Qualifications for certification.

(1) The department shall issue a certification described in Section 26B-2-504 to a community health worker if the community health worker has: (a) completed core-skill training administered by: (i) the department; (ii) a state professional association that: (A) is associated with the community health worker profession; and (B) is aligned with a national community health worker professional association; or (iii) an entity designated by a state professional association described in Subsection (1)(a)(ii); (b) completed training regarding basic medical confidentiality requirements, including the confidentiality requirements of HIPAA as defined in Section 26B-8-514; (c) completed an application as designed by the department with a signed statement agreeing to abide by national standards of practice and ethics for community health workers; and (d) paid a fee established by the department under Section 63J-1-504. (2) A community health worker with at least 4,000 hours of experience as a community health worker is exempt from the core-skill training requirement described in Subsection (1)(a).