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22-27-40
Section 22-27-40 Legislative findings. The Legislature finds that: (1) The state, its subdivisions
and the nation face an emerging crisis in solid waste management; (2) Proper waste management
is an increasingly complex issue involving the need for reducing the volumes of waste requiring
disposal, properly managing wastes to reduce the likelihood of both short-term and long-term
threat to human health and the environment, and assuring that adequate, environmentally secure,
waste management and disposal facilities will be available at reasonable costs to accommodate
wastes generated in the state; (3) Provision for necessary systems, facilities, technology
and services for solid waste management and resource recovery is a matter of important public
interest and concern, and action taken in this regard will be for a public purpose and will
benefit the public welfare; (4) Solid waste management problems are potentially statewide
in scope and necessitate state and local action through the...
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22-21-265
Section 22-21-265 Certificates of need - Required for new institutional health service. (a)
On or after July 30, 1979, no person to which this article applies shall acquire, construct,
or operate a new institutional health service, as defined in this article, or furnish or offer,
or purport to furnish a new institutional health service, as defined in this article, or make
an arrangement or commitment for financing the offering of a new institutional health service,
unless the person shall first obtain from the SHPDA a certificate of need therefor. Notwithstanding
any provisions of this article to the contrary, those facilities and distinct units operated
by the Department of Mental Health, and those facilities and distinct units operating under
contract or subcontract with the Department of Mental Health where the contract constitutes
the primary source of income to the facility, shall not be required to obtain a certificate
of need under this article. (b) Notwithstanding all other...
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22-21-275
Section 22-21-275 Procedures for review of applications for certificates of need. The SHPDA,
pursuant to the provisions of Section 22-21-274, shall prescribe by rules and regulations
the procedures for review of applications for certificates of need and for issuance of certificates
of need. Rules and regulations governing review procedures shall include, but not necessarily
be limited to, the following: (1) Agreement with other review agencies for review procedures
consistent with this article and federal regulations. (2) Application procedures and forms
of the application necessary to elicit and provide all necessary information as required by
the review criteria. (3) Establishment of a project review period of 90 days from the date
the state agency determines that the application is complete and notification thereof is made
to the applicant. The rules and regulations may provide for a period of not more than 15 days
for determination of the completeness of the application,...
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31-9-6
Section 31-9-6 Powers and duties of Governor with respect to emergency management. In performing
his or her duties under this article, the Governor is authorized and empowered: (1) To make,
amend, and rescind the necessary orders, rules and regulations to carry out the provisions
of this article within the limits of the authority conferred upon him or her in this article,
with due consideration of the plans of the federal government. (2) To prepare a comprehensive
plan and program for the emergency management of this state, such plan and program to be integrated
and coordinated with the emergency management plans of the federal government and of other
states to the fullest possible extent, and to coordinate the preparation of plans and programs
for emergency management by the political subdivisions of this state, such plans to be integrated
into and coordinated with the emergency management plans and programs of this state to the
fullest possible extent. (3) In accordance with such...
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22-5A-4
Section 22-5A-4 Selection of community ombudsmen; training; certification; duties; area plan
to describe program; notification of department as to prospective ombudsmen; advisory committee
on program. (a) Each area agency on aging funded by the department shall select at least one
community ombudsman in each planning and service area established according to regulations
issued pursuant to the Older Americans Act of 1965, as amended. The community ombudsman shall
be an employee or contractual employee of the area agency on aging and shall certify to having
no association with any health care facility or provider for reward or profit. (b) The duties
of each community ombudsman shall be as follows: (1) To receive, investigate, respond to,
and attempt informally to resolve complaints made by or on behalf of recipients; (2) To report
immediately instances of fraud, abuse, neglect, or exploitation to the department of pensions
and security for investigation and follow-up pursuant to Chapter...
