Terms Used In Utah Code 26B-6-204

• Abuse: means :
       (2)(a) knowingly or intentionally:

            (2)(a)(i) attempting to cause harm;

            (2)(a)(ii) causing harm; or

            (2)(a)(iii) placing another in fear of harm;
       (2)(b) unreasonable or inappropriate use of physical restraint, medication, or isolation that causes or is likely to cause harm to a vulnerable adult;
       (2)(c) emotional or psychological abuse;
       (2)(d) a sexual offense as described in Title 76, Chapter 5, Offenses Against the Individual; or
       (2)(e) deprivation of life sustaining treatment, or medical or mental health treatment, except:

            (2)(e)(i) as provided in Title 75, Chapter 2a, Advance Health Care Directive Act; or

            (2)(e)(ii) when informed consent, as defined in Section 76-5-111, has been obtained. See Utah Code 26B-6-201
• Adult: means an individual who is 18 years old or older. See Utah Code 26B-6-201
• Adult Protective Services: means the unit within the division responsible to investigate abuse, neglect, and exploitation of vulnerable adults and provide appropriate protective services. See Utah Code 26B-6-201
• Caretaker: means a person or public institution that is entrusted with or assumes the responsibility to provide a vulnerable adult with care, food, shelter, clothing, supervision, medical or other health care, resource management, or other necessities for pecuniary gain, by contract, or as a result of friendship, or who is otherwise in a position of trust and confidence with a vulnerable adult, including a relative, a household member, an attorney-in-fact, a neighbor, a person who is employed or who provides volunteer work, a court-appointed or voluntary guardian, or a person who contracts or is under court order to provide care. See Utah Code 26B-6-201
• 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.
• Exploitation: means an offense described in Section Utah Code 26B-6-201
• Neglect: means :
            (22)(a)(i)

                 (22)(a)(i)(A) failure of a caretaker to provide necessary care, including nutrition, clothing, shelter, supervision, personal care, or dental, medical, or other health care for a vulnerable adult, unless the vulnerable adult is able to provide or obtain the necessary care without assistance; or

                 (22)(a)(i)(B) failure of a caretaker to provide protection from health and safety hazards or maltreatment;
            (22)(a)(ii) failure of a caretaker to provide care to a vulnerable adult in a timely manner and with the degree of care that a reasonable person in a like position would exercise;
            (22)(a)(iii) a pattern of conduct by a caretaker, without the vulnerable adult's informed consent, resulting in deprivation of food, water, medication, health care, shelter, cooling, heating, or other services necessary to maintain the vulnerable adult's well being;
            (22)(a)(iv) knowing or intentional failure by a caretaker to carry out a prescribed treatment plan that causes or is likely to cause harm to the vulnerable adult;
            (22)(a)(v) self-neglect by the vulnerable adult; or
            (22)(a)(vi) abandonment by a caretaker. See Utah Code 26B-6-201
• Protective services: means services to protect a vulnerable adult from abuse, neglect, or exploitation. See Utah Code 26B-6-201
• Vulnerable adult: means an elder adult, or a dependent adult who has a mental or physical impairment which substantially affects that person's ability to:
       (30)(a) provide personal protection;
       (30)(b) provide necessities such as food, shelter, clothing, or mental or other health care;
       (30)(c) obtain services necessary for health, safety, or welfare;
       (30)(d) carry out the activities of daily living;
       (30)(e) manage the adult's own financial resources; or
       (30)(f) comprehend the nature and consequences of remaining in a situation of abuse, neglect, or exploitation. See Utah Code 26B-6-201