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H.B. 305 Enrolled

                 

OFFICE OF LICENSING IN DEPARTMENT

                 
OF HUMAN SERVICES AMENDMENTS

                 
1999 GENERAL SESSION

                 
STATE OF UTAH

                 
Sponsor: Lloyd W. Frandsen

                  AN ACT RELATING TO THE OFFICE OF LICENSING WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF
                  HUMAN SERVICES; REQUIRING THE OFFICE TO ESTABLISH RULES GOVERNING
                  CONSUMER SAFETY AND PROTECTION; REMOVING REQUIREMENT FOR THOSE
                  GUIDELINES TO BE ESTABLISHED BY LEGISLATION; AND PROVIDING AN
                  EFFECTIVE DATE.
                  This act affects sections of Utah Code Annotated 1953 as follows:
                  AMENDS:
                      62A-2-106, as last amended by Chapter 358, Laws of Utah 1998
                  Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
                      Section 1. Section 62A-2-106 is amended to read:
                       62A-2-106. Office responsibilities.
                      The office shall:
                      (1) make rules to establish:
                      (a) basic health and safety standards for licensees, which shall be limited to the following:
                      (i) fire safety;
                      (ii) food safety;
                      (iii) sanitation;
                      (iv) infectious disease control;
                      (v) safety of the physical plant;
                      (vi) transportation safety;
                      (vii) emergency preparedness;
                      (viii) the administration of medical standards and procedures, consistent with the related
                  provisions of this title; and
                      (ix) [subject to Subsection (11),] consumer [rights] safety and protection;


                      (b) minimum administration and financial requirements for licensees; and
                      (c) guidelines for variances from rules established under this Subsection (1);
                      (2) enforce rules:
                      (a) approved by the licensing board;
                      (b) in effect on January 1, 1998, that apply to a service or program for which a licensee is
                  not under contract with a division listed in Section 62A-1-105 to provide until rules are established
                  pursuant to Subsection (2)(c); and
                      (c) established after July 1, 1999, by a policymaking board created by Section 62A-1-105
                  which:
                      (i) shall be limited to:
                      (A) the administration and maintenance of client and service records;
                      (B) staff qualifications; and
                      (C) staff to client ratios; and
                      (ii) may only apply to a service or program for which a licensee is not under contract with
                  a division listed in Section 62A-1-105 to provide;
                      (3) issue licenses in accordance with this chapter;
                      (4) conduct surveys and inspections of licensees and facilities in accordance with Section
                  62A-2-118 ;
                      (5) collect licensure fees;
                      (6) provide necessary administrative support to the licensing board;
                      (7) investigate complaints regarding any licensee or facility;
                      (8) have access to all records, correspondence, and financial data required to be maintained
                  by a licensee or facility;
                      (9) have authority to interview any client, family member of a client, employee, or officer
                  of a human services licensee or facility; and
                      (10) have authority to revoke, suspend, or extend any license issued by the department under
                  this chapter by following the procedures and requirements of Title 63, Chapter 46b, Administrative
                  Procedures Act[; and].

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                      [(11) prepare language for the 1999 General Session of the Legislature to codify the rules
                  established under Subsection (1)(a)(ix).]
                      Section 2. Effective date.
                      This act takes effect on July 1, 1999.

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