Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 57 > Chapter 22 - Utah Fit Premises Act

• Adult: means an individual 18 years old or older. See Utah Code 26B-5-301
• Assisted outpatient treatment: means involuntary outpatient mental health treatment ordered under Section 26B-5-351. See Utah Code 26B-5-301
• Continuance: Putting off of a hearing ot trial until a later time.
• Counterclaim: A claim that a defendant makes against a plaintiff.
• Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
• Designated examiner: means :

  (a)	a licensed physician, preferably a psychiatrist, who is designated by the division as specially qualified by training or experience in the diagnosis of mental or related illness; or

  (b)

  a licensed mental health professional designated by the division as specially qualified by training and who has at least five years' continual experience in the treatment of mental illness. See Utah Code 26B-5-301 Designee: means a physician who has responsibility for medical functions including admission and discharge, an employee of a local mental health authority, or an employee of a person that has contracted with a local mental health authority to provide mental health services under Section 17-43-304. See Utah Code 26B-5-301 Director: means the director appointed under Section 26B-5-103. See Utah Code 26B-5-101 Document: means every instrument in writing, including every conveyance, affecting, purporting to affect, describing, or otherwise concerning any right, title, or interest in real property, except wills and leases for a term not exceeding one year. See Utah Code 57-1-1 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. Hearsay: Statements by a witness who did not see or hear the incident in question but heard about it from someone else. Hearsay is usually not admissible as evidence in court. Informed waiver: means the patient was informed of a right and, after being informed of that right and the patient's right to waive the right, expressly communicated his or her intention to waive that right. See Utah Code 26B-5-301 Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury. Institution: means a hospital or a health facility licensed under Section 26B-2-206. See Utah Code 26B-5-301 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 mental health authority: means a county legislative body. See Utah Code 26B-5-101 Mental health facility: means the Utah State Hospital or other facility that provides mental health services under contract with the division, a local mental health authority, a person that contracts with a local mental health authority, or a person that provides acute inpatient psychiatric services to a patient. See Utah Code 26B-5-301 Mental health officer: means an individual who is designated by a local mental health authority as qualified by training and experience in the recognition and identification of mental illness, to: (a)  apply for and provide certification for a temporary commitment; or (b)  assist in the arrangement of transportation to a designated mental health facility. See Utah Code 26B-5-301 Mental health treatment: means convulsive treatment, treatment with psychoactive medication, or admission to and retention in a facility for a period not to exceed 17 days. See Utah Code 26B-5-301 Mental illness: means : (a)  a psychiatric disorder that substantially impairs an individual's mental, emotional, behavioral, or related functioning; or (b)  the same as that term is defined in: (i)  the current edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders published by the American Psychiatric Association; or (ii)  the current edition of the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems. See Utah Code 26B-5-301 Month: means a calendar month, unless otherwise expressed. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5 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. Owner: means the owner, lessor, or sublessor of a residential rental unit. See Utah Code 57-22-2 Patient: means an individual who is: (a)  under commitment to the custody or to the treatment services of a local mental health authority; or (b)  undergoing essential treatment and intervention. See Utah Code 26B-5-301 Person: means :Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Physician: means an individual who is: (a)  licensed as a physician under Title 58, Chapter 67, Utah Medical Practice Act; or (b)  licensed as a physician under Title 58, Chapter 68, Utah Osteopathic Medical Practice Act. See Utah Code 26B-5-301 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 Rental agreement: means any agreement, written or oral, which establishes or modifies the terms, conditions, rules, or any other provisions regarding the use and occupancy of a residential rental unit. See Utah Code 57-22-2 Rental application: means an application required by an owner as a prerequisite to the owner entering into a rental agreement for a residential rental unit. See Utah Code 57-22-2 Renter: means any person entitled under a rental agreement to occupy a residential rental unit to the exclusion of others. See Utah Code 57-22-2 Residential rental unit: means a renter's principal place of residence and includes the appurtenances, grounds, and facilities held out for the use of the residential renter generally, and any other area or facility provided to the renter in the rental agreement. See Utah Code 57-22-2 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 State hospital: means the Utah State Hospital established in Section 26B-5-302. See Utah Code 26B-5-301 Substantial danger: means that due to mental illness, an individual is at serious risk of: (a)  suicide; (b)  serious bodily self-injury; (c)  serious bodily injury because the individual is incapable of providing the basic necessities of life, including food, clothing, or shelter; (d)  causing or attempting to cause serious bodily injury to another individual; (e)  engaging in harmful sexual conduct; or (f)  if not treated, suffering severe and abnormal mental, emotional, or physical distress that: (i)  is associated with significant impairment of judgment, reason, or behavior; and (ii)  causes a substantial deterioration of the individual's previous ability to function independently. See Utah Code 26B-5-301 Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system. Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries. Treatment: means psychotherapy, medication, including the administration of psychotropic medication, or other medical treatments that are generally accepted medical or psychosocial interventions for the purpose of restoring the patient to an optimal level of functioning in the least restrictive environment. See Utah Code 26B-5-301 United States: includes each state, district, and territory of the United States of America. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Writing: includes :Utah Code 68-3-12.5