§ 31A-22-600 Scope of Part 6
§ 31A-22-601 Applicability of life insurance provisions
§ 31A-22-602 Premium rates
§ 31A-22-603 Persons insured under an individual accident and health policy
§ 31A-22-604 Reimbursement by insurers of Medicaid benefits
§ 31A-22-605 Accident and health insurance standards
§ 31A-22-605.1 Preexisting condition limitations
§ 31A-22-605.5 Application
§ 31A-22-606 Policy examination period
§ 31A-22-607 Grace period
§ 31A-22-608 Reinstatement of individual or franchise accident and health insurance policies
§ 31A-22-609 Incontestability for accident and health insurance
§ 31A-22-610 Dependent coverage from moment of birth or adoption
§ 31A-22-610.1 Indemnity benefit for adoption or infertility treatments
§ 31A-22-610.2 Maternity stay minimum limits
§ 31A-22-610.5 Dependent coverage
§ 31A-22-610.5 v2 Dependent coverage
§ 31A-22-610.6 Special enrollment for individuals receiving premium assistance
§ 31A-22-611 Coverage for children with a disability
§ 31A-22-612 Conversion privileges for insured former spouse
§ 31A-22-613 Permitted provisions for accident and health insurance policies
§ 31A-22-613.5 Price and value comparisons of health insurance
§ 31A-22-614 Claims under accident and health policies
§ 31A-22-614.5 Uniform claims processing — Electronic exchange of health information
§ 31A-22-614.7 Uniform claims processing — Electronic exchange of prescription drug pre-authorization
§ 31A-22-618 Nondiscrimination among health care professionals
§ 31A-22-618.5 Coverage of insurance mandates imposed after January 1, 2009
§ 31A-22-618.6 Discontinuance, nonrenewal, or changes to group health benefit plans
§ 31A-22-618.7 Discontinuance, nonrenewal, and modification for individual health benefit plans
§ 31A-22-618.8 Discontinuance and nonrenewal limitations for health benefit plans
§ 31A-22-619 Coordination of benefits
§ 31A-22-620 Medicare Supplement Insurance Minimum Standards Act
§ 31A-22-623 Coverage of inborn metabolic errors
§ 31A-22-624 Primary care physician or physician assistant
§ 31A-22-625 Catastrophic coverage of mental health conditions
§ 31A-22-626 Coverage of diabetes
§ 31A-22-627 Coverage of emergency medical services
§ 31A-22-628 Standing referral to a specialist
§ 31A-22-629 Adverse benefit determination review process
§ 31A-22-630 Mastectomy coverage
§ 31A-22-631 Policy summary or illustration
§ 31A-22-632 Report to policy holder
§ 31A-22-633 Exemptions from standards
§ 31A-22-634 Prohibition against certain use of Social Security number — Exceptions — Applicability of section
§ 31A-22-635 Uniform application — Uniform waiver of coverage
§ 31A-22-636 Standardized health insurance information cards
§ 31A-22-637 Health care provider payment information — Notice of admissions
§ 31A-22-638 Coverage for prosthetic devices
§ 31A-22-639 Statement of preauthorization
§ 31A-22-641 Cancer treatment parity
§ 31A-22-642 Insurance coverage for autism spectrum disorder
§ 31A-22-643 Prescription synchronization — Copay and dispensing fee restrictions
§ 31A-22-644 Denial of coverage under a health benefit plan because of life expectancy or terminal condition
§ 31A-22-645 Alcohol and drug dependency treatment
§ 31A-22-646 Dental insurance — Contract provision for noncovered services
§ 31A-22-646.1 Leasing requirements for dental plans
§ 31A-22-647 Insurer shared savings program
§ 31A-22-648 Vision insurance — Contract provisions
§ 31A-22-649 Coverage of telepsychiatric consultations
§ 31A-22-649.5 Insurance parity for telemedicine services — Method of technology used
§ 31A-22-650 Health care preauthorization requirements
§ 31A-22-651 Insurance coverage for assisted outpatient treatment
§ 31A-22-652 Coverage for mental health services in schools
§ 31A-22-654 Study of coverage for in vitro fertilization and genetic testing — Reporting — Coverage requirements
§ 31A-22-655 Living organ donor coverage
§ 31A-22-656 Coverage of epinephrine auto-injector
§ 31A-22-657 Application of health insurance mandates
§ 31A-22-658 Health care provider behavioral health treatment — Single case agreement
§ 31A-22-659 Provider administered drugs
§ 31A-22-660 Definitions — Prohibitions concerning organ harvesting — Severability
§ 31A-22-661 Health benefit plan procedures related to prescription drugs
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Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 31A > Chapter 22 > Part 6 - Accident and Health Insurance

  • Accident and health insurance: means insurance to provide protection against economic losses resulting from:
              (1)(a)(i) a medical condition including:
                   (1)(a)(i)(A) a medical care expense; or
                   (1)(a)(i)(B) the risk of disability;
              (1)(a)(ii) accident; or
              (1)(a)(iii) sickness. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
  • Action settlement agreement: includes a stipulation, consent decree, settlement agreement, or any other legally binding document or representation that resolves a threatened or pending lawsuit between the state and another party by requiring the state to take legally binding action. See Utah Code 63G-10-102
  • Adjourn: A motion to adjourn a legislative chamber or a committee, if passed, ends that day's session.
