Section 26B-2-202 - Duties of department(1) The department shall:(a) enforce rules established pursuant to this part;(b) authorize an agent of the department to conduct inspections of health care facilities pursuant to this part;(c) collect information authorized by the committee that may be necessary to ensure that adequate health care facilities are available to the public;(d) collect and credit fees for licenses as free revenue;(e) collect and credit fees for conducting plan reviews as dedicated credits;(f)(i) collect and credit fees for conducting certification for direct patient access under Sections 26B-2-239 and 26B-2-240; and(ii) beginning July 1, 2012: (A) up to $105,000 of the fees collected under Subsection (1)(f)(i) are dedicated credits; and(B) the fees collected for background checks under Subsection 26B-2-240(6) and Subsection 26B-2-241(4) shall be transferred to the Department of Public Safety to reimburse the Department of Public Safety for its costs in conducting the federal background checks;(g) designate an executive secretary from within the department to assist the committee in carrying out its powers and responsibilities;(h) establish reasonable standards for criminal background checks by public and private entities;(i) recognize those public and private entities that meet the standards established pursuant to Subsection (1)(h); and(j) provide necessary administrative and staff support to the committee.(2) The department may: (a) exercise all incidental powers necessary to carry out the purposes of this part;(b) review architectural plans and specifications of proposed health care facilities or renovations of health care facilities to ensure that the plans and specifications conform to rules established by the committee; and(c) in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, make rules as necessary to implement the provisions of this part.Amended by Chapter 240, 2024 General Session ,§ 29, eff. 5/1/2024.Renumbered from § 26-21-6 and amended by Chapter 305, 2023 General Session ,§ 130, eff. 5/3/2023.Amended by Chapter 74, 2016 General Session ,§ 7, eff. 5/10/2016.Amended by Chapter 328, 2012 General Session ,§ 1, eff. 5/8/2012.Amended by Chapter 169, 1998 General Session