Terms Used In Utah Code 53-2d-103

• 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
• Bureau: means the Bureau of Emergency Medical Services created in Section 53-2d-102. See Utah Code 53-2d-101
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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