Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 26B > Chapter 8 > Part 4 - Health Statistics

• Adjudicative proceeding: means :Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Administrator: includes "executor" when the subject matter justifies the use. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• alarm company: means a person engaged in the sale, installation, maintenance, alteration, repair, replacement, servicing, or monitoring of an alarm system, except as provided in Subsection (1)(b). See Utah Code 58-55-102
• Alarm company officer: means :

  (a)	a governing person, as defined in Section 48-3a-102, of an alarm company;

  (b)	an individual appointed as an officer of an alarm company that is a corporation in accordance with Section 16-10a-830;

  (c)	a general partner, as defined in Section 48-2e-102, of an alarm company; or

  (d)

  a partner, as defined in Section 48-1d-102, of an alarm company. See Utah Code 58-55-102 Alarm company owner: means : (a)  a shareholder, as defined in Section 16-10a-102, who owns directly, or indirectly through an entity controlled by the individual, 5% or more of the outstanding shares of an alarm company that: (i)  is a corporation; and (ii)  is not publicly listed or traded; or (b)  an individual who owns directly, or indirectly through an entity controlled by the individual, 5% or more of the equity of an alarm company that is not a corporation. See Utah Code 58-55-102 Alarm company proprietor: means the sole proprietor of an alarm company that is registered as a sole proprietorship with the Division of Corporations and Commercial Code. See Utah Code 58-55-102 Alarm company trustee: means an individual with control of or power of administration over property held in trust. See Utah Code 58-55-102 Alarm system: includes a battery-charged suspended-wire system or fence that is part of and interfaces with an alarm system for the purposes of detecting and deterring unauthorized intrusion or entry into or onto certain premises. See Utah Code 58-55-102 Apprentice electrician: means a person licensed under this chapter as an apprentice electrician who is learning the electrical trade under the immediate supervision of a master electrician, residential master electrician, a journeyman electrician, or a residential journeyman electrician. See Utah Code 58-55-102 Apprentice plumber: means a person licensed under this chapter as an apprentice plumber who is learning the plumbing trade under the immediate supervision of a master plumber, residential master plumber, journeyman plumber, or a residential journeyman plumber. See Utah Code 58-55-102 Approved continuing education: means instruction provided through courses under a program established under Subsection 58-55-302. See Utah Code 58-55-102 Approved prelicensure course provider: means a provider that is the Associated General Contractors of Utah, the Utah Chapter of the Associated Builders and Contractors, or the Utah Home Builders Association, and that meets the requirements established by rule by the commission with the concurrence of the director, to teach the 25-hour course described in Subsection 58-55-302(1)(e)(iii). See Utah Code 58-55-102 Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account. Board: means the Landscape Architects Board created in Section 58-53-201. See Utah Code 58-53-102 Board: means the Radiologic Technologist Licensing Board established under this chapter. See Utah Code 58-54-102 Board: means the Electrician Licensing Board, Alarm System Security and Licensing Board, or Plumbers Licensing Board created in Section 58-55-201. See Utah Code 58-55-102 Combustion system: means an assembly consisting of: (a)  piping and components with a means for conveying, either continuously or intermittently, natural gas from the outlet of the natural gas provider's meter to the burner of the appliance; (b)  the electric control and combustion air supply and venting systems, including air ducts; and (c)  components intended to achieve control of quantity, flow, and pressure. See Utah Code 58-55-102 Commission: means the Construction Services Commission created under Section 58-55-103. See Utah Code 58-55-102 Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant. Construction trade: means any trade or occupation involving: (a)  (i)  construction, alteration, remodeling, repairing, wrecking or demolition, addition to, or improvement of any building, highway, road, railroad, dam, bridge, structure, excavation or other project, development, or improvement to other than personal property; and (ii)  constructing, remodeling, or repairing a manufactured home or mobile home as defined in Section 15A-1-302; or (b)  installation or repair of a residential or commercial natural gas appliance or combustion system. See Utah Code 58-55-102 Construction trades instructor: means a person licensed under this chapter to teach one or more construction trades in both a classroom and project environment, where a project is intended for sale to or use by the public and is completed under the direction of the instructor, who has no economic interest in the project. See Utah Code 58-55-102 Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed. Contractor: means any person who for compensation other than wages as an employee undertakes any work in the construction, plumbing, or electrical trade for which licensure is required under this chapter and includes: (i)  a person who builds any structure on the person's own property for