  • Administrator: means the same as that term is defined in Subsection (187). See Utah Code 31A-1-301
  • Administrator: includes "executor" when the subject matter justifies the use. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Adult: means an individual who is 18 years old or older. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
  • Advice and consent: Under the Constitution, presidential nominations for executive and judicial posts take effect only when confirmed by the Senate, and international treaties become effective only when the Senate approves them by a two-thirds vote.
  • Affected area: means :
         (1)(a) the area that is designated in statute, county ordinance, or municipal ordinance as the area for which public notice must be provided;
         (1)(b) in relation to a statute, if no affected area is designated in the statute, the affected area is the state;
         (1)(c) in relation to a county ordinance, if no affected area is designated in the county ordinance, the affected area is the county; or
         (1)(d) in relation to a municipal ordinance, if no affected area is designated in the municipal ordinance, the affected area is the municipality. See Utah Code 63G-30-101
  • Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
  • Affiliate: means a person who controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, another person. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
  • Affiliation: means association with an entity, including association in the form of employment, ownership, shareholdership, or financial interest. See Utah Code 63G-24-102
  • Affirmed: In the practice of the appellate courts, the decree or order is declared valid and will stand as rendered in the lower court.
  • Agency: means :
         (6)(a) a person other than an individual, including a sole proprietorship by which an individual does business under an assumed name; and
         (6)(b) an insurance organization licensed or required to be licensed under Section 31A-23a-301, 31A-25-207, or 31A-26-209. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
  • Agency: includes the legislative branch, the judicial branch, the attorney general's office, the State Board of Education, the Utah Board of Higher Education, the institutional councils of each higher education institution, and each higher education institution. See Utah Code 63G-10-102
  • Agency: means :
         (1)(a) the House of Representatives;
         (1)(b) the Senate;
         (1)(c) a staff office of the Legislature;
         (1)(d) a department in the executive branch of state government;
         (1)(e) the Judicial Council; or
         (1)(f) a state institution of higher education. See Utah Code 63G-17-102
  • Agency: means the same as that term is defined in Section 63G-4-103. See Utah Code 63G-24-102
  • Allegation: something that someone says happened.
  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • Annuity: A periodic (usually annual) payment of a fixed sum of money for either the life of the recipient or for a fixed number of years. A series of payments under a contract from an insurance company, a trust company, or an individual. Annuity payments are made at regular intervals over a period of more than one full year.
  • Annuity: means an agreement to make periodical payments for a period certain or over the lifetime of one or more individuals if the making or continuance of all or some of the series of the payments, or the amount of the payment, is dependent upon the continuance of human life. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
  • 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.
  • Application: means a document:
         (10)(a)
              (10)(a)(i) completed by an applicant to provide information about the risk to be insured; and
              (10)(a)(ii) that contains information that is used by the insurer to evaluate risk and decide whether to:
                   (10)(a)(ii)(A) insure the risk under:
                        (10)(a)(ii)(A)(I) the coverage as originally offered; or
                        (10)(a)(ii)(A)(II) a modification of the coverage as originally offered; or
                   (10)(a)(ii)(B) decline to insure the risk; or
         (10)(b) used by the insurer to gather information from the applicant before issuance of an annuity contract. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
  • Appointed board member: means an individual appointed by the governor, with the consent of the Senate, to serve on a rulemaking board. See Utah Code 63G-24-102
  • Appraisal: A determination of property value.
