Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 26B > Chapter 2 > Part 3 - Long Term Care Ombudsman

• Access line: means a circuit-switched connection, or the functional equivalent of a circuit-switched connection, from an end-user to the public switched network. See Utah Code 54-8b-2
• Administrator: includes "executor" when the subject matter justifies the use. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
• Assisted living facility: means the same as that term is defined in Section 26B-2-201. See Utah Code 26B-2-301
• Auxiliary aids and services: means items, equipment, or services that assist in effective communication between an individual who has a mental, hearing, vision, or speech disability and another individual. See Utah Code 26B-2-301
• Basic residential service: means a local exchange service for a residential customer consisting of:

  (a)	a single line with access to the public switched network;

  (b)	touch-tone or the functional equivalent;

  (c)	local flat-rate unlimited usage, exclusive of extended area service;

  (d)	single-party service;

  (e)	a free phone number listing in directories received for free;

  (f)	access to operator services;

  (g)	access to directory assistance;

  (h)	access to lifeline and telephone relay assistance;

  (i)	access to 911 and E911 emergency services;

  (j)	access to long-distance carriers;

  (k)	access to toll limitations services;

  (l)	other services as may be determined by the commission; and

  (m)

  no feature. See Utah Code 54-8b-2 Certificate: means a certificate of public convenience and necessity issued by the commission authorizing a telecommunications corporation to provide specified public telecommunications services within a defined geographic service territory in the state. See Utah Code 54-8b-2 City: includes , depending on population, a metro township as defined in Section 10-3c-102. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Commission: means the Public Service Commission. See Utah Code 54-2-1 Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant. Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed. 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. Corporation: includes an association and a joint stock company having any powers or privileges not possessed by individuals or partnerships. See Utah Code 54-2-1 Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries. Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime. Division: means the Division of Customer Experience. See Utah Code 26B-2-301 Division: means the Division of Public Utilities established in Section 54-4a-1. See Utah Code 54-8b-2 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. Federal Telecommunications Act: means the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, and the Federal Telecommunications Act of 1996, Pub. See Utah Code 54-8b-2 Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006. Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another. Government agency: means any department, division, office, bureau, board, commission, authority, or any other agency or instrumentality created by the state, or to which the state is a party, or created by any county or municipality, which is responsible for the regulation, visitation, inspection, or supervision of facilities, or which provides services to patients, residents, or clients of facilities. See Utah Code 26B-2-301 High voltage: means voltage in excess of 600 volts measured between: (a)  conductors; or (b)  a conductor and the ground. See Utah Code 54-8c-1 Incumbent telephone corporation: means a telephone corporation, its successors or assigns, which, as of May 1, 1995, held a certificate to provide local exchange services in a defined geographic service territory in the state. See Utah Code 54-8b-2 Intellectual disability: means a significant, subaverage general intellectual functioning that:Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Intermediate care facility: means the same as that term is defined in Section 58-15-101. See Utah Code 26B-2-301 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. Local exchange service: means the provision of telephone lines to customers with the associated transmission of two-way interactive, switched voice communication within the geographic area encompassing one or more local communities as described in maps, tariffs, or rate schedules filed with and approved by the commission. See Utah Code 54-8b-2 Long-term care facility: means : (i)  a skilled nursing facility; (ii)  except as provided in Subsection (6)(b), an intermediate care facility; (iii)  a nursing home; (iv)  a small health care facility; (v)  a small health care facility type N; or (vi)  an assisted living facility. See Utah Code 26B-2-301 Mobile telecommunications service: means a mobile telecommunications service: (a)  that is defined as a mobile telecommunications service in the Mobile Telecommunications Sourcing Act, 4 U. See Utah Code 54-8b-2 Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period. Ombudsman: means the administrator of the long-term care ombudsman program, created pursuant to Section 26B-2-303. See Utah Code 26B-2-301 Ombudsman program: means the Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program. See Utah Code 26B-2-301 Overhead line: means all bare or insulated electrical conductors installed above the ground. See Utah Code 54-8c-1 Person: means :Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit. Process: means a writ or summons issued in the course of a judicial proceeding. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Public switched network: means the same as that term is defined in 47 C. See Utah Code 54-8b-2 Public telecommunications service: means the two-way transmission of signs, signals, writing, images, sounds, messages, data, or other information of any nature by wire, radio, lightwaves, or other electromagnetic means offered to the public generally. See Utah Code 54-8b-2 Public utility: means any entity that generates, transmits, or distributes electrical energy, including any: (a)  public utility as defined in Title 54, Chapter 2, General Provisions; (b)  municipality as defined in Title 10, Utah Municipal Code; (c)  agricultural cooperative association as defined in Title 3, Uniform Agricultural Cooperative Association Act; (d)  improvement district as defined in Section 17B-1-102; or (e)  entity created pursuant to Title 11, Chapter 13, Interlocal Cooperation Act. See Utah Code 54-8c-1 Resident: means an individual who resides in a long-term care facility. See Utah Code 26B-2-301 Responsible party: means any person who contracts to perform, is responsible for the performance of, or has control over, any function or activity at any location. See Utah Code 54-8c-1 Signature: includes a name, mark, or sign written with the intent to authenticate an instrument or writing. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Skilled nursing facility: means the same as that term is defined in Section 58-15-101. See Utah Code 26B-2-301 Small health care facility: means the same as that term is defined in Section 26B-2-201. See Utah Code 26B-2-301 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 Telecommunications corporation: means any corporation or person, and their lessees, trustees, receivers, or trustees appointed by any court, owning, controlling, operating, managing, or reselling a public telecommunications service. See Utah Code 54-8b-2 Town: includes , depending on population, a metro township as defined in Section 10-3c-102. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Writing: includes :Utah Code 68-3-12.5