is employed by or volunteers at a qualified institutional victim services provider;
(b)
has completed at least 40 hours of training in counseling and assisting victims of sexual harassment, sexual assault, rape, dating violence, domestic violence, or stalking; and
(c)
acts under the supervision of the director or director's designee of a qualified institutional victim services provider. See Utah Code 53B-28-201
institution: means a public or private postsecondary institution that is located in Utah, including an institution of higher education listed in Section 53B-1-102. See Utah Code 53B-28-102
Institutional advocacy service: means a safety planning, counseling, psychological, support, advocacy, medical, or legal service that:
(a)
addresses issues involving:
(i)
sexual harassment;
(ii)
sexual assault;
(iii)
rape;
(iv)
domestic violence;
(v)
dating violence; or
(vi)
stalking; and
(b)
is provided by a qualified institutional victim services provider. See Utah Code 53B-28-201
Qualified institutional victim services provider: means an organization that:
(i)
is affiliated with an institution;
(ii)
employs or provides volunteer opportunities for certified advocates;
(iii)
provides an institutional advocacy service to victims or families of victims; and
(iv)
is designated by the affiliated institution as a qualified institutional victim services provider. See Utah Code 53B-28-201
Record: means a book, letter, document, paper, map, plan, photograph, film, card, tape, recording, electronic data, or other documentary material regardless of physical form or characteristics. See Utah Code 53B-28-201
Victim: means an individual who seeks an institutional advocacy service. See Utah Code 53B-28-201
(a)
is employed by or volunteers at a qualified institutional victim services provider;
(b)
has completed at least 40 hours of training in counseling and assisting victims of sexual harassment, sexual assault, rape, dating violence, domestic violence, or stalking; and
(c)
acts under the supervision of the director or director’s designee of a qualified institutional victim services provider.
(2)
(a)
“Confidential communication” means information that is communicated by a victim, in the course of the victim seeking an institutional advocacy service, to:
(i)
a certified advocate;
(ii)
a qualified institutional victim services provider;
(iii)
a person reasonably necessary for the transmission of the information;
(iv)
an individual who is present at the time the information is transmitted for the purpose of furthering the victim’s interests; or
(v)
another individual, in the context of group counseling at a qualified institutional victim services provider.
(b)
“Confidential communication” includes a record that is created or maintained as a result of the communication described in Subsection (2)(a).
(3)
“Institutional advocacy service” means a safety planning, counseling, psychological, support, advocacy, medical, or legal service that:
(a)
addresses issues involving:
(i)
sexual harassment;
(ii)
sexual assault;
(iii)
rape;
(iv)
domestic violence;
(v)
dating violence; or
(vi)
stalking; and
(b)
is provided by a qualified institutional victim services provider.
(4)
(a)
“Qualified institutional victim services provider” means an organization that:
(i)
is affiliated with an institution;
(ii)
employs or provides volunteer opportunities for certified advocates;
(iii)
provides an institutional advocacy service to victims or families of victims; and
(iv)
is designated by the affiliated institution as a qualified institutional victim services provider.
(b)
“Qualified institutional victim services provider” may include an institution’s:
(i)
sexual assault center;
(ii)
victim advocacy center;
(iii)
women’s center;
(iv)
health center; or
(v)
counseling service center.
(5)
“Record” means a book, letter, document, paper, map, plan, photograph, film, card, tape, recording, electronic data, or other documentary material regardless of physical form or characteristics.
(6)
“Victim” means an individual who seeks an institutional advocacy service.
