Utah Code 13-53-102. Definitions

Superseded 1/1/2024

As used in this chapter:

(1)	“Division” means the Division of Consumer Protection.

Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
Division: means the Division of Consumer Protection. See Utah Code 13-53-102
Human services program: means the same as that term is defined in Section 62A-2-101. See Utah Code 13-53-102
Participant: means an individual who:

(a)	resides at a residential, vocational and life skills program facility;

(b)

receives from the residential, vocational and life skills program:

(i)	vocational training; or

(ii)	life skills training; and

(c)	does not receive monetary compensation from the residential, vocational and life skills program. See Utah Code 13-53-102 Proprietary school: means the same as that term is defined in Section 13-34-102. See Utah Code 13-53-102 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
(2)	“Human services program” means the same as that term is defined in Section 62A-2-101.

(3)

“Participant” means an individual who:

(a)	resides at a residential, vocational and life skills program facility;

(b)

receives from the residential, vocational and life skills program:

(i)	vocational training; or

(ii)	life skills training; and

(c)	does not receive monetary compensation from the residential, vocational and life skills program.

(4)	“Proprietary school” means the same as that term is defined in Section 13-34-102.

(5)

“Residential, vocational and life skills program” means a program that:

(a)	is operated by a nonprofit corporation, as defined in Section 16-6a-102;

(b)	does not accept local, state, or federal government funding, government grant money, or any other form of government assistance to operate or provide services or training;

(c)	operates on a mutually voluntary basis with each participant;

(d)	houses at a program facility in this state participants who are unrelated to an owner or a manager of the program facility without charging money for lodging, food, clothing, or training;

(e)	may house transitional graduates for a fee;

(f)	provides vocational training to participants;

(g)	provides life skills training to participants;

(h)	maintains a director or senior staff member at a program facility at all times when the facility is in use;

(i)	does not provide mental health services;

(j)	does not provide substance use disorder treatment;

(k)	does not accept payment from an insurance provider for a participant;

(l)	does not award a degree, diploma, or other educational credential commensurate with a degree or diploma;

(m)	does not hold itself out as a human services program; and

(n)	does not hold itself out as a proprietary school.

(6)

“Transitional graduate” means an individual who:

(a)	graduated from a residential, vocational and life skills program;

(b)	continues to reside at the residential, vocational and life skills program facility; and

(c)	is employed by an entity not directly affiliated with the residential, vocational and life skills program.

(7)	“Vocational training entity” is a commercial entity where a participant receives vocational training.

Enacted by Chapter 252, 2018 General Session