§ 53-2d-101 Definitions
§ 53-2d-102 Bureau of Emergency Medical Services — Creation — Bureau chief appointment, qualifications, and compensation
§ 53-2d-103 Bureau duties — Data sharing
§ 53-2d-104 State Emergency Medical Services Committee — Membership — Expenses
§ 53-2d-104 v2 Trauma System and Emergency Medical Services Committee — Membership — Expenses
§ 53-2d-105 Committee advisory duties
§ 53-2d-106 Waiver of rules, education, and licensing requirements
§ 53-2d-108 Emergency Medical Services System Account

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Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 53 > Chapter 2d > Part 1 - General Provisions

  • Administrator: includes "executor" when the subject matter justifies the use. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Ambulance: means a ground, air, or water vehicle that:
         (2)(a) transports patients and is used to provide emergency medical services; and
         (2)(b) is required to obtain a permit under Section 53-2d-404 to operate in the state. See Utah Code 53-2d-101
  • Ambulance provider: means an emergency medical service provider that:
         (3)(a) transports and provides emergency medical care to patients; and
         (3)(b) is required to obtain a license under Part 5, Ambulance and Paramedic Providers. See Utah Code 53-2d-101
  • Behavioral emergency services: means delivering a behavioral health intervention to a patient in an emergency context within a scope and in accordance with guidelines established by the department. See Utah Code 53-2d-101
  • Bureau: means the Bureau of Emergency Medical Services created in Section 53-2d-102. See Utah Code 53-2d-101
  • City: includes , depending on population, a metro township as defined in Section 10-3c-102. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Committee: means the Trauma System and Emergency Medical Services Committee created by Section 53-2d-104. See Utah Code 53-2d-101
  • Department: means the Department of Public Safety created in Section 53-1-103. See Utah Code 53-1-102
  • Direct medical observation: means in-person observation of a patient by a physician, registered nurse, physician's assistant, or individual licensed under Section 26B-4-116. See Utah Code 53-2d-101
  • Emergency medical dispatch center: means a public safety answering point, as defined in Section 63H-7a-103, that is designated as an emergency medical dispatch center by the bureau. See Utah Code 53-2d-101
  • Emergency medical service personnel: includes a paramedic, medical director of a licensed emergency medical service provider, emergency medical service instructor, behavioral emergency services technician, other categories established by the committee, and a certified emergency medical dispatcher. See Utah Code 53-2d-101
  • Emergency medical service providers: means :
         (14)(a) licensed ambulance providers and paramedic providers;
         (14)(b) a facility or provider that is required to be designated under Subsection 53-2d-403(1)(a); and
         (14)(c) emergency medical service personnel. See Utah Code 53-2d-101
  • Emergency medical services: means :
         (15)(a) medical services;
         (15)(b) transportation services;
         (15)(c) behavioral emergency services; or
         (15)(d) any combination of the services described in Subsections (15)(a) through (c). See Utah Code 53-2d-101
  • Equal: means , with respect to biological sex, of the same value. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Land: includes :
         (18)(a) land;
         (18)(b) a tenement;
         (18)(c) a hereditament;
         (18)(d) a water right;
         (18)(e) a possessory right; and
         (18)(f) a claim. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • 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
  • Level of service: means the level at which an ambulance provider type of service is licensed as:
         (19)(a) emergency medical technician;
         (19)(b) advanced emergency medical technician; or
         (19)(c) paramedic. See Utah Code 53-2d-101
  • Nonemergency secured behavioral health transport: means an entity that:
         (22)(a) provides nonemergency secure transportation services for an individual who:
              (22)(a)(i) is not required to be transported by an ambulance under Section 53-2d-405; and
              (22)(a)(ii) requires behavioral health observation during transport between any of the following facilities:
                   (22)(a)(ii)(A) a licensed acute care hospital;
                   (22)(a)(ii)(B) an emergency patient receiving facility;
                   (22)(a)(ii)(C) a licensed mental health facility; and
                   (22)(a)(ii)(D) the office of a licensed health care provider; and
         (22)(b) is required to be designated under Section 53-2d-403. See Utah Code 53-2d-101
  • Patient: means an individual who, as the result of illness, injury, or a behavioral emergency condition, meets any of the criteria in Section 26B-4-119. See Utah Code 53-2d-101
  • Person: means :
         (24)(a) an individual;
         (24)(b) an association;
         (24)(c) an institution;
         (24)(d) a corporation;
         (24)(e) a company;
         (24)(f) a trust;
         (24)(g) a limited liability company;
         (24)(h) a partnership;
         (24)(i) a political subdivision;
         (24)(j) a government office, department, division, bureau, or other body of government; and
         (24)(k) any other organization or entity. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Process: means a writ or summons issued in the course of a judicial proceeding. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
  • 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
  • Town: includes , depending on population, a metro township as defined in Section 10-3c-102. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Trauma: means an injury requiring immediate medical or surgical intervention. See Utah Code 53-2d-101
  • Triage: means the sorting of patients in terms of disposition, destination, or priority. See Utah Code 53-2d-101
  • Type of service: means the category at which an ambulance provider is licensed as:
         (31)(a) ground ambulance transport;
         (31)(b) ground ambulance interfacility transport; or
         (31)(c) both ground ambulance transport and ground ambulance interfacility transport. See Utah Code 53-2d-101
  • United States: includes each state, district, and territory of the United States of America. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Vehicle: means every device in, upon, or by which any person or property is or may be transported or drawn upon a highway, excepting devices used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks. See Utah Code 53-1-102
  • Veteran: means an individual who:
              (44)(a)(i) has served in the United States Armed Forces for at least 180 days:
                   (44)(a)(i)(A) on active duty; or
                   (44)(a)(i)(B) in a reserve component, to include the National Guard; or
              (44)(a)(ii) has incurred an actual service-related injury or disability while in the United States Armed Forces regardless of whether the individual completed 180 days; and
              (44)(a)(iii) was separated or retired under conditions characterized as honorable or general. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5