Utah Code 80-4-501. Definitions

80-4-501. Definitions.
As used in this part:

(1)

“Hospital” means a general acute hospital, as that term is defined in Section 26B-2-201, that is:

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Child: means , except as provided in Section 80-2-905, an individual who is under 18 years old. See Utah Code 80-1-102
Hospital: means a general acute hospital, as that term is defined in Section 26B-2-201, that is:

(a)	equipped with an emergency room;

(b)	open 24 hours a day, seven days a week; and

(c)	employs full-time health care professionals who have emergency medical services training. See Utah Code 80-4-501
(a)	equipped with an emergency room;

(b)	open 24 hours a day, seven days a week; and

(c)	employs full-time health care professionals who have emergency medical services training.

(2)	“Newborn child” means a child who is approximately 30 days old or younger, as determined within a reasonable degree of medical certainty.

Amended by Chapter 330, 2023 General Session