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Utah Senate Bill SB0240 Compare Versions

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2	2		Derrin R. Owens proposes the following substitute bill:
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4	4		Congregate Care Modifications
5	5		2025 GENERAL SESSION
6	6		STATE OF UTAH
7	7		Chief Sponsor: Derrin R. Owens
8	8		House Sponsor:
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12	12		LONG TITLE
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14	14		General Description:
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16	16		This bill addresses congregate care programs.
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18	18		Highlighted Provisions:
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20	20		This bill:
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22	22		▸ requires the Department of Health and Human Services (department) to make reasonable
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24	24		effort to determine within seven days after receiving a completed report from the Bureau
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26	26		of Criminal Identification about an individual whether to grant direct patient access to
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28	28		the individual;
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30	30		▸ authorizes the department to establish fees for applications for certification for direct
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32	32		patient access;
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34	34		▸ prohibits the Office of Licensing (office) from:
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36	36		● placing a restriction or prohibition on new admissions based on the sole fact that the
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38	38		program is operating under a conditional license; or
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40	40		● altering or restricting the rights of a congregate care program based on the sole fact
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42	42		that the program has appealed an agency action or an appeal or adjudicative
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44	44		proceeding is pending;
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46	46		▸ requires the office, if conditions are met, to:
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48	48		● inspect a congregate care program;
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50	50		● provide notice to a congregate care program; or
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52		-	● remove restrictions Ŝ→ [and conditions] on new admissions or a conditional
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54		-	license[on a congregate care program's license] ←Ŝ ; and
	52	+	● remove restrictions and conditions on a congregate care program's license; and
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56	54		▸ makes technical changes.
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58	56		Money Appropriated in this Bill:
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60	58		None
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62	60		Other Special Clauses:
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65	62		None
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67	65		Utah Code Sections Affected:
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69	67		AMENDS:
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71	69		26B-2-120, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2024, Chapter 234
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73	71		26B-2-703, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2024, Chapter 267
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77	75		Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
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79	77		Section 1. Section 26B-2-120 is amended to read:
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81	79		26B-2-120 . Background check -- Direct access to children or vulnerable adults.
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83	81		(1) As used in this section:
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85	83		(a)(i) "Applicant" means an individual who is associated with a certification,
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87	85		contract, or licensee with the department under this part and has direct access,
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89	87		including:
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91	89		(A) an adoptive parent or prospective adoptive parent, including an applicant for
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93	91		an adoption in accordance with Section 78B-6-128;
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95	93		(B) a foster parent or prospective foster parent;
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97	95		(C) an individual who provides respite care to a foster parent or an adoptive parent
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99	97		on more than one occasion;
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101	99		(D) an individual who transports a child for a youth transportation company;
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103	101		(E) an individual who provides certified peer support, as defined in Section
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105	103		26B-5-610;
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107	105		(F) an individual who provides peer supports, has a disability or a family member
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109	107		with a disability, or is in recovery from a mental illness or a substance use
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111	109		disorder;
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113	111		(G) an individual who has lived experience with the services provided by the
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115	113		department, and uses that lived experience to provide support, guidance, or
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117	115		services to promote resiliency and recovery;
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119	117		(H) an individual who is identified as a mental health professional, licensed under
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121	119		Title 58, Chapter 60, Mental Health Professional Practice Act, and engaged in
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123	121		the practice of mental health therapy, as defined in Section 58-60-102;
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125	123		(I) an individual, other than the child or vulnerable adult receiving the service,
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127	125		who is 12 years old or older and resides in a home, that is licensed or certified
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129	127		by the division;
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131	129		(J) an individual who is 12 years old or older and is associated with a certification,
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134	131		contract, or licensee with the department under this part and has or will likely
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136	134		have direct access;
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138	136		(K) a foster home licensee that submits an application for an annual background
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140	138		screening as required by Subsection 26B-2-105(4)(d)(iii); or
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142	140		(L) a short-term relief care provider.
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144	142		(ii) "Applicant" does not include:
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146	144		(A) an individual who is in the custody of the Division of Child and Family
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148	146		Services or the Division of Juvenile Justice and Youth Services;
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150	148		(B) an individual who applies for employment with, or is employed by, the
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152	150		Department of Health and Human Services;
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154	152		(C) a parent of a person receiving services from the Division of Services for
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156	154		People with Disabilities, if the parent provides direct care to and resides with
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158	156		the person, including if the parent provides direct care to and resides with the
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160	158		person pursuant to a court order; or
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162	160		(D) an individual or a department contractor who provides services in an adults
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164	162		only substance use disorder program, as defined by rule adopted by the
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166	164		Department of Health and Human Services in accordance with Title 63G,
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168	166		Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, and who is not a program
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170	168		director or a member, as defined by Section 26B-2-105, of the program.
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172	170		(b) "Application" means a background check application to the office.
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174	172		(c) "Bureau" means the Bureau of Criminal Identification within the Department of
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176	174		Public Safety, created in Section 53-10-201.
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178	176		(d) "Criminal finding" means a record of:
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180	178		(i) an arrest for a criminal offense;
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182	180		(ii) a warrant for a criminal arrest;
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184	182		(iii) charges for a criminal offense; or
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186	184		(iv) a criminal conviction.
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188	186		(e) "Direct access" means that an individual has, or likely will have:
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190	188		(i) contact with or access to a child or vulnerable adult by which the individual will
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192	190		have the opportunity for personal communication or touch with the child or
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194	192		vulnerable adult; or
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196	194		(ii) an opportunity to view medical, financial, or other confidential personal
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198	196		identifying information of the child, the child's parent or legal guardian, or the
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200	198		vulnerable adult.
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203	200		(f)(i) "Direct access qualified" means that the applicant has an eligible determination
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205	203		by the office within the license and renewal time period; and
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207	205		(ii) no more than 180 days have passed since the date on which the applicant's
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209	207		association with a certification, contract, or licensee with the department expires.
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211	209		(g) "Incidental care" means occasional care, not in excess of five hours per week and
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213	211		never overnight, for a foster child.