the purpose of sale or who builds any structure intended for public use on the person's own property; (ii)  any person who represents that the person is a contractor, or will perform a service described in this Subsection (17)by advertising on a website or social media, or any other means; (iii)  any person engaged as a maintenance person, other than an employee, who regularly engages in activities set forth under the definition of "construction trade"; (iv)  any person engaged in, or offering to engage in, any construction trade for which licensure is required under this chapter; or (v)  a construction manager, construction consultant, construction assistant, or any other person who, for a fee: (A)  performs or offers to perform construction consulting; (B)  performs or offers to perform management of construction subcontractors; (C)  provides or offers to provide a list of subcontractors or suppliers; or (D)  provides or offers to provide management or counseling services on a construction project. See Utah Code 58-55-102 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. Credit report: A detailed report of an individual's credit history prepared by a credit bureau and used by a lender in determining a loan applicant's creditworthiness. Source: OCC Critical access hospital: means a hospital in a rural or medically underserved area that is recognized by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services as meeting the conditions of participation specified in 42 C. See Utah Code 58-54-102 Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial. Electrical trade: means the performance of any electrical work involved in the installation, construction, alteration, change, repair, removal, or maintenance of facilities, buildings, or appendages or appurtenances. See Utah Code 58-55-102 Elevator: means the same as that term is defined in Section 34A-7-202, except that for purposes of this chapter it does not mean a stair chair, a vertical platform lift, or an incline platform lift. See Utah Code 58-55-102 Elevator contractor: means a sole proprietor, firm, or corporation licensed under this chapter that is engaged in the business of erecting, constructing, installing, altering, servicing, repairing, or maintaining an elevator. See Utah Code 58-55-102 Elevator mechanic: means an individual who is licensed under this chapter as an elevator mechanic and who is engaged in erecting, constructing, installing, altering, servicing, repairing, or maintaining an elevator under the immediate supervision of an elevator contractor. See Utah Code 58-55-102 Employee: means an individual as defined by the division by rule giving consideration to the definition adopted by the Internal Revenue Service and the Department of Workforce Services. See Utah Code 58-55-102 Engage in a construction trade: means to: (a)  engage in, represent oneself to be engaged in, or advertise oneself as being engaged in a construction trade; or (b)  use the name "contractor" or "builder" or in any other way lead a reasonable person to believe one is or will act as a contractor. See Utah Code 58-55-102 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. Fair market value: The price at which an asset would change hands in a transaction between a willing, informed buyer and a willing, informed seller. Financial responsibility: means a demonstration of a current and expected future condition of financial solvency evidencing a reasonable expectation to the division and the board that an applicant or licensee can successfully engage in business as a contractor without jeopardy to the public health, safety, and welfare. See Utah Code 58-55-102 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. Gas appliance: means any device that uses natural gas to produce light, heat, power, steam, hot water, refrigeration, or air conditioning. See Utah Code 58-55-102 General building contractor: means a person licensed under this chapter as a general building contractor qualified by education, training, experience, and knowledge to perform or superintend construction of structures for the support, shelter, and enclosure of persons, animals, chattels, or movable property of any kind or any of the components of that construction except plumbing, electrical work, mechanical work, work related to the operating integrity of an elevator, and manufactured housing installation, for which the general building contractor shall employ the services of a contractor licensed in the particular specialty, except that a general building contractor engaged in the construction of single-family and multifamily residences up to four units may perform the mechanical work and hire a licensed plumber or electrician as an employee. See Utah Code 58-55-102 General electrical contractor: means a person licensed under this chapter as a general electrical contractor qualified by education, training, experience, and knowledge to perform the fabrication, construction, and installation of generators, transformers, conduits, raceways, panels, switch gear, electrical wires, fixtures, appliances, or apparatus that uses electrical energy. See Utah Code 58-55-102 General engineering contractor: means a person licensed under this chapter as a general engineering contractor qualified by education, training, experience, and knowledge to perform or superintend construction of fixed works or components of fixed works requiring specialized engineering knowledge and skill in any of the following: (i)  irrigation; (ii)  