  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Armed forces: means the United States Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Space Force, and Coast Guard. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Authority: means the Military Installation Development Authority, created under Section 63H-1-201. See Utah Code 63H-1-102
  • Base taxable value: means :
         (2)(a) for military land or other land that was exempt from a property tax at the time that a project area was created that included the military land or other land, a taxable value of zero; or
         (2)(b) for private property that is included in a project area, the taxable value of the property within any portion of the project area, as designated by board resolution, from which the property tax allocation will be collected, as shown upon the assessment roll last equalized:
              (2)(b)(i) before the year in which the authority creates the project area; or
              (2)(b)(ii) before the year in which the project area plan is amended, for property added to a project area by an amendment to a project area plan. See Utah Code 63H-1-102
  • Basic health insurance plan: means a health plan that is actuarially equivalent to a federally qualified high deductible health plan. See Utah Code 63G-12-102
  • Beneficiary: A person who is entitled to receive the benefits or proceeds of a will, trust, insurance policy, retirement plan, annuity, or other contract. Source: OCC
  • biotechnology: is:
         (2)(a) the modification of living organisms by recombinant DNA techniques; and
         (2)(b) a means to accomplish, through genetic engineering, the same kinds of modifications accomplished through traditional genetic techniques such as crossbreeding. See Utah Code 63G-19-101
  • Board: means the governing body of the authority created under Section 63H-1-301. See Utah Code 63H-1-102
  • Board of education: means :
         (1)(a) a local school board described in Title 53G, Chapter 4, School Districts;
         (1)(b) the State Board of Education;
         (1)(c) the State Charter School Board created under Section 53G-5-201; or
         (1)(d) a charter school governing board described in Title 53G, Chapter 5, Charter Schools. See Utah Code 63G-16-201
  • Body of water: means any natural or man-made accumulation of water, regardless of whether the accumulation of water is static or subject to a force that causes a hydrological current. See Utah Code 63G-32-101
  • Boycott action: means refusing to deal, terminating business activities, or limiting commercial relations. See Utah Code 63G-27-102
  • Boycotted company: means a company that:
         (3)(a) engages in the exploration, production, utilization, transportation, sale, or manufacture of fossil fuel-based energy, timber, mining, or agriculture;
         (3)(b) engages in, facilitates, or supports the manufacture, distribution, sale, or use of firearms;
         (3)(c) does not meet or commit to meet environmental standards, including standards for eliminating, reducing, offsetting, or disclosing greenhouse gas-emissions, beyond applicable state and federal law requirements; or
         (3)(d) does not facilitate or commit to facilitate access to abortion or sex characteristic surgical procedures. See Utah Code 63G-27-102
  • Certificate: means evidence of insurance given to:
         (23)(a) an insured under a group insurance policy; or
         (23)(b) a third party. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
  • Changing room: includes :
              (1)(b)(i) a dressing room, fitting room, locker room, or shower room; and
              (1)(b)(ii) a restroom when a changing room contains or is attached to the restroom. See Utah Code 63G-31-101
  • Child placing: means the same as that term is defined in Section 26B-2-101. See Utah Code 63G-20-102
  • Child-placing agency: means a private person that is engaged in child placing related to a child who is not in the custody of the state. See Utah Code 63G-20-102
  • City: includes , depending on population, a metro township as defined in Section 10-3c-102. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Company: includes any wholly-owned subsidiary, majority-owned subsidiary, parent company, or affiliate of an entity described in Subsection (4)(a). See Utah Code 63G-27-102
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Concurrent resolution: A legislative measure, designated "S. Con. Res." and numbered consecutively upon introduction, generally employed to address the sentiments of both chambers, to deal with issues or matters affecting both houses, such as a concurrent budget resolution, or to create a temporary joint committee. Concurrent resolutions are not submitted to the President/Governor and thus do not have the force of law.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Corporation: means an insurance corporation, except when referring to:
              (34)(a)(i) a corporation doing business:
                   (34)(a)(i)(A) as:
                        (34)(a)(i)(A)(I) an insurance producer;
                        (34)(a)(i)(A)(II) a surplus lines producer;
                        (34)(a)(i)(A)(III) a limited line producer;
                        (34)(a)(i)(A)(IV) a consultant;
                        (34)(a)(i)(A)(V) a managing general agent;
                        (34)(a)(i)(A)(VI) a reinsurance intermediary;
                        (34)(a)(i)(A)(VII) a third party administrator; or
                        (34)(a)(i)(A)(VIII) an adjuster; and
                   (34)(a)(i)(B) under:
                        (34)(a)(i)(B)(I) Chapter 23a, Insurance Marketing - Licensing Producers, Consultants, and Reinsurance Intermediaries;
                        (34)(a)(i)(B)(II) Chapter 25, Third Party Administrators; or
                        (34)(a)(i)(B)(III) Chapter 26, Insurance Adjusters; or
              (34)(a)(ii) a noninsurer that is part of a holding company system under Chapter 16, Insurance Holding Companies. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
  • Credit Score: A number, roughly between 300 and 800, that measures an individual's credit worthiness. The most well-known type of credit score is the FICO score. This score represents the answer from a mathematical formula that assigns numerical values to various pieces of information in your credit report. Source: OCC
  • Creditable coverage: includes coverage that is offered through a public health plan such as:
              (35)(b)(i) the Primary Care Network Program under a Medicaid primary care network demonstration waiver obtained subject to Section 26B-3-108;
              (35)(b)(ii) the Children's Health Insurance Program under Section 26B-3-904; or
              (35)(b)(iii) the Ryan White Program Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act, Pub. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Dedicated tax collections: means the property tax that remains after the authority is paid the property tax allocation the authority is entitled to receive under Subsection 63H-1-501(1), for a property tax levied by:
              (4)(a)(i) a county, including a district the county has established under Subsection 17-34-3(2) to levy a property tax under Title 17, Chapter 34, Municipal-Type Services to Unincorporated Areas; or
              (4)(a)(ii) an included municipality. See Utah Code 63H-1-102
  • Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
  • Demonstrates: means to produce the evidence necessary to meet, and to meet, the burden of persuasion. See Utah Code 63G-33-101
  • Department: means the Insurance Department. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
  • Department: means the Department of Public Safety created in Section 53-1-103. See Utah Code 63G-12-102
  • Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
  • Designated agency: means :
         (1)(a) the Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity;
         (1)(b) the Division of Wildlife Resources;
         (1)(c) the Department of Public Safety;
         (1)(d) the Division of Technology Services; or
         (1)(e) the Department of Workforce Services. See Utah Code 63G-21-102
  • Designated county: means :
         (3)(a) Salt Lake County;
         (3)(b) Davis County;
         (3)(c) Utah County;
         (3)(d) Weber County;
         (3)(e) Box Elder County;
         (3)(f) Cache County;
         (3)(g) Duchesne County; or
         (3)(h) Uintah County. See Utah Code 63G-17-102
  • Develop: means to engage in development. See Utah Code 63H-1-102
  • Development: includes the demolition, construction, reconstruction, modification, expansion, maintenance, operation, or improvement of a building, facility, utility, landscape, parking lot, park, trail, or recreational amenity. See Utah Code 63H-1-102
  • Development project: means a project to develop land within a project area. See Utah Code 63H-1-102
  • Direct response insurance policy: means an insurance policy solicited and sold without the policyholder having direct contact with a natural person intermediary. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
  • Direct response solicitation: means an offer for life or accident and health insurance coverage that allows the individual to apply for or enroll in the insurance coverage on the basis of the offer. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
  • Director: means a member of the board of directors of a corporation. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
  • Disability: means a physiological or psychological condition that partially or totally limits an individual's ability to:
         (51)(a) perform the duties of:
              (51)(a)(i) that individual's occupation; or
              (51)(a)(ii) an occupation for which the individual is reasonably suited by education, training, or experience; or
         (51)(b) perform two or more of the following basic activities of daily living:
              (51)(b)(i) eating;
              (51)(b)(ii) toileting;
              (51)(b)(iii) transferring;
              (51)(b)(iv) bathing; or
              (51)(b)(v) dressing. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
  • Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
  • Division: means the Division of Facilities Construction and Management created in Section 63A-5b-301. See Utah Code 63G-28-101
  • Division: means the Division of Facilities Construction and Management created in Section 63A-5b-301. See Utah Code 63G-28-301
  • Donor: The person who makes a gift.
  • E-verify program: means the electronic verification of the work authorization program of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigration Responsibility Act of 1996, Utah Code 63G-12-102
  • Economic boycott: means , without an ordinary business purpose:
         (5)(a) engaging in a boycott action targeting:
              (5)(a)(i) a boycotted company; or
              (5)(a)(ii) another company because the company does business with a boycotted company; or
         (5)(b) taking an action intended to penalize, inflict economic harm to, or change or limit the activities of:
              (5)(b)(i) a boycotted company; or
              (5)(b)(ii) another company because the company does business with a boycotted company. See Utah Code 63G-27-102
  • Eligible employee: includes :
              (55)(b)(i) an owner, sole proprietor, or partner who:
                   (55)(b)(i)(A) works on a full-time basis;
                   (55)(b)(i)(B) has a normal work week of 30 or more hours; and
                   (55)(b)(i)(C) employs at least one common employee; and
              (55)(b)(ii) an independent contractor if the individual is included under a health benefit plan of a small employer. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
  • Emergency medical condition: means a medical condition that:
         (56)(a) manifests itself by acute symptoms, including severe pain; and
         (56)(b) would cause a prudent layperson possessing an average knowledge of medicine and health to reasonably expect the absence of immediate medical attention through a hospital emergency department to result in:
              (56)(b)(i) placing the layperson's health or the layperson's unborn child's health in serious jeopardy;
              (56)(b)(ii) serious impairment to bodily functions; or
              (56)(b)(iii) serious dysfunction of any bodily organ or part. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
  • Employee: means :
         (57)(a) an individual employed by an employer; or
         (57)(b) an individual who meets the requirements of Subsection (55)(b). See Utah Code 31A-1-301
  • Employee: means an individual employed by an employer under a contract for hire. See Utah Code 63G-12-102
  • Employer: means a person who has one or more employees employed in the same business, or in or about the same establishment, under any contract of hire, express or implied, oral or written. See Utah Code 63G-12-102
  • Enrollee: includes an insured. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
  • Entitlement: A Federal program or provision of law that requires payments to any person or unit of government that meets the eligibility criteria established by law. Entitlements constitute a binding obligation on the part of the Federal Government, and eligible recipients have legal recourse if the obligation is not fulfilled. Social Security and veterans' compensation and pensions are examples of entitlement programs.
  • Equal: means , with respect to biological sex, of the same value. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Equitable: Pertaining to civil suits in "equity" rather than in "law." In English legal history, the courts of "law" could order the payment of damages and could afford no other remedy. See damages. A separate court of "equity" could order someone to do something or to cease to do something. See, e.g., injunction. In American jurisprudence, the federal courts have both legal and equitable power, but the distinction is still an important one. For example, a trial by jury is normally available in "law" cases but not in "equity" cases. Source: U.S. Courts
  • 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.
