Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 58 > Chapter 20b - Environmental Health Scientist Act

• Accredited program: means a degree-offering program from:

  (a)	an institution, college, or university that is accredited by the Department of Education or the Council for Higher Education Accreditation; or

  (b)

  a non-accredited institution, college, or university that offers education equivalent to Department of Education-accredited programs, as determined by a third party selected by the board. See Utah Code 58-20b-102 Adjudicative proceeding: means :Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Board: means the Environmental Health Scientist Board created in Section 58-20b-201. See Utah Code 58-20b-102 Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant. Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other. General supervision: means the supervising environmental health scientist is available for immediate voice communication with the person he or she is supervising. See Utah Code 58-20b-102 Informed consent: means consent that is voluntary and based on an understanding by the person to be sterilized of the nature and consequences of sterilization, the reasonably foreseeable risks and benefits of sterilization, and the available alternative methods of contraception. See Utah Code 26B-6-801 Institutionalized: means residing in the Utah State Developmental Center, the Utah State Hospital, a residential facility for persons with a disability as defined in Sections 10-9a-103 and 17-27a-103, a group home for persons with a disability, a nursing home, or a foster care home or facility. See Utah Code 26B-6-801 Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases. Person: means :Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Practice of environmental health science: means : (a)  the enforcement of, the issuance of permits required by, or the inspection for the purpose of enforcing state and local public health laws in the following areas: (i)  air quality; (ii)  food safety; (iii)  solid, hazardous, and toxic substances disposal; (iv)  consumer product safety; (v)  housing; (vi)  noise control; (vii)  radiation protection; (viii)  water quality; (ix)  vector control; (x)  drinking water quality; (xi)  milk sanitation; (xii)  rabies control; (xiii)  public health nuisances; (xiv)  indoor clean air regulations; (xv)  institutional and residential sanitation; or (xvi)  recreational facilities sanitation; or (b)  representing oneself in any manner as, or using the titles "environmental health scientist" "environmental health scientist-in-training" or "registered sanitarian. See Utah Code 58-20b-102 Presiding officer: A majority-party Senator who presides over the Senate and is charged with maintaining order and decorum, recognizing Members to speak, and interpreting the Senate's rules, practices and precedents. Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed. Service animal: includes any dog that: (i)  is trained, or is in training, to do work or perform tasks for the benefit of an individual with a disability, including a physical, sensory, psychiatric, intellectual, or other mental disability; and (ii)  performs work or tasks, or is in training to perform work or tasks, that are directly related to the individual's disability, including: (A)  assisting an individual who is blind or has low vision with navigation or other tasks; (B)  alerting an individual who is deaf or hard of hearing to the presence of people or sounds; (C)  providing non-violent protection or rescue work; (D)  pulling a wheelchair; (E)  assisting an individual during a seizure; (F)  alerting an individual to the presence of an allergen; (G)  retrieving an item for the individual; (H)  providing physical support and assistance with balance and stability; or (I)  helping an individual with a psychiatric or neurological disability by preventing or interrupting impulsive or destructive behaviors. See Utah Code 26B-6-801 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 Sterilization: means any medical procedure, treatment, or operation rendering an individual permanently incapable of procreation. See Utah Code 26B-6-801 Support animal: means an animal, other than a service animal, that qualifies as a reasonable accommodation under federal law for an individual with a disability. See Utah Code 26B-6-801 Unprofessional conduct: means the same as that term is defined in Sections 58-1-501 and 58-20b-501 and as may be further defined by division rule. See Utah Code 58-20b-102 Writing: includes :Utah Code 68-3-12.5