35A-3-103. Department responsibilities.
The department shall:
(1) administer public assistance programs assigned by the Legislature and the governor;
(2) determine eligibility for public assistance programs in accordance with the requirements of this chapter;
(3) cooperate with the federal government in the administration of public assistance programs;
(4) administer state employment services;
(5) provide for the compilation of necessary or desirable information, statistics, and reports;
(6) perform other duties and functions required by law;
(7) monitor the application of eligibility policy;
(8) develop personnel training programs for effective and efficient operation of the programs administered by the department;
(9) provide refugee resettlement services in accordance with Section; 35A-3-803
(10) provide child care assistance for children in accordance with; Part 2, Office of Child Care
(11) provide services that enable an applicant or recipient to qualify for affordable housing in cooperation with: the Utah Housing Corporation; the Division of Community Services; the Division of Housing and Community Development within the Governor's Office of Economic Development; and local housing authorities;
(12) administer the Medicaid Eligibility Quality Control function in accordance with 42 C.F.R. Sec. 431.812; and
(13) conduct non-clinical eligibility hearings and issue final decisions in adjudicative proceedings, including expedited appeals as defined in 42 C.F.R. Sec. 431.224, for medical assistance eligibility under:; or Title 26B, Chapter 3, Health Care - Administration and Assistance. Title 26B, Chapter 3, Part 9, Utah Children's Health Insurance Program