  • Exclusion: means for the purposes of accident and health insurance that an insurer does not provide insurance coverage, for whatever reason, for one of the following:
         (67)(a) a specific physical condition;
         (67)(b) a specific medical procedure;
         (67)(c) a specific disease or disorder; or
         (67)(d) a specific prescription drug or class of prescription drugs. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
  • Executive director: means the individual appointed under Section 63A-1-105 as the executive director of the Department of Government Operations, created in Section 63A-1-104. See Utah Code 63G-10-501
  • Facility: includes a subset of a publicly owned or controlled building, structure, or other improvement, including a restroom or locker room. See Utah Code 63G-31-101
  • Family member: means for an undocumented individual:
         (6)(a) a member of the undocumented individual's immediate family;
         (6)(b) the undocumented individual's grandparent;
         (6)(c) the undocumented individual's sibling;
         (6)(d) the undocumented individual's grandchild;
         (6)(e) the undocumented individual's nephew;
         (6)(f) the undocumented individual's niece;
         (6)(g) a spouse of an individual described in this Subsection (6); or
         (6)(h) an individual who is similar to one listed in this Subsection (6). See Utah Code 63G-12-102
  • Federal agency: means a department, agency, authority, commission, council, board, office, bureau, or other administrative unit of the executive branch of the United States government. See Utah Code 63G-16-201
  • Federal directive: means :
              (3)(a)(i) a statute passed by the United States Congress;
              (3)(a)(ii) an executive order by the president of the United States;
              (3)(a)(iii) a rule or regulation adopted by a federal agency; or
              (3)(a)(iv) an order or action by:
                   (3)(a)(iv)(A) a federal agency; or
                   (3)(a)(iv)(B) an employee or official appointed by the president of the United States. See Utah Code 63G-16-201
  • Female: means the characteristic of an individual whose biological reproductive system is of the general type that functions in a way that could produce ova. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Fiduciary: A trustee, executor, or administrator.
  • Financial settlement agreement: includes a stipulation, consent decree, settlement agreement, and any other legally binding document or representation that resolves a dispute between the state and another party exclusively by requiring the payment of money from one party to the other. See Utah Code 63G-10-102
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Form: means one of the following prepared for general use:
              (74)(a)(i) a policy;
              (74)(a)(ii) a certificate;
              (74)(a)(iii) an application;
              (74)(a)(iv) an outline of coverage; or
              (74)(a)(v) an endorsement. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
  • Free exercise of religion: means the right to act or refuse to act in a manner substantially motivated by a sincerely held religious belief, regardless of whether the exercise is compulsory or central to a larger system of religious belief. See Utah Code 63G-33-101
  • Fund: means the Olympic and Paralympic Venues Grant Fund. See Utah Code 63G-28-101
  • Fund: means the Olympic and Paralympic Venues Grant Fund. See Utah Code 63G-28-301
  • Games: means the 2030 or 2034 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. See Utah Code 63G-28-101
  • Games committee: means the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games Coordination Committee created in Section 63G-28-201. See Utah Code 63G-28-101
  • Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
  • Government action: includes :
         (3)(a) a law, statute, ordinance, rule, policy, order, or other assertion of governmental authority;
         (3)(b) the application of a law, statute, ordinance, rule, policy, order, or other assertion of governmental authority;
         (3)(c) any action taken by, or on behalf of, a government entity;
         (3)(d) action taken by a person other than a government entity to:
              (3)(d)(i) enforce a law, statute, ordinance, rule, policy, order, or other assertion of governmental authority;
              (3)(d)(ii) compel a government entity to act;
              (3)(d)(iii) prohibit a government entity from acting; or
              (3)(d)(iv) utilize an administrative or judicial proceeding of a government entity, or an instrumentality or function of a government entity, to exert government power, authority, or influence. See Utah Code 63G-33-101
  • Government entities: means the state and its political subdivisions. See Utah Code 63G-10-102
  • Government entity: means the state and its political subdivisions as both are defined in this section. See Utah Code 63G-15-102
  • Government entity: means :
         (3)(a) the state; or
         (3)(b) any county, municipality, special district, special service district, or other political subdivision or administrative unit of the state, including:
              (3)(b)(i) a state institution of higher education as defined in Section 53B-2-101; or
              (3)(b)(ii) a local education agency as defined in Section 53G-7-401. See Utah Code 63G-31-101
  • Government entity: includes an agency, bureau, office, department, division, board, commission, institution, laboratory, or other instrumentality of a person described in Subsection (4)(a). See Utah Code 63G-33-101
  • Government officer: means :
              (4)(a)(i) an individual elected to a position in state or local government, when acting in the capacity of the state or local government position;
              (4)(a)(ii) an individual elected to a board of education, when acting in the capacity of a member of a board of education;
              (4)(a)(iii) an individual appointed to fill a vacancy in a position described in Subsection (4)(a)(i) or (ii), when acting in the capacity of the position; or
              (4)(a)(iv) an individual appointed to or employed in a full-time position by state government, local government, or a board of education, when acting in the capacity of the individual's appointment or employment. See Utah Code 63G-16-201