drainage; (iii)  water power; (iv)  water supply; (v)  flood control; (vi)  an inland waterway; (vii)  a harbor; (viii)  a railroad; (ix)  a highway; (x)  a tunnel; (xi)  an airport; (xii)  an airport runway; (xiii)  a sewer; (xiv)  a bridge; (xv)  a refinery; (xvi)  a pipeline; (xvii)  a chemical plant; (xviii)  an industrial plant; (xix)  a pier; (xx)  a foundation; (xxi)  a power plant; or (xxii)  a utility plant or installation. See Utah Code 58-55-102 General plumbing contractor: means a person licensed under this chapter as a general plumbing contractor qualified by education, training, experience, and knowledge to perform the fabrication or installation of material and fixtures to create and maintain sanitary conditions in a building by providing permanent means for a supply of safe and pure water, a means for the timely and complete removal from the premises of all used or contaminated water, fluid and semi-fluid organic wastes and other impurities incidental to life and the occupation of such premises, and a safe and adequate supply of gases for lighting, heating, and industrial purposes. See Utah Code 58-55-102 General supervision: means the supervising radiologist is available to provide immediate communication with the supervised person and is aware of the procedure before it is performed. See Utah Code 58-54-102 Health data: means any information, except vital records as defined in Section 26B-8-101, relating to the health status of individuals, the availability of health resources and services, and the use and cost of these resources and services. See Utah Code 26B-8-401 Highway: includes :Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Identifiable health data: means any item, collection, or grouping of health data which makes the individual supplying it or described in it identifiable. See Utah Code 26B-8-401 Immediate supervision: means reasonable direction, oversight, inspection, and evaluation of the work of a person: (a)  as the division specifies in rule; (b)  by, as applicable, a qualified electrician or plumber; (c)  as part of a planned program of training; and (d)  to ensure that the end result complies with applicable standards. See Utah Code 58-55-102 Indirect supervision: means the supervising radiologist: (a)  has given either written or verbal instructions to the person being supervised; (b)  is present in the facility in which the person being supervised is providing services; and (c)  is available to provide immediate face-to-face communications with the person being supervised. See Utah Code 58-54-102 Individual: means a natural person. See Utah Code 26B-8-401 Individual: means a natural person. See Utah Code 58-55-102 Journeyman electrician: means a person licensed under this chapter as a journeyman electrician having the qualifications, training, experience, and knowledge to wire, install, and repair electrical apparatus and equipment for light, heat, power, and other purposes. See Utah Code 58-55-102 Journeyman plumber: means a person licensed under this chapter as a journeyman plumber having the qualifications, training, experience, and technical knowledge to engage in the plumbing trade. See Utah Code 58-55-102 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. Land: includes :Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt. Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants. Local health department: means the same as that term is defined in Section 26A-1-102. See Utah Code 26B-1-102 Master electrician: means a person licensed under this chapter as a master electrician having the qualifications, training, experience, and knowledge to properly plan, layout, and supervise the wiring, installation, and repair of electrical apparatus and equipment for light, heat, power, and other purposes. See Utah Code 58-55-102 Master plumber: means a person licensed under this chapter as a master plumber having the qualifications, training, experience, and knowledge to properly plan and layout projects and supervise persons in the plumbing trade. See Utah Code 58-55-102 Month: means a calendar month, unless otherwise expressed. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Organization: means any corporation, association, partnership, agency, department, unit, or other legally constituted institution or entity, or part of any of these. See Utah Code 26B-8-401 Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program. Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses. Person: means a natural person, sole proprietorship, joint venture, corporation, limited liability company, association, or organization of any type. See Utah Code 58-55-102 Person: means :Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Personal property: includes :Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Personal property: All property that is not real property. Plumbing trade: includes work pertaining to the water supply, distribution pipes, fixtures and fixture traps, soil, waste and vent pipes, the building drain and roof drains, and the safe and adequate supply of gases, together with their devices, appurtenances, and connections where installed within the outside walls of the building. See Utah Code 58-55-102 Power of attorney: A written instrument which authorizes one person to act as another's agent or attorney. The power of attorney may be for a definite, specific act, or it may be general in nature. The terms of the written power of attorney may specify when it will expire. If not, the