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Utah Human Services Code | |
Services for People with Disabilities | |
Section 103 | Responsibility and authority of division. |
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62A-5-103. Responsibility and authority of division. (1) For purposes of this section "administer" means to: (a) plan; (b) develop; (c) manage; (d) monitor; and (e) conduct certification reviews. (2) The division has the authority and responsibility to: (a) administer an array of services and supports for persons with disabilities and their families throughout the state; (b) make rules in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, that establish eligibility criteria for the services and supports described in Subsection (2)(a); (c) consistent with Section 62A-5-206, supervise the programs and facilities of the Developmental Center; (d) in order to enhance the quality of life for a person with a disability, establish either directly, or by contract with private, nonprofit organizations, programs of: (i) outreach; (ii) information and referral; (iii) prevention; (iv) technical assistance; and (v) public awareness; (e) supervise the programs and facilities operated by, or under contract with, the division; (f) cooperate with other state, governmental, and private agencies that provide services to a person with a disability; (g) subject to Subsection (3), ensure that a person with a disability is not deprived of that person's constitutionally protected rights without due process procedures designed to minimize the risk of error when a person with a disability is admitted to an intermediate care facility for people with an intellectual disability, including: (i) the developmental center; and (ii) facilities within the community; (h) determine whether to approve providers; (i) monitor and sanction approved providers, as specified in the providers' contract; (j) subject to Section 62A-5-103.5, receive and disburse public funds; (k) review financial actions of a provider who is a representative payee appointed by the Social Security Administration; (l) establish standards and rules for the administration and operation of programs conducted by, or under contract with, the division; (m) approve and monitor division programs to insure compliance with the board's rules and standards; (n) establish standards and rules necessary to fulfill the division's responsibilities under Parts 2, Utah State Developmental Center, and 3, Admission to an Intermediate Care Facility for People with an Intellectual Disability, with regard to an intermediate care facility for people with an intellectual disability; (o) assess and collect equitable fees for a person who receives services provided under
this chapter;
Amended by Chapter 366, 2011 General Session |
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