  • Government official: means an individual elected or appointed to a state office, county office, municipal office, school board, school district office, special district office, or special service district office. See Utah Code 63G-30-101
  • Government retaliation: means an action by a state or local government or an action by a state or local government official that:
         (3)(a) is taken in response to a person's exercise of a protection contained in Section 17-20-4, 63G-20-201, Utah Code 63G-20-102
  • Governmental entity: means :
         (2)(a) a court;
         (2)(b) the Legislature;
         (2)(c) the legislative body of a political subdivision; or
         (2)(d) another entity of the state or a political subdivision, if the entity has adjudicatory or rulemaking authority. See Utah Code 63G-32-101
  • Grace period: The number of days you'll have to pay your bill for purchases in full without triggering a finance charge. Source: Federal Reserve
  • Group health plan: means an employee welfare benefit plan to the extent that the plan provides medical care:
         (78)(a)
              (78)(a)(i) to an employee; or
              (78)(a)(ii) to a dependent of an employee; and
         (78)(b)
              (78)(b)(i) directly;
              (78)(b)(ii) through insurance reimbursement; or
              (78)(b)(iii) through another method. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
  • Group insurance policy: means a policy covering a group of persons that is issued:
              (79)(a)(i) to a policyholder on behalf of the group; and
              (79)(a)(ii) for the benefit of a member of the group who is selected under a procedure defined in:
                   (79)(a)(ii)(A) the policy; or
                   (79)(a)(ii)(B) an agreement that is collateral to the policy. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
  • Guest worker: means an undocumented individual who holds a guest worker permit. See Utah Code 63G-12-102
  • Guest worker permit: means a permit issued in accordance with Section 63G-12-207 to an undocumented individual who meets the eligibility criteria of Section 63G-12-205. See Utah Code 63G-12-102
  • Health benefit plan: means a policy, contract, certificate, or agreement offered or issued by an insurer to provide, deliver, arrange for, pay for, or reimburse any of the costs of health care, including major medical expense coverage. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
  • Health care: means any of the following intended for use in the diagnosis, treatment, mitigation, or prevention of a human ailment or impairment:
         (83)(a) a professional service;
         (83)(b) a personal service;
         (83)(c) a facility;
         (83)(d) equipment;
         (83)(e) a device;
         (83)(f) supplies; or
         (83)(g) medicine. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
  • Health care provider: means the same as that term is defined in Section 78B-3-403. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
  • health insurance: means insurance providing:
              (84)(a)(i) a health care benefit; or
              (84)(a)(ii) payment of an incurred health care expense. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
  • Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act: means the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, Pub. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
  • Highway: includes :
         (15)(a) a public bridge;
         (15)(b) a county way;
         (15)(c) a county road;
         (15)(d) a common road; and
         (15)(e) a state road. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Host agreement: means an agreement with a site selection committee that is made in connection with the selection of the state for the location of the games. See Utah Code 63G-28-101
  • Host assurance: means a written assurance to a site selection committee that is made in connection with the selection of the state for the location of the games. See Utah Code 63G-28-101
  • Host committee: means a nonprofit corporation, including a successor in interest, that may:
         (7)(a) provide an application and bid to a site selection committee for selection of the state as the location of the games; and
         (7)(b) execute an agreement with the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee regarding a bid and the bid process to host the games. See Utah Code 63G-28-101
  • Human being: means a member of the species classified as Homo sapiens;
(4) "Land" means the solid terrestrial surface or subsurface of the earth. See Utah Code 63G-32-101
  • Immediate family: means for an undocumented individual:
         (10)(a) the undocumented individual's spouse; or
         (10)(b) a child of the undocumented individual if the child is:
              (10)(b)(i) under 21 years old; and
              (10)(b)(ii) unmarried. See Utah Code 63G-12-102
  • Immediate family permit: means a permit issued in accordance with Section 63G-12-207 to an undocumented individual who meets the eligibility criteria of Section 63G-12-206. See Utah Code 63G-12-102
  • improvements: means the replacement or addition to infrastructure, buildings, building components, or facility equipment. See Utah Code 63G-28-301
  • Included municipality: means a municipality, some or all of which is included within a project area. See Utah Code 63H-1-102
  • Indemnity: means the payment of an amount to offset all or part of an insured loss. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
  • Independent entity: means the same as that term is defined in Section 63E-1-102. See Utah Code 63G-33-101
  • Individual: means a natural person. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
  • Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
  • Insurance: includes :
              (96)(b)(i) a risk distributing arrangement providing for compensation or replacement for damages or loss through the provision of a service or a benefit in kind;
              (96)(b)(ii) a contract of guaranty or suretyship entered into by the guarantor or surety as a business and not as merely incidental to a business transaction; and