power of attorney usually expires when the person granting it dies. Source: OCC Practice of landscape architecture: means rendering or offering to render any of the following services: (a)  production of a site plan which may include the design of any of the following: (i)  sprinkler irrigation systems; (ii)  landscape grading and drainage plans; or (iii)  parking lots; (b)  design of any of the following structures incidental to the production of a site plan: (i)  retaining walls; or (ii)  raised platforms, decks, and walkways; (c)  design of any of the following structures incidental to the production of a site plan when the structure does not exceed 1,000 square feet: (i)  covered pavilions; (ii)  gazebos; (iii)  restrooms; (iv)  storage and maintenance facilities; or (v)  other accessory structures; or (d)  collaboration with architects and professional engineers in the design of roads, bridges, buildings, and structures with respect to the functional and aesthetic requirements of the area in which they are to be placed. See Utah Code 58-53-102 Practice of radiologic technology: means using radiation from a radioactive substance, radiology equipment, or any other source, in amounts beyond normal background levels, for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes on humans. See Utah Code 58-54-102 Presiding officer: A majority-party Senator who presides over the Senate and is charged with maintaining order and decorum, recognizing Members to speak, and interpreting the Senate's rules, practices and precedents. Principal: means a licensed landscape architect having responsible charge of a landscape architectural practice. See Utah Code 58-53-102 Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed. Process: means a writ or summons issued in the course of a judicial proceeding. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Property: includes both real and personal property. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business. Radiologic technologist: means a person licensed under this chapter to engage in the practice of radiologic technology under the general supervision of a radiologist or radiology practitioner including the administration of parenteral contrast media, radionuclides, and other medications incidental to radiology procedures provided the administrations are under the direct supervision of a qualified physician and the technologist is currently certified in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and appropriate patient care procedures. See Utah Code 58-54-102 Radiologist: means a physician certified by the American Board of Radiology, the American Osteopathic Board of Radiology, the British Royal College of Radiology, or the Canadian College of Physicians and Surgeons. See Utah Code 58-54-102 Radiologist assistant: means a person licensed under this chapter to engage in the practice of a radiologist assistant. See Utah Code 58-54-102 Radiology equipment: means any medical radiation device that emits ionizing or nonionizing radiation or detects that radiation for the purpose or intended purpose of: (a)  diagnosing disease or other medical conditions in humans; or (b)  treating, curing, mitigating, or preventing disease in humans. See Utah Code 58-54-102 Radiology practical technician: means a person licensed under this chapter to engage in a practice of radiologic technology performing limited diagnostic radiology procedures: (a)  as defined and permitted by rule in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act; and (b)  under the supervision of a radiologist or radiology practitioner. See Utah Code 58-54-102 Radiology practitioner: means any person or individual licensed in this state as a physician and surgeon, osteopathic physician, podiatric physician, chiropractic physician, dentist, dental hygienist, or a physician's assistant, nurse practitioner, or nurse specialist practicing under the supervision of an approved supervising physician and in accordance with an approved protocol and utilization plan. See Utah Code 58-54-102 Ratio of apprentices: means the number of licensed plumber apprentices or licensed electrician apprentices that are allowed to be under the immediate supervision of a licensed supervisor as established by the provisions of this chapter and by rules made by the commission, with the concurrence of the director, in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act. See Utah Code 58-55-102 Research and statistical purposes: means the performance of activities relating to health data, including: (a)  describing the group characteristics of individuals or organizations; (b)  analyzing the interrelationships among the various characteristics of individuals or organizations; (c)  the conduct of statistical procedures or studies to improve the quality of health data; (d)  the design of sample surveys and the selection of samples of individuals or organizations; (e)  the preparation and publication of reports describing these matters; and (f)  other related functions. See Utah Code 26B-8-401 Residential and small commercial contractor: means a person licensed under this chapter as a residential and small commercial contractor qualified by education, training, experience, and knowledge to perform or superintend the construction of single-family residences, multifamily residences up to four units, and commercial construction of not more than three stories above ground and not more than 20,000 square feet, or any of the components of that