Department responsibilities.

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  • (1) administer public assistance programs assigned by the Legislature and the governor;
  • (2) determine eligibility for public assistance programs in accordance with the requirements of this chapter;
  • (3) cooperate with the federal government in the administration of public assistance programs;
  • (4) administer state employment services;
  • (5) provide for the compilation of necessary or desirable information, statistics, and reports;
  • (6) perform other duties and functions required by law;
  • (7) monitor the application of eligibility policy;
  • (8) develop personnel training programs for effective and efficient operation of the programs administered by the department;
  • (9) provide refugee resettlement services in accordance with Section 35A-3-701;
  • (10) provide child care assistance for children in accordance with Part 2, Office of Child Care;
  • (11) provide services that enable an applicant or recipient to qualify for affordable housing in cooperation with:
    • (a) the Utah Housing Corporation;
    • (b) the Housing and Community Development Division; and
    • (c) local housing authorities;
  • (12) in accordance with 42 C.F.R. Sec. 431.10, develop non-clinical eligibility policy and procedures to implement the eligibility state plan, waivers, and administrative rules developed and issued by the Department of Health and Human Services for medical assistance under:
    • (a)Title 26, Chapter 18, Medical Assistance Act; and
    • (b)Title 26, Chapter 40, Utah Children's Health Insurance Act;
  • (13) administer the Medicaid Eligibility Quality Control function in accordance with 42 C.F.R. Sec. 431.812; and
  • (14) conduct eligibility hearings and issue final decisions in adjudicative proceedings, including expedited appeals as defined in 42 C.F.R. Sec. 431.224, for medical assistance eligibility under:
    • (a)Title 26, Chapter 18, Medical Assistance Act; or
    • (b)Title 26, Chapter 40, Utah Children's Health Insurance Act.




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