Effective 7/1/2022
26-69-301. Utah Health Workforce Information Center.
26-69-301. Utah Health Workforce Information Center.
- (1) There is created within the department the Utah Health Workforce Information Center.
- (2) The information center shall:
- (a) under the guidance of the council, work with the Department of Commerce to collect data described in Section 58-1-112;
- (b) analyze data from any available source regarding Utah’s health workforce including data collected by the Department of Commerce under Section 58-1-112;
- (c) send a report to the council regarding any analysis of health workforce data;
- (d) conduct research on Utah’s health workforce as directed by the council;
- (e) notwithstanding the provisions of Subsection 35A-4-312(3), receive information obtained by the Department of Workforce Services under the provisions of Section 35A-4-312 for purposes consistent with the information center’s duties, including identifying changes in Utah’s health workforce numbers, types, and geographic distribution;
- (f) project the demand for individuals to enter health care professions, including the nursing profession in accordance with Section 53B-26-202;
- (g) subject to Section 26-3-7, share data with any appropriate person as determined by the information center; and
- (h) conduct research and provide analysis for any state agency as approved by the executive director or the executive director’s designee.
- (3) Notwithstanding any other provision of state law, the information center is authorized to obtain data from any state agency if:
- (a) the council and the information center deem receiving the data necessary to perform a duty listed under Subsection (2) or 26-69-202(1); and
- (b) the information center’s access to the data will not:
- (i) violate any federal statute or federal regulation; or
- (ii) violate a condition a state agency must follow:
- (A) to participate in a federal program; or
- (B) to receive federal funds.
Enacted by Chapter 224, 2022 General Session