construction except plumbing, electrical work, mechanical work, and manufactured housing installation, for which the residential and small commercial contractor shall employ the services of a contractor licensed in the particular specialty, except that a residential and small commercial contractor engaged in the construction of single-family and multifamily residences up to four units may perform the mechanical work and hire a licensed plumber or electrician as an employee. See Utah Code 58-55-102 Residential electrical contractor: means a person licensed under this chapter as a residential electrical contractor qualified by education, training, experience, and knowledge to perform the fabrication, construction, and installation of services, disconnecting means, grounding devices, panels, conductors, load centers, lighting and plug circuits, appliances, and fixtures in a residential unit. See Utah Code 58-55-102 Residential journeyman electrician: means a person licensed under this chapter as a residential journeyman electrician having the qualifications, training, experience, and knowledge to wire, install, and repair electrical apparatus and equipment for light, heat, power, and other purposes on buildings using primarily nonmetallic sheath cable. See Utah Code 58-55-102 Residential journeyman plumber: means a person licensed under this chapter as a residential journeyman plumber having the qualifications, training, experience, and knowledge to engage in the plumbing trade as limited to the plumbing of residential buildings. See Utah Code 58-55-102 Residential master electrician: means a person licensed under this chapter as a residential master electrician having the qualifications, training, experience, and knowledge to properly plan, layout, and supervise the wiring, installation, and repair of electrical apparatus and equipment for light, heat, power, and other purposes on residential projects. See Utah Code 58-55-102 Residential master plumber: means a person licensed under this chapter as a residential master plumber having the qualifications, training, experience, and knowledge to properly plan and layout projects and supervise persons in the plumbing trade as limited to the plumbing of residential buildings. See Utah Code 58-55-102 Residential plumbing contractor: means a person licensed under this chapter as a residential plumbing contractor qualified by education, training, experience, and knowledge to perform the fabrication or installation of material and fixtures to create and maintain sanitary conditions in residential buildings by providing permanent means for a supply of safe and pure water, a means for the timely and complete removal from the premises of all used or contaminated water, fluid and semi-fluid organic wastes and other impurities incidental to life and the occupation of such premises, and a safe and adequate supply of gases for lighting, heating, and residential purposes. See Utah Code 58-55-102 Responsible management personnel: means : (a)  a qualifying agent; (b)  an operations manager; or (c)  a site manager. See Utah Code 58-55-102 Road: includes :Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Sensitive alarm system information: means : (a)  a pass code or other code used in the operation of an alarm system; (b)  information on the location of alarm system components at the premises of a customer of the alarm business providing the alarm system; (c)  information that would allow the circumvention, bypass, deactivation, or other compromise of an alarm system of a customer of the alarm business providing the alarm system; and (d)  any other similar information that the division by rule determines to be information that an individual employed by an alarm business should use or have access to only if the individual is licensed as provided in this chapter. See Utah Code 58-55-102 Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims. Specialty contractor: means a person licensed under this chapter under a specialty contractor classification established by rule, who is qualified by education, training, experience, and knowledge to perform those construction trades and crafts requiring specialized skill, the regulation of which are determined by the division to be in the best interest of the public health, safety, and welfare. See Utah Code 58-55-102 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 Statute: A law passed by a legislature. Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony. Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system. Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust. Unincorporated entity: means an entity that is not: (a)  an individual; (b)  a corporation; or (c)  publicly traded. See Utah Code 58-55-102 United States: includes each state, district, and territory of the United States of America. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Unlawful conduct: is a s defined in Sections 58-1-501 and 58-53-501. See Utah Code 58-53-102 Unlawful conduct: means the same as that term is defined in Sections 58-1-501 and 58-55-501. See Utah Code 58-55-102 Unprofessional conduct: means the same as that term is defined in Sections 58-1-501 and 58-55-502 and as may be further defined by rule. See Utah Code 58-55-102 Wages: means amounts due to an employee for labor or services whether the amount is fixed or ascertained on a time, task, piece, commission, or other basis for calculating the amount. See Utah Code 58-55-102 Writing: includes :Utah Code 68-3-12.5