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215	213		(h) "Licensee" means an individual or a human services program licensed by the
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217	215		division.
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219	217		(i) "Non-criminal finding" means a record maintained in:
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221	219		(i) the Division of Child and Family Services' Management Information System
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223	221		described in Section 80-2-1001;
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225	223		(ii) the Division of Child and Family Services' Licensing Information System
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227	225		described in Section 80-2-1002;
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229	227		(iii) the Division of Aging and Adult Services' vulnerable adult abuse, neglect, or
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231	229		exploitation database described in Section 26B-6-210;
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233	231		(iv) juvenile court arrest, adjudication, and disposition records;
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235	233		(v) the Sex, Kidnap, and Child Abuse Offender Registry described in Title 77,
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237	235		Chapter 41, Sex, Kidnap, and Child Abuse Offender Registry, or a national sex
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239	237		offender registry; or
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241	239		(vi) a state child abuse or neglect registry.
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243	241		(j) "Office" means the Office of Background Processing within the department.
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245	243		(k) "Personal identifying information" means:
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247	245		(i) current name, former names, nicknames, and aliases;
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249	247		(ii) date of birth;
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251	249		(iii) physical address and email address;
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253	251		(iv) telephone number;
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255	253		(v) driver license or other government-issued identification;
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257	255		(vi) social security number;
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259	257		(vii) only for applicants who are 18 years old or older, fingerprints, in a form
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261	259		specified by the office; and
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263	261		(viii) other information specified by the office by rule made in accordance with Title
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265	263		63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act.
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267	265		(2) Except as provided in Subsection (12), an applicant or a representative shall submit the
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269	267		following to the office:
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272	269		(a) personal identifying information;
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274	272		(b) a fee established by the office under Section 63J-1-504;
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276	274		(c) a disclosure form, specified by the office, for consent for:
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278	276		(i) an initial background check upon association with a certification, contract, or
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280	278		licensee with the department;
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282	280		(ii) ongoing monitoring of fingerprints and registries until no longer associated with a
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284	282		certification, contract, or licensee with the department for 180 days;
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286	284		(iii) a background check when the office determines that reasonable cause exists; and
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288	286		(iv) retention of personal identifying information, including fingerprints, for
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290	288		monitoring and notification as described in Subsections (3)(c) and (4);
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292	290		(d) if an applicant resided outside of the United States and its territories during the five
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294	292		years immediately preceding the day on which the information described in
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296	294		Subsections (2)(a) through (c) is submitted to the office, documentation establishing
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298	296		whether the applicant was convicted of a crime during the time that the applicant
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300	298		resided outside of the United States or its territories; and
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302	300		(e) an application showing an applicant's association with a certification, contract, or a
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304	302		licensee with the department, for the purpose of the office tracking the direct access
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306	304		qualified status of the applicant, which expires 180 days after the date on which the
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308	306		applicant is no longer associated with a certification, contract, or a licensee with the
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310	308		department.
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312	310		(3) The office:
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314	312		(a) shall perform the following duties as part of a background check of an applicant
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316	314		before the office grants or denies direct access qualified status to an applicant:
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318	316		(i) check state and regional criminal background databases for the applicant's
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320	318		criminal history by:
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322	320		(A) submitting personal identifying information to the bureau for a search; or
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324	322		(B) using the applicant's personal identifying information to search state and
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326	324		regional criminal background databases as authorized under Section 53-10-108;
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328	326		(ii) submit the applicant's personal identifying information and fingerprints to the
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330	328		bureau for a criminal history search of applicable national criminal background
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332	330		databases;
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334	332		(iii) search the Division of Child and Family Services' Licensing Information System
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336	334		described in Section 80-2-1002;
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338	336		(iv) search the Sex, Kidnap, and Child Abuse Offender Registry described in Title
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341	338		77, Chapter 41, Sex, Kidnap, and Child Abuse Offender Registry, or a national
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343	341		sex offender registry for an applicant 18 years old or older;
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345	343		(v) if the applicant is associated with a licensee for a prospective foster or adoptive
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347	345		parent, search the Division of Child and Family Services' Management
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349	347		Information System described in Section 80-2-1001;
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351	349		(vi) search the Division of Aging and Adult Services' vulnerable adult abuse, neglect,
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353	351		or exploitation database described in Section 26B-6-210;
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355	353		(vii) search the juvenile court records for substantiated findings of severe child abuse
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357	355		or neglect described in Section 80-3-404; and
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359	357		(viii) search the juvenile court arrest, adjudication, and disposition records, as
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361	359		provided under Section 78A-6-209;
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363	361		(b) may conduct all or portions of a background check in connection with determining
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365	363		whether an applicant is direct access qualified, as provided by rule, made by the
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367	365		office in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act:
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369	367		(i) for an annual renewal; or
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371	369		(ii) when the office determines that reasonable cause exists;
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373	371		(c) may submit an applicant's personal identifying information, including fingerprints, to
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375	373		the bureau for checking, retaining, and monitoring of state and national criminal
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377	375		background databases and for notifying the office of new criminal activity associated
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379	377		with the applicant;
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381	379		(d) shall track the status of an applicant under this section to ensure that the applicant is
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383	381		not required to duplicate the submission of the applicant's fingerprints if the applicant
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385	383		is associated with more than one certification, contract, or licensee with the
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387	385		department;
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389	387		(e) shall notify the bureau when a direct access qualified individual has not been
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391	389		associated with a certification, contract, or licensee with the department for a period
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393	391		of 180 days;
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395	393		(f) shall adopt measures to strictly limit access to personal identifying information solely
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397	395		to the individuals responsible for processing and entering the applications for
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399	397		background checks and to protect the security of the personal identifying information
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401	399		the office reviews under this Subsection (3);
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403	401		(g) as necessary to comply with the federal requirement to check a state's child abuse
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405	403		and neglect registry regarding any applicant working in a congregate care program,
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407	405		shall:
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410	407		(i) search the Division of Child and Family Services' Licensing Information System
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412	410		described in Section 80-2-1002; and
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414	412		(ii) require the child abuse and neglect registry be checked in each state where an
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416	414		applicant resided at any time during the five years immediately preceding the day
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418	416		on which the application is submitted to the office; and
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420	418		(h) shall make rules, in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative
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422	420		Rulemaking Act, to implement the provisions of this Subsection (3) relating to
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424	422		background checks.
