Effective 7/1/2022
26-69-202. Council and executive director duties.
26-69-202. Council and executive director duties.
- (1) The council shall:
- (a) meet at least once each quarter;
- (b) study and provide recommendations to an entity described in Subsection (2) regarding:
- (i) health workforce supply;
- (ii) health workforce employment trends and demand;
- (iii) options for training and educating the health workforce;
- (iv) the implementation or improvement of strategies that entities in the state are using or may use to address health workforce needs including:
- (A) shortages;
- (B) recruitment; and
- (C) retention; and
- (v) other Utah health workforce priorities as determined by the council;
- (c) provide guidance to an entity described in Subsection (2) regarding health workforce related matters;
- (d) review and comment on legislation relevant to Utah’s health workforce; and
- (e) advise the Utah Board of Higher Education and the Legislature on the status and needs of the health workforce who are in training.
- (2) The council shall provide information described in Subsections (1)(b) and (c) to:
- (a) the Legislature;
- (b) the department;
- (c) the Department of Workforce Services;
- (d) the Department of Commerce;
- (e) the Utah Medical Education Council; and
- (f) any other entity the council deems appropriate upon the entity’s request.
- (3)
- (a) The Utah Medical Education Council created in Section 26-69-402 is a subcommittee of the council.
- (b) The council may establish subcommittees to support the work of the council.
- (c) A member of the council shall chair a subcommittee created by the council.
- (d) Except for the Utah Medical Education Council, the chair of the subcommittee may appoint any individual to the subcommittee.
- (4) For any report created by the council that pertains to any duty described in Subsection (1), the council shall:
- (a) provide the report to:
- (i) the department; and
- (ii) any appropriate legislative committee; and
- (b) post the report on the council’s website.
- (a) provide the report to:
- (5) The executive director shall:
- (a) ensure the council has adequate staff to support the council and any subcommittee created by the council; and
- (b) provide any available information upon the council’s request if:
- (i) that information is necessary for the council to fulfill a duty described in Subsection (1); and
- (ii) the department has access to the information.
Enacted by Chapter 224, 2022 General Session