Utah Administrative Code
Topic - Health
Title R380 - Administration
Rule R380-40 - Local Health Department Minimum Performance Standards
Section R380-40-6 - Local Health Department Administration
Current through Bulletin 2023-24, December 15, 2023
(1) Local health departments shall exercise the powers and duties as outlined in Section 26A-1-114.
(2) In addition to the duties outlined in 26A-1-109 and 26A-1-110, the local board of health shall:
(3) Each local health department shall have an annual financial audit. The local board of health shall appoint an independent auditor or the audit may be conducted as part of the county audit and, in any event, the local board of health shall accept the audit or accept responsibility for findings in the audit that apply to the local health department.
(4) Each local health department shall employ a registered nurse with education, experience, and Utah licensure consistent with the position requirements to supervise, evaluate, and be accountable for nursing practice conducted by local health department nurses in order to provide quality public health nursing service.
(5) Each local health department shall employ a certified health education specialist or other qualified person with education, experience, or a combination of education and experience resulting in comparable expertise to direct health education and promotion activities.
(6) Each local health department shall employ an environmental health scientist registered in Utah with education and experience consistent with the position requirements to supervise, evaluate, and be accountable for environmental health activities in order to protect and promote public health and safety and protect the environment.
(7) Each local health department shall employ an individual with training and experience in epidemiology to conduct and oversee epidemiology activities conducted by the local health department.
(8) Programs provided by local health departments shall be developed, directed, and organized in response to community needs; delivered and controlled in accordance with approved budget; and evaluated for effectiveness and impact.
(9) Each local health department shall provide all public health services in compliance with federal, state, and local laws, regulations, rules, policies and procedures; and accepted standards of public health, medical and nursing practice.
(10) If a county withdraws from a multi-district local health department in accordance with Section 26A-1-122, the withdrawing county must demonstrate to the department that it can meet the minimum performance standards set out in this rule through the use of county and local funding sources in order to enter into a contract with the department for allocation state funds pursuant to Section 26A-1-115 and R380-50. Specifically, the county shall demonstrate to the department it:
Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2016-7, effective 3/2/2016
Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2018-15, effective 7/3/2018