1. (1) The provider shall ensure the facility does not take placement of an individual whose needs exceed the scope or ability of the facility to reasonably manage.
2. (2) Each provider shall identify each key decision maker and service provider associated with the license application who is accountable for compliance with licensing rules.

3. (3) In conspicuous places where each visitor, staff, and client may see, the provider shall post:

   1. (a) abuse reporting laws as described in Sections 26B-6-205 and 80-2-609;
   2. (b) an Americans with Disabilities Act notice;
   3. (c) any department notice of agency action;
   4. (d) a civil rights notice;
   5. (e) the department code of conduct poster; and
   6. (f) the program license.
4. (4) The provider shall ensure that when a client is present, there is a phone available in the facility that can be used to call 911.
5. (5) The provider shall ensure there is a means to communicate with each client at a facility, including an interpreter as needed.
6. (6) The provider shall comply with Subsection R380-600-7(16) regarding critical incident reporting.

7. (7) The provider shall maintain compliance with, or documentation of any exemption from, requirements for:

   1. (a) any person preparing meals for any other person at the facility to have a food handler permit;

   2. (b) capacity determinations that:

      1. (i) include each staff and client on the premises; and
      2. (ii) do not exceed the capacity limits placed by local authorities;
   3. (c) fire clearance, if conducted separately from a business license; and
   4. (d) licensure and registration of any vehicle used to transport a client.
8. (8) A provider that allows self-serve meals shall ensure that each user of the self-serve kitchen is supervised, directed, and trained by staff that has a food handler permit.

9. (9) A provider that offers meals for a client shall adhere to and document staff training for safe practices that include:

   1. (a) an allowance for nutritious snacks to be available during restricted hours if the provider restricts access to food and kitchen equipment; and
   2. (b) how to identify and accommodate a client with special dietary needs.
10. (10) The provider shall ensure that placement in a behavioral health receiving center is a voluntary alternative that the client chooses instead of a more restrictive placement.
11. (11) A behavioral health receiving center may not require consent to treatment as a condition of admission.

KEY: human services, licensing, homeless

Date of Last Change: June 16, 2026

Authorizing, and Implemented or Interpreted Law: 26B-2-104; 26B-2-135