53G-7-903. Interns — Workers’ compensation medical benefits — Risk management.
(1)
An intern participating in an internship under Section 53G-7-902 is considered to be a volunteer government worker of the sponsoring public school, or an employee of the sponsoring private school, solely for purposes of:
Terms Used In Utah Code 53G-7-903
Cooperating employer: means a public or private entity which, as part of a work experience or career exploration program offered through a school, provides interns with educational resources, training, and work experience in activities related to the entity's ongoing business activities. See Utah Code 53G-7-901
Intern: means a student enrolled in a school-sponsored work experience and career exploration program under Section 53G-7-902 involving both classroom instruction and work experience with a cooperating employer, regardless of whether the student receives compensation. See Utah Code 53G-7-901
Internship: means the work experience segment of an intern's school-sponsored work experience and career exploration program, performed under the direct supervision of a cooperating employer. See Utah Code 53G-7-901
Private school: means a school serving any of grades 7 through 12 which is not part of the public education system. See Utah Code 53G-7-901
Public school: means :
(a)
a public school district;
(b)
an applied technology center or applied technology service region;
(c)
the Schools for the Deaf and the Blind; or
(d)
other components of the public education system authorized by the state board to offer internships. See Utah Code 53G-7-901
(a)
receiving workers’ compensation medical benefits; and
(b)
for an intern participating through a sponsoring public school, coverage by the Risk Management Fund created in Section 63A-4-201.
