Utah § 26B-6-410 Disbursal of public funds -- Background check of a direct service worker.

Utah Statutes

§ 26B-6-410 — Disbursal of public funds -- Background check of a direct service worker.

Utah § 26B-6-410

Title 26BUtah Health and Human Services Code

Ch. 26B-6Long Term Services and Supports, Aging, and Disabilities

Part 26B-6-4Division of Services for People with Disabilities

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Utah Code Ann. § 26B-6-410 (2026).

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(1)For purposes of this section, "office" means the same as that term is defined in Section 26B-2-101.

(2)Public funds may not be disbursed to pay a direct service worker for personal services rendered to a person unless the office approves the direct service worker to have direct access and provide services to a child or a vulnerable adult pursuant to Section 26B-2-120.

(3)For purposes of Subsection (2), the office shall conduct a background check of a direct service worker:

(3)(a) before public funds are disbursed to pay the direct service worker for the personal services described in Subsection (2); and

(3)(b) using the same procedures established for a background check of an applicant for a license under Section 26B-2-120.

(4)A child who is in the legal custody of the department o

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(1) For purposes of this section, "office" means the same as that term is defined in Section 26B-2-101.
(2) Public funds may not be disbursed to pay a direct service worker for personal services rendered to a person unless the office approves the direct service worker to have direct access and provide services to a child or a vulnerable adult pursuant to Section 26B-2-120.
(3) For purposes of Subsection (2), the office shall conduct a background check of a direct service worker:

(3)(a) before public funds are disbursed to pay the direct service worker for the personal services described in Subsection (2); and
(3)(b) using the same procedures established for a background check of an applicant for a license under Section 26B-2-120.
(4) A child who is in the legal custody of the department or any of the department's divisions may not be placed with a direct service worker unless, before the child is placed with the direct service worker, the direct service worker passes a background check under Section 26B-2-120.
(5) If a public transit district, as described in Title 17B, Chapter 2a, Part 8, Public Transit District Act, contracts with the division to provide services:

(5)(a) the provisions of this section are not applicable to a direct service worker employed by the public transit district; and
(5)(b) the division may not reimburse the public transit district for services provided unless a direct service worker hired or transferred internally after July 1, 2013, by the public transit district to drive a paratransit route:
(5)(b)(i) is approved by the office to have direct access to children and vulnerable adults in accordance with Section 26B-2-120; and
(5)(b)(ii) is subject to a background check established in a statute or rule governing a public transit district or other public transit district policy.