Patient: means an individual who, as the result of illness, injury, or a behavioral emergency condition, meets any of the criteria in Section 26B-4-119. See Utah Code 26B-4-101
(a)
emergency medical service providers in the following categories:
(i)
quick response provider;
(ii)
resource hospital for emergency medical providers;
(iii)
emergency medical service dispatch center;
(iv)
emergency patient receiving facilities; and
(v)
other types of emergency medical service providers as the committee considers necessary; and
(b)
nonemergency secured behavioral health transport providers.
(2)
The department shall, based on the requirements in Subsection (1), issue designations to emergency medical service providers and nonemergency secured behavioral health transport providers listed in Subsection (1).
(3)
As provided in Section 26B-4-127, an entity issued a designation under Subsection (2) may only function and hold itself out in accordance with its designation.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 307, 2023 General Session
