in Subsection (1)(g); and
     (i) 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 169, 1998 General Session
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