              (96)(b)(iii) a plan in which the risk does not rest upon the person who makes an arrangement, but with a class of persons who have agreed to share the risk. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
  • insurance company: means a person doing an insurance business as a principal including:
              (104)(a)(i) a fraternal benefit society;
              (104)(a)(ii) an issuer of a gift annuity other than an annuity specified in Subsections 31A-22-1305(2) and (3);
              (104)(a)(iii) a motor club;
              (104)(a)(iv) an employee welfare plan;
              (104)(a)(v) a person purporting or intending to do an insurance business as a principal on that person's own account; and
              (104)(a)(vi) a health maintenance organization. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
  • Insured: means a person to whom or for whose benefit an insurer makes a promise in an insurance policy and includes:
              (103)(a)(i) a policyholder;
              (103)(a)(ii) a subscriber;
              (103)(a)(iii) a member; and
              (103)(a)(iv) a beneficiary. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
  • Intellectual disability: means a significant, subaverage general intellectual functioning that:
         (16)(a) exists concurrently with deficits in adaptive behavior; and
         (16)(b) is manifested during the developmental period as defined in the current edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, published by the American Psychiatric Association. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Interest rate: The amount paid by a borrower to a lender in exchange for the use of the lender's money for a certain period of time. Interest is paid on loans or on debt instruments, such as notes or bonds, either at regular intervals or as part of a lump sum payment when the issue matures. Source: OCC
  • Intersex individual: means the same as that term is defined in Section 26B-8-101. See Utah Code 63G-31-101
  • Joint resolution: A legislative measure which requires the approval of both chambers.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • 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
  • Lawsuit: A legal action started by a plaintiff against a defendant based on a complaint that the defendant failed to perform a legal duty, resulting in harm to the plaintiff.
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • Legal personhood: means :
         (5)(a) the legal rights and obligations of an individual under the laws of this state; or
         (5)(b) the legal rights and obligations of a person other than an individual under the laws of this state. See Utah Code 63G-32-101
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Life insurance: means :
              (114)(a)(i) insurance on a human life; and
              (114)(a)(ii) insurance pertaining to or connected with human life. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
  • Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
  • Local government: means :
         (5)(a) a county, city, town, or metro township;
         (5)(b) a special district governed by Title 17B, Limited Purpose Local Government Entities - Special Districts;
         (5)(c) a special service district governed by Title 17D, Chapter 1, Special Service District Act;
         (5)(d) a community reinvestment agency governed by Title 17C, Limited Purpose Local Government Entities - Community Reinvestment Agency Act;
         (5)(e) a conservation district governed by Title 17D, Chapter 3, Conservation District Act;
         (5)(f) a redevelopment agency; or
         (5)(g) an interlocal entity or a joint cooperative undertaking governed by Title 11, Chapter 13, Interlocal Cooperation Act. See Utah Code 63G-16-201
  • Male: means the characteristic of an individual whose biological reproductive system is of the general type that functions to fertilize the ova of a female. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Managed care organization: means a person:
         (122)(a) licensed as a health maintenance organization under Chapter 8, Health Maintenance Organizations and Limited Health Plans; or
         (122)(b)
              (122)(b)(i) licensed under:
                   (122)(b)(i)(A) Chapter 5, Domestic Stock and Mutual Insurance Corporations;
                   (122)(b)(i)(B) Chapter 7, Nonprofit Health Service Insurance Corporations; or
                   (122)(b)(i)(C) Chapter 14, Foreign Insurers; and
              (122)(b)(ii) that requires an enrollee to use, or offers incentives, including financial incentives, for an enrollee to use, network providers. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
  • Medicare: means the "Health Insurance for the Aged Act" Title XVIII of the federal Social Security Act, as then constituted or later amended. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
  • Medicare supplement insurance: means health insurance coverage that is advertised, marketed, or designed primarily as a supplement to reimbursements under Medicare for the hospital, medical, or surgical expenses of individuals eligible for Medicare. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
  • Member: means a person having membership rights in an insurance corporation. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
  • MIDA accommodations tax: means the tax imposed under Section 63H-1-205. See Utah Code 63H-1-102
  • MIDA energy tax: means the tax levied under Section 63H-1-204. See Utah Code 63H-1-102
  • Military: includes , in relation to property, property that is occupied by the military and is owned by the government of the United States, the authority, or the state. See Utah Code 63H-1-102
  • Military land: includes land that is:
              (13)(b)(i) owned or leased by the authority; and
              (13)(b)(ii) held or used for the benefit of the military. See Utah Code 63H-1-102
  • Mitigation efforts: means measures taken to reduce the emission of air pollutants, including:
         (4)(a) flexible work schedules to reduce driving during peak times;
         (4)(b) telecommuting;
         (4)(c) electronic communication, including teleconferencing;
         (4)(d) encouraging ride sharing;
