Utah Admin. Code 380-350-3

Current through Bulletin 2024-23, December 1, 2024

Section R380-350-3 - Community Involvement

(1) A community health worker seeking to become a state certified Community Health Worker shall complete the following:

(a) 90 hours of core-skill training: and

(b) 300 hours of community involvement.

(2) The requirement for 300 hours of community involvement shall be completed through the submission of a portfolio to the department with the certification application by the applicant.

(a) The portfolio shall include:

(i) a detailed resume or curriculum vitae: and

(ii) a cover letter

(b) The portfolio shall include at a minimum two additional elements:

(i) three letters of recommendation:

(ii) a summary sheet of research projects:

(iii) a list and description of publications, presentations, reports, or projects authored by the applicant:

(iv) a statement of professional experience by the applicant:

(v) a list of achievements and awards received by the applicant: or

(vi) a recent performance evaluation.

(c) The portfolio shall demonstrate the setting, the communities served, and the services provided, this includes:

(i) the setting of the experience, this includes:

(A) churches:

(B) schools:

(C) community organizations:

(D) neighborhoods:

(E) clinics:

(F) health centers: or

(H) work in the public sector:

(ii) communities or populations served, this includes:

(A) low-income communities:

(B) lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, and asexual individuals and individuals with other sexual identities:

(C) people experiencing homelessness:

(D) rural communities:

(E) individuals with chronic disease:

(F) individuals with disabilities:

(G) people with visual impairments:

(H) older adults:

(I) immigrant or refugee communities:

(J) people without health insurance:

(K) racial and ethnic minorities: or

(L) individuals with complex health needs:

(iii) services provided include:

(1) community organizing:

(2) community presentations:

(3) community projects:

(4) community coalitions:

(5) health fairs:

(6) community mapping:

(7) community programming:

(8) workshops:

(9) resource coordination:

(10) outreach: and

(11) promotion:

(3) An applicant who has 4,000 hours or more experience as a community health worker shall:

(a) complete an application as designed by the department:

(b) sign a statement agreeing to abide by national standards of practice and ethics for community health workers: and

(c) pay the established certification fee set by the department:

Utah Admin. Code R380-350-3

Adopted by Utah State Bulletin Number 2023-06, effective 3/2/2023