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38-9D-4
Section 38-9D-4 Powers and duties. The council shall have the following duties and authority:
(1) Define the roles and responsibilities of all participating agencies. (2) Adopt rules for
the internal operation of the council. (3) Recommend to the Commissioner of the Department
of Senior Services appointment of additional members to serve on the council as deemed necessary
and appropriate. (4) Develop a long-range plan, reviewed semi-annually, for addressing the
needs of those at risk for elder abuse, which, to the extent practical, is derived from scientific
based research and nationally recognized best practices. The council shall provide a copy
of the plan and a detailed summary of any progress toward implementation of the plan to the
Governor and the Legislature on or before the 10th legislative day of each regular session.
The plan should include, but not be limited to, all of the following: a. The elimination of
barriers to identifying and reporting elder abuse such as duplicative...
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34-13-120
Section 34-13-120 License required; crematory requirements; application and inspection; records;
violations; rulemaking authority. (a) No person, firm, corporation, association, entity, or
funeral establishment, or branch thereof, may operate a crematory for the purpose of cremating
dead human bodies, unless licensed by the board as a funeral establishment and the crematory
being registered with the board and inspected by the board before any cremations of human
remains are performed. (b) A crematory shall satisfy all of the following requirements and
have the following minimum equipment, facilities, and personnel: (1) Registered with the board.
(2) Inspected by the board before performing any cremations. (3) Fixed on the premises of
a funeral establishment. For the purposes of this subdivision, fixed means permanently attached
to the real property where the establishment is situated. (4) Owned by the same individual,
partnership, or corporation as the funeral establishment. (5) Under...
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12-15-506
Section 12-15-506 County teams established; appointments; meetings; duties. (a) A county team
is created in each county of the state The county team shall consist of a representative appointed
by the head of the following departments, agencies, or organizations: The local education
agency or agencies, the county department of human resources, the Department of Mental Health,
the Department of Youth Services, and a juvenile probation officer appointed by the presiding
juvenile court judge. (b) Appointments to the county team shall be for a term of three years
beginning October 1, 1993, and each three years thereafter and until their successors are
appointed, except that the initial appointments of the representatives of the county department
of human resources and the Department of Mental Health shall be for three years; the initial
appointments of the representatives of the local education agency or agencies and the Department
of Youth Services shall be for two years; and the initial...
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22-4-32
Section 22-4-32 Definitions. For purposes of this article, the following terms shall have the
following meanings: (1) CERTIFICATE OF NEED REVIEW BOARD. The board which reviews all certificate
of need applications as provided in Section 22-21-260(14). (2) COVERED HEALTH CARE REPORTER.
The term includes health care facilities as that term is defined in Section 22-21-260(6);
new institutional health services subject to review as defined in Section 22-21-263; a facility
or institution for the care or treatment of any kind of mental or emotional illness or substance
abuse or for providing services to persons with intellectual disabilities as defined in Section
22-50-17; and facilities and distinct units as defined in Section 22-21-263(c). (3) HEALTH
CARE REPORTS. The written reports to SHPDA which are required to be submitted by this article.
(4) HEALTH CARE INFORMATION AND DATA ADVISORY COUNCIL. The body created by this article which
is charged with advising and participating in the...
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11-91A-7
Section 11-91A-7 Jurisdiction of board; funding; powers of board. The board shall have full,
complete, and exclusive jurisdiction over the program and shall allocate funds from its treasury
for the fulfillment and accomplishment of its duties and responsibilities in a manner as may
be necessary and appropriate to carry out the purposes of this chapter. The board shall have
the general powers and authority granted under the laws of this state for health insurers,
and in addition thereto, the specific authority to do all of the following: (a) Subject to
compliance with Section 11-91A-8 where applicable, execute a contract or contracts to provide
for the administration of the program in accordance with this chapter. The contract or contracts
may be executed with one or more agencies or corporations licensed to transact or administer
group health care business in this state with similar plans of the state for the joint performance
of common administrative functions. (b) Establish, and...
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