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426	424		(4)(a) With the personal identifying information the office submits to the bureau under
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428	426		Subsection (3), the bureau shall check against state and regional criminal background
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430	428		databases for the applicant's criminal history.
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432	430		(b) With the personal identifying information and fingerprints the office submits to the
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434	432		bureau under Subsection (3), the bureau shall check against national criminal
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436	434		background databases for the applicant's criminal history.
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438	436		(c) Upon direction from the office, and with the personal identifying information and
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440	438		fingerprints the office submits to the bureau under Subsection (3)(c), the bureau shall:
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442	440		(i) maintain a separate file of the fingerprints for search by future submissions to the
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444	442		local and regional criminal records databases, including latent prints; and
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446	444		(ii) monitor state and regional criminal background databases and identify criminal
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448	446		activity associated with the applicant.
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450	448		(d) The bureau is authorized to submit the fingerprints to the Federal Bureau of
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452	450		Investigation Next Generation Identification System, to be retained in the Federal
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454	452		Bureau of Investigation Next Generation Identification System for the purpose of:
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456	454		(i) being searched by future submissions to the national criminal records databases,
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458	456		including the Federal Bureau of Investigation Next Generation Identification
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460	458		System and latent prints; and
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462	460		(ii) monitoring national criminal background databases and identifying criminal
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464	462		activity associated with the applicant.
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466	464		(e) The [Bureau] bureau shall notify and release to the office all information of criminal
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468	466		activity associated with the applicant.
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470	468		(f) Upon notice that an individual who has direct access qualified status will no longer
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472	470		be associated with a certification, contract, or licensee with the department, the
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474	472		bureau shall:
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476	474		(i) discard and destroy any retained fingerprints; and
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479	476		(ii) notify the Federal Bureau of Investigation when the license has expired or an
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481	479		individual's direct access to a child or a vulnerable adult has ceased, so that the
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483	481		Federal Bureau of Investigation will discard and destroy the retained fingerprints
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485	483		from the Federal Bureau of Investigation Next Generation Identification System.
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487	485		(5)(a) Except as provided in Subsection (5)(b), the office shall deny direct access
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489	487		qualified status to an applicant who, within three years from the date on which the
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491	489		office conducts the background check, was convicted of:
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493	491		(i) a felony or misdemeanor involving conduct that constitutes any of the following:
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495	493		(A) an offense identified as domestic violence, lewdness, voyeurism, battery,
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497	495		cruelty to animals, or bestiality;
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499	497		(B) a violation of any pornography law, including sexual exploitation of a minor
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501	499		or aggravated sexual exploitation of a minor;
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503	501		(C) sexual solicitation or prostitution;
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505	503		(D) a violent offense committed in the presence of a child, as described in Section
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507	505		76-3-203.10;
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509	507		(E) an offense included in Title 76, Chapter 4, Part 4, Enticement of a Minor;
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511	509		(F) an offense included in Title 76, Chapter 5, Offenses Against the Individual;
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513	511		(G) an offense included in Title 76, Chapter 5b, Sexual Exploitation Act;
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515	513		(H) an offense included in Title 76, Chapter 7, Offenses Against the Family;
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517	515		(I) an offense included in Title 76, Chapter 9, Part 4, Offenses Against Privacy;
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519	517		(J) an offense included in Title 76, Chapter 10, Part 4, Weapons of Mass
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521	519		Destruction;
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523	521		(K) an offense included in Title 78B, Chapter 7, Protective Orders and Stalking
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525	523		Injunctions;
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527	525		(L) aggravated arson, as described in Section 76-6-103;
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529	527		(M) aggravated burglary, as described in Section 76-6-203;
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531	529		(N) aggravated exploitation of prostitution, as described in Section 76-10-1306;
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533	531		(O) aggravated robbery, as described in Section 76-6-302;
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535	533		(P) endangering persons in a human services program, as described in Section
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537	535		26B-2-113;
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539	537		(Q) failure to report, as described in Section 80-2-609;
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541	539		(R) identity fraud crime, as described in Section 76-6-1102;
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543	541		(S) leaving a child unattended in a motor vehicle, as described in Section
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545	543		76-10-2202;
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548	545		(T) riot, as described in Section 76-9-101;
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550	548		(U) sexual battery, as described in Section 76-9-702.1; or
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552	550		(V) threatening with or using a dangerous weapon in a fight or quarrel, as
553	551		269
554	552		described in Section 76-10-506; or
555	553		270
556	554		(ii) a felony or misdemeanor offense committed outside of the state that, if committed
557	555		271
558	556		in the state, would constitute a violation of an offense described in Subsection
559	557		272
560	558		(5)(a)(i).
561	559		273
562	560		(b)(i) Subsection (5)(a) does not apply to an applicant who is seeking a position as a
563	561		274
564	562		peer support provider or a mental health professional, if the applicant provides
565	563		275
566	564		services in a program that serves only adults with a primary mental health
567	565		276
568	566		diagnosis, with or without a co-occurring substance use disorder.
569	567		277
570	568		(ii) The office shall conduct a comprehensive review of an applicant described in
571	569		278
572	570		Subsection (5)(b)(i) in accordance with Subsection (7).
573	571		279
574	572		(c) The office shall deny direct access qualified status to an applicant if the office finds
575	573		280
576	574		that a court order prohibits the applicant from having direct access to a child or
577	575		281
578	576		vulnerable adult.
579	577		282
580	578		(6) The office shall conduct a comprehensive review of an applicant's background check if
581	579		283
582	580		the applicant:
583	581		284
584	582		(a) has a felony or class A misdemeanor conviction that is more than three years from
585	583		285
586	584		the date on which the office conducts the background check, for an offense described
587	585		286
588	586		in Subsection (5)(a);
589	587		287
590	588		(b) has a felony charge or conviction that is no more than 10 years from the date on
591	589		288
592	590		which the office conducts the background check for an offense not described in
593	591		289
594	592		Subsection (5)(a);
595	593		290
596	594		(c) has a felony charge or conviction that is more than 10 years from the date on which
597	595		291
598	596		the office conducts the background check, for an offense not described in Subsection
599	597		292
600	598		(5)(a), with criminal or non-criminal findings after the date of the felony charge or
601	599		293
602	600		conviction;
603	601		294
604	602		(d) has a class B misdemeanor or class C misdemeanor conviction that is more than
605	603		295
606	604		three years and no more than 10 years from the date on which the office conducts the
607	605		296
608	606		background check for an offense described in Subsection (5)(a);
609	607		297
610	608		(e) has a class B misdemeanor or class C misdemeanor conviction that is more than 10
611	609		298
612	610		years from the date on which the office conducts the background check, for an
613	611		299
614	612		offense described in Subsection (5)(a), with criminal or non-criminal findings after
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616	613		300
617	614		the date of conviction;
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618	616		301
619	617		(f) has a misdemeanor charge or conviction that is no more than three years from the
620	618		302
621	619		date on which the office conducts the background check for an offense not described
622	620		303
623	621		in Subsection (5)(a);
624	622		304
625	623		(g) has a misdemeanor charge or conviction that is more than three years from the date
626	624		305
627	625		on which the office conducts the background check, for an offense not described in
628	626		306
629	627		Subsection (5)(a), with criminal or non-criminal findings after the date of charge or
630	628		307
631	629		conviction;
632	630		308
633	631		(h) is currently subject to a plea in abeyance or diversion agreement for an offense
634	632		309
635	633		described in Subsection (5)(a);
636	634		310
637	635		(i) appears on the Sex, Kidnap, and Child Abuse Offender Registry described in Title
638	636		311
639	637		77, Chapter 41, Sex, Kidnap, and Child Abuse Offender Registry, or a national sex
640	638		312
641	639		offender registry;
642	640		313
643	641		(j) has a record of an adjudication in juvenile court for an act that, if committed by an
644	642		314
645	643		adult, would be a felony or misdemeanor, if the applicant is:
646	644		315
647	645		(i) under 28 years old; or
648	646		316
649	647		(ii) 28 years old or older and has been convicted of, has pleaded no contest to, or is
650	648		317
651	649		currently subject to a plea in abeyance or diversion agreement for a felony or a
652	650		318
653	651		misdemeanor offense described in Subsection (5)(a);
654	652		319
655	653		(k) has a pending charge for an offense described in Subsection (5)(a);
656	654		320
657	655		(l) has a listing that occurred no more than 15 years from the date on which the office
658	656		321
659	657		conducts the background check in the Division of Child and Family Services'
660	658		322
661	659		Licensing Information System described in Section 80-2-1002;
662	660		323
663	661		(m) has a listing that occurred more than 15 years from the date on which the office
664	662		324
665	663		conducts the background check in the Division of Child and Family Services'
666	664		325
667	665		Licensing Information System described in Section 80-2-1002, with criminal or
668	666		326
669	667		non-criminal findings after the date of the listing;
670	668		327
671	669		(n) has a listing that occurred no more than 15 years from the date on which the office
672	670		328
673	671		conducts the background check in the Division of Aging and Adult Services'
674	672		329
675	673		vulnerable adult abuse, neglect, or exploitation database described in Section
676	674		330
677	675		26B-6-210;
678	676		331
679	677		(o) has a listing that occurred more than 15 years from the date on which the office
680	678		332
681	679		conducts the background check in the Division of Aging and Adult Services'
682	680		333
683	681		vulnerable adult abuse, neglect, or exploitation database described in Section
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685	682		334
686	683		26B-6-210, with criminal or non-criminal findings after the date of the listing;
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687	685		335
688	686		(p) has a substantiated finding that occurred no more than 15 years from the date on
689	687		336
690	688		which the office conducts the background check of severe child abuse or neglect
691	689		337
692	690		under Section 80-3-404 or 80-3-504[ ]; or
693	691		338
694	692		(q) has a substantiated finding that occurred more than 15 years from the date on which
695	693		339
696	694		the office conducts the background check of severe child abuse or neglect under
697	695		340
698	696		Section 80-3-404 or 80-3-504, with criminal or non-criminal findings after the date of
699	697		341
700	698		the listing.
701	699		342
702	700		(7)(a) The comprehensive review shall include an examination of:
703	701		343
704	702		(i) the date of the offense or incident;
705	703		344
706	704		(ii) the nature and seriousness of the offense or incident;
707	705		345
708	706		(iii) the circumstances under which the offense or incident occurred;
709	707		346
710	708		(iv) the age of the perpetrator when the offense or incident occurred;
711	709		347
712	710		(v) whether the offense or incident was an isolated or repeated incident;
713	711		348
714	712		(vi) whether the offense or incident directly relates to abuse of a child or vulnerable
715	713		349
716	714		adult, including:
717	715		350
718	716		(A) actual or threatened, nonaccidental physical, mental, or financial harm;
719	717		351
720	718		(B) sexual abuse;
721	719		352
722	720		(C) sexual exploitation; or
723	721		353
724	722		(D) negligent treatment;
725	723		354
726	724		(vii) any evidence provided by the applicant of rehabilitation, counseling, psychiatric
727	725		355
728	726		treatment received, or additional academic or vocational schooling completed;
729	727		356
730	728		(viii) the applicant's risk of harm to clientele in the program or in the capacity for
731	729		357
732	730		which the applicant is applying; and
733	731		358
734	732		(ix) if the background check of an applicant is being conducted for the purpose of
735	733		359
736	734		giving direct access qualified status to an applicant seeking a position in a
737	735		360
738	736		congregate care program or to become a prospective foster or adoptive parent, any
739	737		361
740	738		listing in the Division of Child and Family Services' Management Information
741	739		362
742	740		System described in Section 80-2-1001.
743	741		363
744	742		(b) At the conclusion of the comprehensive review, the office shall deny direct access
745	743		364
746	744		qualified status to an applicant if the office finds the approval would likely create a
747	745		365
748	746		risk of harm to a child or vulnerable adult.
749	747		366
750	748		(8) The office shall grant direct access qualified status to an applicant who is not denied
751	749		367
752	750		under this section.
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754	751		368
755	752		(9)(a) The office may conditionally grant direct access qualified status to an applicant,
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756	754		369
757	755		for a maximum of 60 days after the day on which the office sends written notice,
758	756		370
759	757		without requiring that the applicant be directly supervised, if the office:
760	758		371
761	759		(i) is awaiting the results of the criminal history search of national criminal
762	760		372
763	761		background databases; and
764	762		373
765	763		(ii) would otherwise grant direct access qualified status to the applicant under this
766	764		374
767	765		section.
768	766		375
769	767		(b) The office may conditionally grant direct access qualified status to an applicant, for a
770	768		376
771	769		maximum of one year after the day on which the office sends written notice, without
772	770		377
773	771		requiring that the applicant be directly supervised if the office:
774	772		378
775	773		(i) is awaiting the results of an out-of-state registry for providers other than foster and
776	774		379
777	775		adoptive parents; and
778	776		380
779	777		(ii) would otherwise grant direct access qualified status to the applicant under this
780	778		381
781	779		section.
782	780		382
783	781		(c) Upon receiving the results of the criminal history search of a national criminal
784	782		383
785	783		background database, the office shall grant or deny direct access qualified status to
786	784		384
787	785		the applicant in accordance with this section.
788	786		385
789	787		(10)(a) Each time an applicant is associated with a licensee, the department shall review
790	788		386
791	789		the current status of the applicant's background check to ensure the applicant is still
792	790		387
793	791		eligible for direct access qualified status in accordance with this section.
794	792		388
795	793		(b) A licensee may not permit an individual to have direct access to a child or a
796	794		389
797	795		vulnerable adult without being directly supervised unless:
798	796		390
799	797		(i) the individual is the parent or guardian of the child, or the guardian of the
800	798		391
801	799		vulnerable adult;
802	800		392
803	801		(ii) the individual is approved by the parent or guardian of the child, or the guardian
804	802		393
805	803		of the vulnerable adult, to have direct access to the child or the vulnerable adult;
806	804		394
807	805		(iii) the individual is only permitted to have direct access to a vulnerable adult who
808	806		395
809	807		voluntarily invites the individual to visit; or
810	808		396
811	809		(iv) the individual only provides incidental care for a foster child on behalf of a foster
812	810		397
813	811		parent who has used reasonable and prudent judgment to select the individual to
814	812		398
815	813		provide the incidental care for the foster child.
816	814		399
817	815		(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, an applicant who is denied direct
818	816		400
819	817		access qualified status shall not have direct access to a child or vulnerable adult
820	818		401
821	819		unless the office grants direct access qualified status to the applicant through a
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823	820		402
824	821		subsequent application in accordance with this section.
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825	823		403
826	824		(11) If the office denies direct access qualified status to an applicant, the applicant may
827	825		404
828	826		request a hearing in the department's Office of Administrative Hearings to challenge the
829	827		405
830	828		office's decision.
831	829		406
832	830		(12)(a) This Subsection (12) applies to an applicant associated with a certification,
833	831		407
834	832		contract, or licensee serving adults only.
835	833		408
836	834		(b) A program director or a member, as defined in Section 26B-2-105, of the licensee
837	835		409
838	836		shall comply with this section.
839	837		410
840	838		(c) The office shall conduct a comprehensive review for an applicant if:
841	839		411
842	840		(i) the applicant is seeking a position:
843	841		412
844	842		(A) as a peer support provider;
845	843		413
846	844		(B) as a mental health professional; or
847	845		414
848	846		(C) in a program that serves only adults with a primary mental health diagnosis,
849	847		415
850	848		with or without a co-occurring substance use disorder; and
851	849		416
852	850		(ii) within three years from the date on which the office conducts the background
853	851		417
854	852		check, the applicant has a felony or misdemeanor charge or conviction or a
855	853		418
856	854		non-criminal finding.
857	855		419
858	856		(13)(a) This Subsection (13) applies to an applicant seeking a position in a congregate
859	857		420
860	858		care program, an applicant seeking to provide a prospective foster home, an applicant
861	859		421
862	860		seeking to provide a prospective adoptive home, and each adult living in the home of
863	861		422
864	862		the prospective foster or prospective adoptive home.
865	863		423
866	864		(b) As federally required, the office shall:
867	865		424
868	866		(i) check the child abuse and neglect registry in each state where each applicant
869	867		425
870	868		resided in the five years immediately preceding the day on which the applicant
871	869		426
872	870		applied to be a foster or adoptive parent, to determine whether the prospective
873	871		427
874	872		foster or adoptive parent is listed in the registry as having a substantiated or
875	873		428
876	874		supported finding of child abuse or neglect; and
877	875		429
878	876		(ii) except for applicants seeking a position in a congregate care program, check the
879	877		430
880	878		child abuse and neglect registry in each state where each adult living in the home
881	879		431
882	880		of the prospective foster or adoptive home resided in the five years immediately
883	881		432
884	882		preceding the day on which the applicant applied to be a foster or adoptive parent,
885	883		433
886	884		to determine whether the adult is listed in the registry as having a substantiated or
887	885		434
888	886		supported finding of child abuse or neglect.
889	887		435
890	888		(c) The requirements described in Subsection (13)(b) do not apply to the extent that:
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892	889		436
893	890		(i) federal law or rule permits otherwise; or
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894	892		437
895	893		(ii) the requirements would prohibit the Division of Child and Family Services or a
896	894		438
897	895		court from placing a child with:
898	896		439
899	897		(A) a noncustodial parent under Section 80-2a-301, 80-3-302, or 80-3-303; or
900	898		440
901	899		(B) a relative, other than a noncustodial parent, under Section 80-2a-301, 80-3-302,
902	900		441
903	901		or 80-3-303, pending completion of the background check described in
904	902		442
905	903		Subsections (5), (6), and (7).
906	904		443
907	905		(d) Notwithstanding Subsections (5) through (10), the office shall deny direct access
908	906		444
909	907		qualified status if the applicant has been convicted of:
910	908		445
911	909		(i) a felony involving conduct that constitutes any of the following:
912	910		446
913	911		(A) child abuse, as described in Sections 76-5-109, 76-5-109.2, and 76-5-109.3;
914	912		447
915	913		(B) commission of domestic violence in the presence of a child, as described in
916	914		448
917	915		Section 76-5-114;
918	916		449
919	917		(C) abuse or neglect of a child with a disability, as described in Section 76-5-110;
920	918		450
921	919		(D) intentional aggravated abuse of a vulnerable adult, as described in Section
922	920		451
923	921		76-5-111;
924	922		452
925	923		(E) endangerment of a child or vulnerable adult, as described in Section
926	924		453
927	925		76-5-112.5;
928	926		454
929	927		(F) aggravated murder, as described in Section 76-5-202;
930	928		455
931	929		(G) murder, as described in Section 76-5-203;
932	930		456
933	931		(H) manslaughter, as described in Section 76-5-205;
934	932		457
935	933		(I) child abuse homicide, as described in Section 76-5-208;
936	934		458
937	935		(J) homicide by assault, as described in Section 76-5-209;
938	936		459
939	937		(K) kidnapping, as described in Section 76-5-301;
940	938		460
941	939		(L) child kidnapping, as described in Section 76-5-301.1;
942	940		461
943	941		(M) aggravated kidnapping, as described in Section 76-5-302;
944	942		462
945	943		(N) human trafficking of a child, as described in Section 76-5-308.5;
946	944		463
947	945		(O) an offense described in Title 76, Chapter 5, Part 4, Sexual Offenses;
948	946		464
949	947		(P) sexual exploitation of a minor, as described in Title 76, Chapter 5b, Sexual
950	948		465
951	949		Exploitation Act;
952	950		466
953	951		(Q) aggravated exploitation of a minor, as described in Section 76-5b-201.1;
954	952		467
955	953		(R) aggravated arson, as described in Section 76-6-103;
956	954		468
957	955		(S) aggravated burglary, as described in Section 76-6-203;
958	956		469
959	957		(T) aggravated robbery, as described in Section 76-6-302;
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961	958		470
962	959		(U) lewdness involving a child, as described in Section 76-9-702.5;
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963	961		471
964	962		(V) incest, as described in Section 76-7-102; or
965	963		472
966	964		(W) domestic violence, as described in Section 77-36-1; or
967	965		473
968	966		(ii) an offense committed outside the state that, if committed in the state, would
969	967		474
970	968		constitute a violation of an offense described in Subsection (13)(d)(i).
971	969		475
972	970		(e) Notwithstanding Subsections (5) through (10), the office shall deny direct access
973	971		476
974	972		qualified status to an applicant if, within the five years from the date on which the
975	973		477
976	974		office conducts the background check, the applicant was convicted of a felony
977	975		478
978	976		involving conduct that constitutes a violation of any of the following:
979	977		479
980	978		(i) aggravated assault, as described in Section 76-5-103;
981	979		480
982	980		(ii) aggravated assault by a prisoner, as described in Section 76-5-103.5;
983	981		481
984	982		(iii) mayhem, as described in Section 76-5-105;
985	983		482
986	984		(iv) an offense described in Title 58, Chapter 37, Utah Controlled Substances Act;
987	985		483
988	986		(v) an offense described in Title 58, Chapter 37a, Utah Drug Paraphernalia Act;
989	987		484
990	988		(vi) an offense described in Title 58, Chapter 37b, Imitation Controlled Substances
991	989		485
992	990		Act;
993	991		486
994	992		(vii) an offense described in Title 58, Chapter 37c, Utah Controlled Substance
995	993		487
996	994		Precursor Act; or
997	995		488
998	996		(viii) an offense described in Title 58, Chapter 37d, Clandestine Drug Lab Act.
999	997		489
1000	998		(f) In addition to the circumstances described in Subsection (6), the office shall conduct
1001	999		490
1002	1000		a comprehensive review of an applicant's background check under this section if the
1003	1001		491
1004	1002		applicant:
1005	1003		492
1006	1004		(i) has an offense described in Subsection (5)(a);
1007	1005		493
1008	1006		(ii) has an infraction conviction entered on a date that is no more than three years
1009	1007		494
1010	1008		before the date on which the office conducts the background check;
1011	1009		495
1012	1010		(iii) has a listing in the Division of Child and Family Services' Licensing Information
1013	1011		496
1014	1012		System described in Section 80-2-1002;
1015	1013		497
1016	1014		(iv) has a listing in the Division of Aging and Adult Services' vulnerable adult,
1017	1015		498
1018	1016		neglect, or exploitation database described in Section 26B-2-210;
1019	1017		499
1020	1018		(v) has a substantiated finding of severe child abuse or neglect under Section
1021	1019		500
1022	1020		80-3-404 or 80-3-504; or
1023	1021		501
1024	1022		(vi) has a listing on the registry check described in Subsection (13)(b) as having a
1025	1023		502
1026	1024		substantiated or supported finding of a severe type of child abuse or neglect, as
1027	1025		503
1028	1026		defined in Section 80-1-102.
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1030	1027		504
1031	1028		(g) The department shall make reasonable effort to determine, within seven business
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1032	1030		505
1033	1031		days after the date on which the department receives a completed report from the
1034	1032		506
1035	1033		bureau, whether to grant certification for direct patient access for each applicant for
1036	1034		507
1037	1035		whom the bureau receives:
1038	1036		508
1039	1037		(i) the personal identification information specified by the department under
1040	1038		509
1041	1039		Subsection (2);
1042	1040		510
1043	1041		(ii) results from other state child abuse and neglect registries, in accordance with
1044	1042		511
1045	1043		Subsection (3)(g); and
1046	1044		512
1047	1045		(iii) any fees established by the department under Subsection (14).
1048	1046		513
1049	1047		(14) In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the
1050	1048		514
1051	1049		office may make rules, consistent with this part, to:
1052	1050		515
1053	1051		(a) establish procedures for, and information to be examined in, the comprehensive
1054	1052		516
1055	1053		review described in Subsections (6), (7), and (13);[ and]
1056	1054		517
1057	1055		(b) determine whether to consider an offense or incident that occurred while an
1058	1056		518
1059	1057		individual was in the custody of the Division of Child and Family Services or the
1060	1058		519
1061	1059		Division of Juvenile Justice and Youth Services for purposes of granting or denying
1062	1060		520
1063	1061		direct access qualified status to an applicant[.] ; and
1064	1062		521
1065	1063		(c) in accordance with Subsection 26B-2-240(9), establish fees for applications for
1066	1064		522
1067	1065		certification for direct patient access.
1068	1066		523
1069	1067		Section 2. Section 26B-2-703 is amended to read:
1070	1068		524
1071	1069		26B-2-703 . Sanctions -- Penalties and adjudicative procedure -- Rulemaking.
1072	1070		525
1073	1071		(1) If the department has reason to believe that a provider has failed to comply with this
1074	1072		526
1075	1073		chapter or rules made pursuant to this chapter, the department may serve a notice of
1076	1074		527
1077	1075		agency action to commence an adjudicative proceeding in accordance with Title 63G,
1078	1076		528
1079	1077		Chapter 4, Administrative Procedures Act.
1080	1078		529
1081	1079		(2)(a) In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 4, Administrative Procedures Act, the
1082	1080		530
1083	1081		department may deny, place conditions on, suspend, or revoke a license, certificate,
1084	1082		531
1085	1083		or certification, and invoke penalties, including restricting or prohibiting new
1086	1084		532
1087	1085		admissions to a program or facility, if the department finds that there has been:
1088	1086		533
1089	1087		[(a)] (i) a failure to comply with:
1090	1088		534
1091	1089		[(i)] (A) rules established under this chapter; or
1092	1090		535
1093	1091		[(ii)] (B) any lawful order of the department or a local health department, or
1094	1092		536
1095	1093		applicable rule, statute, regulation, or requirement;
1096	1094		537
1097	1095		[(b)] (ii) aiding, abetting, or permitting the commission of any illegal act;
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1099	1096		538
1100	1097		[(c)] (iii) conduct adverse to the standards required to provide services and promote
	1098	+	- 16 - 02-20 16:00 2nd Sub. (Salmon) S.B. 240
1101	1099		539
1102	1100		public trust, including aiding, abetting, or permitting the commission of abuse,
1103	1101		540
1104	1102		neglect, exploitation, harm, mistreatment, or fraud; or
1105	1103		541
1106	1104		[(d)] (iv) a failure to provide applicable health and safety services for clients.
1107	1105		542
1108	1106		(b) The department may not restrict or prohibit new admissions at a congregate care
1109	1107		543
1110		-	program based on Ŝ→ the ←Ŝ sole fact that the congregate care program is
1111		-	543a
1112		-	operating under a
	1108	+	program based on sole fact that the congregate care program is operating under a
1113	1109		544
1114	1110		conditional license.
1115	1111		545
1116	1112		(3)(a) The department may act on an emergency basis if the department determines
1117	1113		546
1118	1114		immediate action is necessary to protect a client.
1119	1115		547
1120	1116		(b) Immediate action taken under Subsection (3)(a) may include restricting new
1121	1117		548
1122	1118		admissions to a program or facility, or increased monitoring of the operations of a
1123	1119		549
1124	1120		program or facility.
1125	1121		550
1126	1122		(4) The department may impose civil monetary penalties against any person, in a sum not to
1127	1123		551
1128	1124		exceed $10,000 per violation, in:
1129	1125		552
1130	1126		(a) an administrative action in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 4, Administrative
1131	1127		553
1132	1128		Procedures Act;
1133	1129		554
1134	1130		(b) a similar administrative proceeding adopted by a county or local government; or
1135	1131		555
1136	1132		(c) a judicial civil proceeding.
1137	1133		556
1138	1134		(5) Assessment of a civil penalty or administrative penalty does not preclude the
1139	1135		557
1140	1136		department or a local health department from:
1141	1137		558
1142	1138		(a) seeking criminal penalties;
1143	1139		559
1144	1140		(b) denying, revoking, imposing conditions on, or refusing to renew a license,
1145	1141		560
1146	1142		certificate, or certification; or
1147	1143		561
1148	1144		(c) seeking injunctive or equitable remedies.
1149	1145		562
1150	1146		(6) If the department revokes a license, certificate, or certification, the office may not grant
1151	1147		563
1152	1148		a new license, certificate, or certification unless:
1153	1149		564
1154	1150		(a) at least five years have passed since the day on which the provider was served with
1155	1151		565
1156	1152		final notice that the provider's license, certificate, or certification was revoked; and
1157	1153		566
1158	1154		(b) the office determines that the interests of the public will not be jeopardized by
1159	1155		567
1160	1156		granting the provider a new license, certificate, or certification.
1161	1157		568
1162	1158		(7) If the department does not renew a license, certificate, or certification because of
1163	1159		569
1164	1160		noncompliance with the provisions of this part or rules adopted under this part, the
1165	1161		570
1166	1162		department may not issue a new license, certificate, or certification unless:
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1168	1163		571
1169	1164		(a) at least one year has passed since the day on which the renewal was denied;
1170	1165		572
1171	1166		(b) the provider complies with all renewal requirements; and
	1167	+	- 17 - 2nd Sub. (Salmon) S.B. 240 02-20 16:00
1172	1168		573
1173	1169		(c) the office determines that the interests of the public will not be jeopardized by
1174	1170		574
1175	1171		issuing a new license, certificate, or certification.
1176	1172		575
1177	1173		(8) The office may suspend a license, certificate, or certification for up to three years.
1178	1174		576
1179	1175		(9) When a license, certificate, or certification has been suspended, the office may restore,
1180	1176		577
1181	1177		or restore subject to conditions, the suspended license, certificate, or certification upon a
1182	1178		578
1183	1179		determination that the:
1184	1180		579
1185	1181		(a) conditions upon which the suspension were based have been completely or partially
1186	1182		580
1187	1183		corrected; and
1188	1184		581
1189	1185		(b) interests of the public will not be jeopardized by restoration of the license, certificate,
1190	1186		582
1191	1187		or certification.
1192	1188		583
1193	1189		(10) If a provider fails to comply with the provisions of this chapter, the department may
1194	1190		584
1195	1191		impose a penalty on the provider that is less than or equal to the cost incurred by the
1196	1192		585
1197	1193		department, which may include:
1198	1194		586
1199	1195		(a) the cost to continue providing services, including ensuring client safety and
1200	1196		587
1201	1197		relocating clients through the transition or closure of a program or facility;
1202	1198		588
1203	1199		(b) the cost to place an administrator or department representative as a monitor in a
1204	1200		589
1205	1201		program or facility; or
1206	1202		590
1207	1203		(c) the cost to assess to the provider those costs incurred by the department.
1208	1204		591
1209	1205		(11)(a) If a congregate care program or facility knowingly fails to comply with the
1210	1206		592
1211	1207		provisions of Section 26B-2-124, the office may impose a penalty on the congregate
1212	1208		593
1213	1209		care program or facility that is less than or equal to the cost of care incurred by the
1214	1210		594
1215	1211		state for a private-placement child described in Subsection 26B-2-124(3).
1216	1212		595
1217	1213		(b) The office may not deny, place a condition on, revoke, refuse to reinstate, suspend,
1218	1214		596
1219	1215		withdraw, or amend an authority, right, license, certificate, or certification under this
1220	1216		597
1221	1217		part based on the sole fact that:
1222	1218		598
1223	1219		(i) a program has appealed an agency action; or
1224	1220		599
1225	1221		(ii) an appeal or adjudicative proceeding is pending.
1226	1222		600
1227	1223		(c) The office shall notify a congregate care program within seven days of determining
1228	1224		601
1229	1225		that the office will not remove a condition on, reinstate, or renew a program's license.
1230	1226		602
1231	1227		(d) The office:
1232	1228		603
1233	1229		(i) shall:
1234	1230		604
1235	1231		(A) conduct an initial inspection within 14 days after the date on which the office
1236		-	- 18 - 02-21 15:58 2nd Sub. (Salmon) S.B. 240
1237	1232		605
1238	1233		places a restriction or prohibition on new admissions; and
1239	1234		606
1240	1235		(B) conduct subsequent inspections at least every 30 days until the the office
	1236	+	- 18 - 02-20 16:00 2nd Sub. (Salmon) S.B. 240
1241	1237		607
1242	1238		removes the restriction or prohibition on new admissions;
1243	1239		608
1244	1240		(ii) may remove a restriction or prohibition on new admissions at a congregate care
1245	1241		609
1246		-	program if ~~Ŝ→ [~~ the office~~] ←Ŝ~~ :
	1242	+	program if the office:
1247	1243		610
1248		-	(A) Ŝ→ the office ←Ŝ conducts two consecutive inspections showing full
1249		-	610a
1250		-	compliance with the
	1244	+	(A) conducts two consecutive inspections showing full compliance with the
1251	1245		611
1252	1246		violated rules and any corrective action required by the office;
1253	1247		612
1254		-	(B) Ŝ→ the office ←Ŝ finds no new violations upon which the office may
1255		-	612a
1256		-	place a restriction or
	1248	+	(B) finds no new violations upon which the office may place a restriction or
1257	1249		613
1258	1250		prohibition on new admissions; and
1259	1251		614
1260	1252		(C) at least 45 days have passed since the office placed the restriction or
1261	1253		615
1262	1254		prohibition on new admissions;
1263	1255		616
1264	1256		(iii) shall remove a conditional license on a congregate care program if:
1265	1257		617
1266		-	(A) the Ŝ→ [congregate care ] ←Ŝ program has rectified all issues for which
1267		-	617a
1268		-	the conditional
	1258	+	(A) the congregate care program has rectified all issues for which the conditional
1269	1259		618
1270	1260		license was initially imposed;
1271	1261		619
1272	1262		(B) the department conducts three consecutive inspections showing full
1273	1263		620
1274	1264		compliance with the violations upon which the conditional license was initially
1275	1265		621
1276	1266		imposed;
1277	1267		622
1278	1268		(C) at least 90 days have passed since the date on which the first of the three
1279	1269		623
1280	1270		inspections described in Subsection (11)(d)(iii)(B) occurred; and
1281	1271		624
1282	1272		(D) the office finds no new violations upon which the office may place a
1283	1273		625
1284	1274		conditional license on the program.
1285	1275		626
1286	1276		(12) If the department finds that an abortion has been performed in violation of Section
1287	1277		627
1288	1278		76-7-314 or 76-7a-201, the department shall deny or revoke the license.
1289	1279		628
1290	1280		(13) A provider, program or facility, or person may commence adjudicative proceedings in
1291	1281		629
1292	1282		accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 4, Administrative Procedures Act, regarding all
1293	1283		630
1294	1284		agency actions that determine the legal rights, duties, privileges, immunities, or other
1295	1285		631
1296	1286		legal interests of the provider, program or facility, or persons associated with the
1297	1287		632
1298	1288		provider, including all office actions to grant, deny, place conditions on, revoke,
1299	1289		633
1300	1290		suspend, withdraw, or amend an authority, right, license, certificate, or certification
1301	1291		634
1302	1292		under this part.
1303	1293		635
1304	1294		(14) Subject to the requirements of federal and state law, the office shall make rules in
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1306	1295		636
1307	1296		accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, to establish
1308	1297		637
1309	1298		sanctions, penalties, and adjudicative proceedings as described in this chapter.
1310	1299		638
1311	1300		Section 3. Effective Date.
1312	1301		639
1313	1302		This bill takes effect on May 7, 2025.
1314		-	- 20 -
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