Utah Code 58-20b-102. Definitions
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In addition to the definitions in Section 58-1-102, as used in this chapter:
(1) “Accredited program” means a degree-offering program from:
Terms Used In Utah Code 58-20b-102
- Board: means the Environmental Health Scientist Board created in Section 58-20b-201. See Utah Code 58-20b-102
- Department: means the Department of Commerce. See Utah Code 58-1-102
- Division: means the Division of Professional Licensing created in Section
58-1-103 . See Utah Code 58-1-102 - 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
- 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
(1)(a) an institution, college, or university that is accredited by the Department of Education or the Council for Higher Education Accreditation; or(1)(b) a non-accredited institution, college, or university that offers education equivalent to Department of Education-accredited programs, as determined by a third party selected by the board.
(2) “Board” means the Environmental Health Scientist Board created in Section 58-20b-201.
(3) “General supervision” means the supervising environmental health scientist is available for immediate voice communication with the person he or she is supervising.
(4) “Practice of environmental health science” means:
(4)(a) the enforcement of, the issuance of permits required by, or the inspection for the purpose of enforcing state and local public health laws in the following areas:
(4)(a)(i) air quality;
(4)(a)(ii) food safety;
(4)(a)(iii) solid, hazardous, and toxic substances disposal;
(4)(a)(iv) consumer product safety;
(4)(a)(v) housing;
(4)(a)(vi) noise control;
(4)(a)(vii) radiation protection;
(4)(a)(viii) water quality;
(4)(a)(ix) vector control;
(4)(a)(x) drinking water quality;
(4)(a)(xi) milk sanitation;
(4)(a)(xii) rabies control;
(4)(a)(xiii) public health nuisances;
(4)(a)(xiv) indoor clean air regulations;
(4)(a)(xv) institutional and residential sanitation; or
(4)(a)(xvi) recreational facilities sanitation; or
(4)(b) representing oneself in any manner as, or using the titles “environmental health scientist,” “environmental health scientist-in-training,” or “registered sanitarian.”
(5) “Unlawful conduct” means the same as that term is defined in Section 58-1-501.
(6) “Unprofessional conduct” means the same as that term is defined in Sections 58-1-501 and 58-20b-501 and as may be further defined by division rule.