(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).