Section 35A-3-103 - Department responsibilitiesThe department shall:
(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) administer the Medicaid Eligibility Quality Control function in accordance with 42 C.F.R. Sec. 431.812; and(13) conduct non-clinical 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 26B, Chapter 3, Health Care - Administration and Assistance; or(b) Title 26B, Chapter 3, Part 9, Utah Children's Health Insurance Program.Amended by Chapter 328, 2023 General Session ,§ 30, eff. 5/3/2023.Amended by Chapter 255, 2022 General Session ,§ 75, eff. 7/1/2022.Amended by Chapter 296, 2016 General Session ,§ 9, eff. 7/1/2016.Amended by Chapter 348, 2016 General Session ,§ 33, eff. 5/10/2016.Amended by Chapter 221, 2015 General Session ,§ 3, eff. 5/12/2015.Amended by Chapter 212, 2012 General Session ,§ 26, eff. 7/1/2012.Amended by Chapter 148, 2005 General Session