Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 57 > Chapter 6 - Occupying Claimants

• Ambulance: means a ground, air, or water vehicle that:

  (a)	transports patients and is used to provide emergency medical services; and

  (b)

  is required to obtain a permit under Section 26B-4-118 to operate in the state. See Utah Code 26B-4-101 Ambulance provider: means an emergency medical service provider that: (a)  transports and provides emergency medical care to patients; and (b)  is required to obtain a license under Sections 26B-4-150 through 26B-4-170. See Utah Code 26B-4-101 Committee: means the State Emergency Medical Services Committee created by Section 26B-1-204. See Utah Code 26B-4-101 Community paramedicine: means medical care: (a)  provided by emergency medical service personnel; and (b)  provided to a patient who is not: (i)  in need of ambulance transportation; or (ii)  located in a health care facility as defined in Section 26B-2-201. See Utah Code 26B-4-101 Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant. Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed. Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime. Emergency medical service personnel: includes a paramedic, medical director of a licensed emergency medical service provider, emergency medical service instructor, behavioral emergency services technician, other categories established by the committee, and a certified emergency medical dispatcher. See Utah Code 26B-4-101 Emergency medical service providers: means : (a)  licensed ambulance providers and paramedic providers; (b)  a facility or provider that is required to be designated under Subsection 26B-4-117(1)(a); and (c)  emergency medical service personnel. See Utah Code 26B-4-101 Emergency medical services: means : (a)  medical services; (b)  transportation services; (c)  behavioral emergency services; or (d)  any combination of the services described in Subsections (11)(a) through (c). See Utah Code 26B-4-101 Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006. Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program. Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses. 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 Person: means :Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit. Process: means a writ or summons issued in the course of a judicial proceeding. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Property: includes both real and personal property. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5 real estate: means any right, title, estate, or interest in land, including all nonextracted minerals located in, on, or under the land, all buildings, fixtures and improvements on the land, and all water rights, rights-of-way, easements, rents, issues, profits, income, tenements, hereditaments, possessory rights, claims, including mining claims, privileges, and appurtenances belonging to, used, or enjoyed with the land or any part of the land. See Utah Code 57-1-1 State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Trauma: means an injury requiring immediate medical or surgical intervention. See Utah Code 26B-4-101 Trauma system: means a single, statewide system that: (a)  organizes and coordinates the delivery of trauma care within defined geographic areas from the time of injury through transport and rehabilitative care; and (b)  is inclusive of all prehospital providers, hospitals, and rehabilitative facilities in delivering care for trauma patients, regardless of severity. See Utah Code 26B-4-101 Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence. United States: includes each state, district, and territory of the United States of America. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5