Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 53 > Chapter 21 - Mental Health Resources for First Responders

• Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
• Ballot: means the storage medium, including a paper, mechanical, or electronic storage medium, that records an individual voter's vote. See Utah Code 20A-1-102
• Circulation: means the process of submitting an initiative petition or a referendum petition to legal voters for their signature. See Utah Code 20A-7-101
• City: includes , depending on population, a metro township as defined in Section 10-3c-102. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Crime scene investigator technician: means an individual employed by a law enforcement agency to collect and analyze evidence from crime scenes and crime-related incidents. See Utah Code 53-21-101
• Department: means the Department of Public Safety created in Section 53-1-103. See Utah Code 53-1-102
• Designated mental health resources liaison: means a non-leadership human resources or other administrative employee designated by a first responder agency who receives and processes a request for mental health resources on behalf of the first responder agency under this chapter. See Utah Code 53-21-101
• Election: means a regular general election, a municipal general election, a statewide special election, a local special election, a regular primary election, a municipal primary election, and a special district election. See Utah Code 20A-1-102
• First responder: means :
       (3)(a) a law enforcement officer, as defined in Section 53-13-103;
       (3)(b) an emergency medical technician, as defined in Section 53-2e-101;
       (3)(c) an advanced emergency medical technician, as defined in Section 53-2e-101;
       (3)(d) a paramedic, as defined in Section 53-2e-101;
       (3)(e) a firefighter, as defined in Section 34A-3-113;
       (3)(f) a dispatcher, as defined in Section 53-6-102;
       (3)(g) a correctional officer, as defined in Section 53-13-104;
       (3)(h) a special function officer, as defined in Section 53-13-105, employed by a local sheriff;
       (3)(i) a search and rescue worker under the supervision of a local sheriff;
       (3)(j) a forensic interviewer or victim advocate employed by a children's justice center established in accordance with Section 67-5b-102;
       (3)(k) a credentialed criminal justice system victim advocate as defined in Section 77-38-403 who responds to incidents with a law enforcement officer;
       (3)(l) a crime scene investigator technician;
       (3)(m) a wildland firefighter;
       (3)(n) an investigator or prosecutor of cases involving sexual crimes against children; or
       (3)(o) a civilian employee of a first responder agency who has been authorized to view or otherwise access information concerning crimes, accidents, or other traumatic events. See Utah Code 53-21-101
• First responder agency: means :
       (4)(a) a special district, municipality, interlocal entity, or other political subdivision that employs a first responder to provide fire protection, paramedic, law enforcement, or emergency services; or
       (4)(b) a certified private law enforcement agency as defined in Section 53-19-102. See Utah Code 53-21-101
• Germane: On the subject of the pending bill or other business; a strict standard of relevance.
• Initial fiscal impact statement: means a financial statement prepared under Section Utah Code 20A-7-101
• Initiative: means a new law proposed for adoption by the public as provided in this chapter. See Utah Code 20A-7-101
• Initiative packet: means a copy of the initiative petition, a copy of the proposed law, and the signature sheets, all of which have been bound together as a unit. See Utah Code 20A-7-101
• Law enforcement agency: means an entity or division of:
            (1)(e)(i)

                 (1)(e)(i)(A) the federal government, a state, or a political subdivision of a state;

                 (1)(e)(i)(B) a state institution of higher education; or

                 (1)(e)(i)(C) a private institution of higher education, if the entity or division is certified by the commissioner under Title 53, Chapter 19, Certification of Private Law Enforcement Agency; and
            (1)(e)(ii) that exists primarily to prevent and detect crime and enforce criminal laws, statutes, and ordinances. See Utah Code 53-1-102
• Law enforcement officer: means the same as that term is defined in Section 53-13-103. See Utah Code 53-1-102
• Mental health resources: includes , at a minimum, the following services:
            (5)(b)(i) regular periodic screenings for all employees within the first responder agency;
            (5)(b)(ii) assessments and availability to mental health services for personnel directly involved in a critical incident within 48 hours of the incident; and
            (5)(b)(iii) regular and continuing access to the mental health program for:

                 (5)(b)(iii)(A) spouses and children of first responders;

                 (5)(b)(iii)(B) first responders who have retired or separated from the agency; and

                 (5)(b)(iii)(C) spouses of first responders who have retired or separated from the agency. See Utah Code 53-21-101
• Mental health therapist: means the same as that term is defined in Section 58-60-102. See Utah Code 53-21-101
• Plan: means a plan to implement or expand a program that provides mental health resources to first responders for which the division awards a grant under this chapter. See Utah Code 53-21-101
• Private law: A private bill enacted into law. Private laws have restricted applicability, often addressing immigration and naturalization issues affecting individuals.
• Process: means a writ or summons issued in the course of a judicial proceeding. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Retired: means the status of an individual who has become eligible, applies for, and may receive an allowance under Title 49, Utah State Retirement and Insurance Benefit Act. See Utah Code 53-21-101
• Separated: means the status of an individual who has separated from employment as a first responder from a first responder agency as a result of a critical incident involving the first responder. See Utah Code 53-21-101
• Signature sheets: means sheets in the form required by this chapter that are used under the manual initiative process or the manual referendum process to collect signatures in support of an initiative or referendum. See Utah Code 20A-7-101
• Small first responder agency: means a first responder agency that:
       (10)(a) has 10 or fewer employees;
       (10)(b) is primarily staffed by volunteers; or
       (10)(c) is located in:

            (10)(c)(i) a county of the third, fourth, fifth, or sixth class;

            (10)(c)(ii) a city of the third, fourth, fifth, or sixth class; or

            (10)(c)(iii) a town. See Utah Code 53-21-101
• Sponsors: means the legal voters who support the initiative or referendum and who sign the initiative application or referendum application. See Utah Code 20A-7-101
• Town: includes , depending on population, a metro township as defined in Section 10-3c-102. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Verified: means acknowledged by the person circulating the petition as required in Section 20A-7-105. See Utah Code 20A-7-101
• Victim advocate: work with prosecutors and assist the victims of a crime.
• Voter: means an individual who:
       (79)(a) meets the requirements for voting in an election;
       (79)(b) meets the requirements of election registration;
       (79)(c) is registered to vote; and
       (79)(d) is listed in the official register book. See Utah Code 20A-1-102