Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 58 > Chapter 60 > Part 3 - Marriage and Family Therapist Licensing Act

• Assess: means the use of diagnostic procedures, tests, and interview techniques generally accepted as standard in mental health therapy to diagnose any condition related to mental, emotional, behavioral, and social disorders or dysfunctions. See Utah Code 58-60-302
• Board: means the Marriage and Family Therapist Licensing Board created in Section 58-60-303. See Utah Code 58-60-302
• Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
• 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.
• Individual: means a natural person. See Utah Code 58-60-102
• Mental health therapist: means an individual who is practicing within the scope of practice defined in the individual's respective licensing act and is licensed under this title as:

  (a)	a physician and surgeon, or osteopathic physician engaged in the practice of mental health therapy;

  (b)	an advanced practice registered nurse, specializing in psychiatric mental health nursing;

  (c)	an advanced practice registered nurse intern, specializing in psychiatric mental health nursing;

  (d)	a psychologist qualified to engage in the practice of mental health therapy;

  (e)	a certified psychology resident qualifying to engage in the practice of mental health therapy;

  (f)

  a physician assistant specializing in mental health care under Section 58-70a-501. See Utah Code 58-60-102 Person: means :Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Practice of marriage and family therapy: includes : (a)  the process of providing professional mental health therapy including psychotherapy to individuals, couples, families, or groups; (b)  utilizing established principles that recognize the interrelated nature of individual problems and dysfunctions in family members to assess, diagnose, and treat mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders; (c)  individual, premarital, relationship, marital, divorce, and family therapy; (d)  specialized modes of treatment for the purpose of diagnosing and treating mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders, modifying interpersonal and intrapersonal dysfunction, and promoting mental health; and (e)  assessment utilized to develop, recommend, and implement appropriate plans of treatment, dispositions, and placement related to the functioning of the individual, couple, family, or group. See Utah Code 58-60-302 Practice of mental health therapy: means treatment or prevention of mental illness, whether in person or remotely, including: (a)  conducting a professional evaluation of an individual's condition of mental health, mental illness, or emotional disorder consistent with standards generally recognized in the professions of mental health therapy listed under Subsection (5); (b)  establishing a diagnosis in accordance with established written standards generally recognized in the professions of mental health therapy listed under Subsection (5); (c)  prescribing a plan for the prevention or treatment of a condition of mental illness or emotional disorder; and (d)  engaging in the conduct of professional intervention, including psychotherapy by the application of established methods and procedures generally recognized in the professions of mental health therapy listed under Subsection (5). See Utah Code 58-60-102 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. Process: means a writ or summons issued in the course of a judicial proceeding. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Signature: includes a name, mark, or sign written with the intent to authenticate an instrument or writing. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Unprofessional conduct: is a s defined in Sections 58-1-501 and 58-60-110, and may be further defined by division rule. See Utah Code 58-60-102 Writing: includes :Utah Code 68-3-12.5