Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 58 > Chapter 5a - Podiatric Physician Licensing Act

• Adjudicative proceeding: means :Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Armed forces: means the United States Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Space Force, and Coast Guard. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Board: means the Utah State Developmental Center Board created under Section 26B-1-429. See Utah Code 26B-6-401
• Board: means the Podiatric Physician Board created in Section 58-5a-201. See Utah Code 58-5a-102
• Brain injury: means an acquired injury to the brain that is neurological in nature, including a cerebral vascular accident. See Utah Code 26B-6-401
• Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
• Conservator: is a s defined in Section 75-1-201. See Utah Code 26B-6-301
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Court: is a s defined in Section 75-1-201. See Utah Code 26B-6-301
• Deteriorating disease: includes :

  (a)	multiple sclerosis;

  (b)	muscular dystrophy;

  (c)	Huntington's chorea;

  (d)	Alzheimer's disease;

  (e)	ataxia; or

  (f)

  cancer. See Utah Code 26B-6-401 Developmental center: means the Utah State Developmental Center, established in accordance with 5. See Utah Code 26B-6-401 Director: means the director of the Division of Services for People with Disabilities. See Utah Code 26B-6-401 Disability: means a severe, chronic disability that: (i)  is attributable to: (A)  an intellectual disability; (B)  a condition that qualifies a person as a person with a related condition, as defined in 42 C. See Utah Code 26B-6-401 Division: means the Division of Services for People with Disabilities. See Utah Code 26B-6-401 Entitlement: A Federal program or provision of law that requires payments to any person or unit of government that meets the eligibility criteria established by law. Entitlements constitute a binding obligation on the part of the Federal Government, and eligible recipients have legal recourse if the obligation is not fulfilled. Social Security and veterans' compensation and pensions are examples of entitlement programs. Estate: is a s defined in Section 75-1-201. See Utah Code 26B-6-301 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. Executive director: means the executive director of the department appointed under Section 26B-1-203. See Utah Code 26B-1-102 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. Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another. Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs. Guardian: is a s defined in Section 75-1-201. See Utah Code 26B-6-301 Incapacitated: means a person who has been determined by a court, pursuant to Section 75-5-303, to be incapacitated, as defined in Section 75-1-201, after the office has determined that the person is 18 years of age or older and suffers from a mental or physical impairment as part of the prepetition assessment in Section 26B-6-305. See Utah Code 26B-6-301 Indirect supervision: means the same as that term is defined by the division by rule made in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act. See Utah Code 58-5a-102 Intellectual disability: means a significant, subaverage general intellectual functioning that:Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Intermediate care facility for people with an intellectual disability: means an intermediate care facility for the mentally retarded, as defined in Title XIX of the Social Security Act. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5 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. Limited support services: means services that are administered by the division to individuals with a disability: (a)  under a waiver authorized under 42 U. See Utah Code 26B-6-401 Medical assistant: means an unlicensed individual working under the indirect supervision of a licensed podiatric physician and engaging in specific tasks assigned by the licensed podiatric physician in accordance with the standards and ethics of the podiatry profession. See Utah Code 58-5a-102 Office: means the Office of Public Guardian. See Utah Code 26B-6-301 Person: means :Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Physical disability: means a medically determinable physical impairment that has resulted in the functional loss of two or more of a person's limbs. See Utah Code 26B-6-401 Practice of podiatry: means the diagnosis and treatment of conditions affecting the human foot and ankle and their manifestations of systemic conditions by all appropriate and lawful means, subject to Section 58-5a-103. See Utah Code 58-5a-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. 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 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 Sustainability fund: means the Utah State Developmental Center Long-Term Sustainability Fund created in Section 26B-1-331. See Utah Code 26B-6-401 United States: includes each state, district, and territory of the United States of America. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Unlawful conduct: includes : (a)  the conduct that constitutes unlawful conduct under Section 58-1-501; and (b)  for an individual who is not licensed under this chapter: (i)  using the title or name podiatric physician, podiatrist, podiatric surgeon, foot doctor, foot specialist, or D. See Utah Code 58-5a-102 Unprofessional conduct: includes , for an individual licensed under this chapter: (i)  the conduct that constitutes unprofessional conduct under Section 58-1-501; (ii)  communicating to a third party, without the consent of the patient, information the individual acquires in treating the patient, except as necessary for professional consultation regarding treatment of the patient; (iii)  allowing the individual's name or license to be used by an individual who is not licensed to practice podiatry under this chapter; (iv)  except as described in Section 58-5a-306, employing, directly or indirectly, any unlicensed individual to practice podiatry; (v)  using alcohol or drugs, to the extent the individual's use of alcohol or drugs impairs the individual's ability to practice podiatry; (vi)  unlawfully prescribing, selling, or giving away any prescription drug, including controlled substances, as defined in Section 58-37-2; (vii)  gross incompetency in the practice of podiatry; (viii)  willfully and intentionally making a false statement or entry in hospital records, medical records, or reports; (ix)  willfully making a false statement in reports or claim forms to governmental agencies or insurance companies with the intent to secure payment not rightfully due; (x)  willfully using false or fraudulent advertising; (xi)  conduct the division defines as unprofessional conduct by rule made in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act; (xii)  falsely making an entry in, or altering, a medical record with the intent to conceal: (A)  a wrongful or negligent act or omission of an individual licensed under this chapter or an individual under the direction or control of an individual licensed under this chapter; or (B)  conduct described in Subsections (6)(a)(i) through (xi) or Subsection 58-1-501(1); or (xiii)  violating the requirements of 2. See Utah Code 58-5a-102 Ward: means an incapacitated person for whom the office has been appointed as guardian or conservator. See Utah Code 26B-6-301