Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 58 > Chapter 31b > Part 5 - Unlawful and Unprofessional Conduct - Penalties

• Adjudicative proceeding: means :Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Administrative penalty: means a monetary fine or citation imposed by the division for acts or omissions determined to be unprofessional or unlawful conduct in accordance with a fine schedule established by division rule made in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, and as a result of an adjudicative proceeding conducted in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 4, Administrative Procedures Act. See Utah Code 58-31b-102
• Applicant: means an individual who applies for licensure or certification under this chapter by submitting a completed application for licensure or certification and the required fees to the department. See Utah Code 58-31b-102
• Board: means the Board of Nursing created in Section 58-31b-201. See Utah Code 58-31b-102
• Common law: The legal system that originated in England and is now in use in the United States. It is based on judicial decisions rather than legislative action.
• Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
• Diagnosis: means the identification of and discrimination between physical and psychosocial signs and symptoms essential to the effective execution and management of health care. See Utah Code 58-31b-102
• Licensee: means an individual who is licensed or certified under this chapter. See Utah Code 58-31b-102
• Medication aide certified: means a certified nurse aide who:

  (a)	has a minimum of 2,000 hours experience working as a certified nurse aide;

  (b)	has received a minimum of 60 hours of classroom and 40 hours of practical training that is approved by the division in collaboration with the board, in administering routine medications to patients or residents of long-term care facilities; and

  (c)

  is certified by the division as a medication aide certified. See Utah Code 58-31b-102 Person: means :Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed. 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. 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 Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system. Unlawful conduct: means the same as that term is defined in Sections 58-1-501 and 58-31b-501. See Utah Code 58-31b-102 Unprofessional conduct: means the same as that term is defined in Sections 58-1-501 and 58-31b-502 and as may be further defined by division rule made in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act. See Utah Code 58-31b-102 Writing: includes :Utah Code 68-3-12.5