         (4)(e) encouraging use of public or alternative forms of transportation;
         (4)(f) energy conservation;
         (4)(g) using alternative energy sources;
         (4)(h) recycling and using recycled products;
         (4)(i) using non-aerosol products;
         (4)(j) reducing idling;
         (4)(k) low-maintenance landscaping; or
         (4)(l) other technology that may be used, or measures that may be taken, to reduce the emission of air pollutants. See Utah Code 63G-17-102
  • Month: means a calendar month, unless otherwise expressed. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
  • Mother: means a parent who is of the female sex. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Municipal energy tax: means a municipal energy sales and use tax under Title 10, Chapter 1, Part 3, Municipal Energy Sales and Use Tax Act. See Utah Code 63H-1-102
  • Municipal services revenue: means revenue that the authority:
         (15)(a) collects from the authority's:
              (15)(a)(i) levy of a municipal energy tax;
              (15)(a)(ii) levy of a MIDA energy tax;
              (15)(a)(iii) levy of a telecommunications tax;
              (15)(a)(iv) imposition of a transient room tax; and
              (15)(a)(v) imposition of a resort communities tax;
         (15)(b) receives under Subsection 59-12-205(2)(a)(ii)(B); and
         (15)(c) receives as dedicated tax collections. See Utah Code 63H-1-102
  • Network provider: means a health care provider who has an agreement with a managed care organization to provide health care services to an enrollee with an expectation of receiving payment, other than coinsurance, copayments, or deductibles, directly from the managed care organization. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
  • Nominee: means a person selected by the governor to fill a rulemaking board vacancy subject to the advice and consent of the Senate. See Utah Code 63G-24-102
  • Nonprofit entity: means an entity exempt from federal income tax under Section 501(c), Internal Revenue Code, or that has submitted an application with the Internal Revenue Service for recognition of an exemption under Section 501(c), Internal Revenue Code. See Utah Code 63G-26-102
  • Notice summary statement: means a statement that includes the following in relation to a public notice:
         (3)(a) a title that accurately describes the purpose or subject of the public notice;
         (3)(b) the name of the public body, or the name and title of the government official, that provides the public notice;
         (3)(c) a statement that clearly describes the matter for which the public notice is given;
         (3)(d) a general description of the area to which the public notice relates;
         (3)(e) the dates and deadlines applicable to the matter for which the public notice is given; and
         (3)(f) information specifying where a person may obtain a copy of the complete public notice, including:
              (3)(f)(i) the web address for the Utah Public Notice Website;
              (3)(f)(ii) if the public body or government official maintains a public website, the web address where the public notice is located;
              (3)(f)(iii) the address of a physical location where a copy of the public notice may be viewed or obtained; and
              (3)(f)(iv) a telephone number that an individual may call to request a copy of the public notice. See Utah Code 63G-30-101
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Open to the general public: means that a privacy space is:
              (6)(a)(i) freely accessible to a member of the general public;
              (6)(a)(ii) accessible to an individual who has purchased a ticket, paid an entry fee, paid a membership fee, or otherwise paid to access the facility containing the relevant privacy space; or
              (6)(a)(iii) accessible to a student of an institution of higher education described in Section 52B-2-101, either freely or as described in Subsection (6)(a)(ii). See Utah Code 63G-31-101
  • Order: means an order of the commissioner. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
  • Ordinary business purpose: means a purpose that is related to business operations. See Utah Code 63G-27-102
  • Outline of coverage: means a summary that explains an accident and health insurance policy. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
  • Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
  • Participating: means a plan of insurance under which the insured is entitled to receive a dividend representing a share of the surplus of the insurer. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • Permit: means a permit issued under Part 2, Guest Worker Program, and includes:
         (12)(a) a guest worker permit; and
         (12)(b) an immediate family permit. See Utah Code 63G-12-102
  • Permit holder: means an undocumented individual who holds a permit. See Utah Code 63G-12-102
  • Person: includes :
         (146)(a) an individual;
         (146)(b) a partnership;
         (146)(c) a corporation;
         (146)(d) an incorporated or unincorporated association;
         (146)(e) a joint stock company;
         (146)(f) a trust;
         (146)(g) a limited liability company;
         (146)(h) a reciprocal;
         (146)(i) a syndicate; or
         (146)(j) another similar entity or combination of entities acting in concert. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
  • 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
  • Personal information: means a record or other compilation of data that identifies a person as a donor to a nonprofit entity. See Utah Code 63G-26-102
  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.
  • Personal property: includes :
         (25)(a) money;
         (25)(b) goods;
         (25)(c) chattels;
         (25)(d) effects;
         (25)(e) evidences of a right in action;
         (25)(f) a written instrument by which a pecuniary obligation, right, or title to property is created, acknowledged, transferred, increased, defeated, discharged, or diminished; and
         (25)(g) a right or interest in an item described in Subsections (25)(a) through (f). See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
  • Plan sponsor: means the same as that term is defined in Utah Code 31A-1-301
  • