Section R510-400-6 - Service Provider Requirements(1) HCBA services shall be provided by a service provider that meets the following qualifications: (a) is a public or private social service or health care agency;(b) has at least one year of experience in providing in-home services, unless waived by the local area agency director or the local area agency director's designee based upon adequate documented justification;(c) is appropriately licensed; and(d) maintains liability insurance and bonding of employees.(2) A service provider shall be responsible for the following: (a) providing employees with written instructions based upon the individual's care plan;(b) instructing employees as needed in performing the required tasks;(c) providing supervision of employees; and(d) informing employees of personal liability.(3) Each local area agency shall be responsible for ensuring that the following case management requirements are implemented:(a) each individual shall be assigned a case manager;(b) each case manager may not be assigned more than 50 individuals.(4) A temporary waiver for the case management requirements may be approved at the discretion of the division. A local area agency shall submit a request for a temporary waiver in writing to the division.(5) A case manager shall have a bachelor's degree in a social science, health science, or other related field. A local area agency director or the local area agency director's designee may waive this requirement if the applicant has additional related education or additional related full-time paid employment.Utah Admin. Code R510-400-6
Adopted by Utah State Bulletin Number 2022-09, effective 4/12/2022