24-30-3: Rulemaking; community health worker certification; recertification; fees.

A. The secretary shall adopt and promulgate rules relating to the following:

(1) establishment and administration of a voluntary program for certification of community health workers, including criteria for:

(a) minimum education;

(b) training;

(c) experience; and

(d) other qualifications that the secretary deems appropriate in accordance with the provisions of the Community Health Workers Act;

(2) forms and procedures for the receipt, review and action upon applications for initial community health worker certification and for biennial recertification;

(3) establishment of standards for continuing education and other requirements that the secretary deems appropriate for biennial recertification;

(4) procedures for disciplinary action relating to applicants or certified community health workers. Department rules shall include guidelines for:

(a) disciplinary action;

(b) reprimands;

(c) probation;

(d) the denial, suspension or revocation of certification or recertification; and

(e) applicants' appeal rights;

(5) the determination, assessment and collection of certification fees, recertification fees and disciplinary fines; and

(6) other matters that the secretary deems appropriate to carry out the provisions of the Community Health Workers Act.

B. The department shall apply any fee it collects pursuant to the Community Health Workers Act to cover the costs of administering the community health worker certification program established pursuant to that act.