Utah Administrative Code
Topic - Health
Title R392 - Population Health, Environmental Health
Rule R392-103 - Food Handler Training and Certificate
Section R392-103-4 - Food Handler Permit Issuing Procedure, Reciprocity, and Renewal
Current through Bulletin 2024-06, March 15, 2024
(1) Except when Subsections R392-103-4(15) and (16) apply, a person may not work as a food handler for a food service establishment or temporary event unless the person:
(2) A food handler shall obtain a food handler permit no later than 7 days after the expiration of the food handler's existing permit.
(3) Replacement of lost permits shall only be issued by the local health department having jurisdiction. A local health department may charge a fee for replacement of a lost or misplaced permit.
(4) A training provider shall promptly issue a certificate to any food handler applicant who receives the training provider's Department approved training and passes a Department approved exam.
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(6) To prevent fraud, the training provider shall number each issued certificate using a unique numbering system.
(7) The certificate shall contain the following information:
(8) Upon issuance, the certificate shall be valid for 30 days. A local health officer shall accept the certificate as proof that the food handler applicant completed Department approved training and testing.
(9) A local health officer shall issue a food handler permit when:
(10) The front of an issued food handler permit shall contain the following information:
(11) The back of an issued food handler permit shall contain the following statements:
(12) A local health officer shall accept any food handler permit issued under authority of this rule until the date of expiration, revocation, or suspension of the food handler permit.
(13) Except for temporary food service events, the person in charge of a food establishment shall provide, upon request of the local health officer, a copy of a food handler permit for each food handler working in the food establishment. For temporary events, the person in charge is not required to maintain copies of food handler permits, but at least one present person must be able to show that person's current food handler permit to the local health officer.
(14) Food handler permits shall be valid statewide for 3 years from the date of issuance. Food handler permits may be renewed every 3 years by completing an approved food handler training course, passing an exam administered by an approved food handler training provider, and receiving a food handler permit from a local health officer.
(15) The local health officer shall accept a food handler permit issued to a back country outfitter by the United States Department of the Interior, or by a public health authority in Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Nevada, or Wyoming. This applies only to food handling done at a back country food establishment and meeting the exemption requirements of Subsection 26-15a-105(1)(i).
(16) A person who has met the requirements of Rule R392-101 to become certified as a food safety manager shall be exempt from the requirement to obtain a food handler permit under this section.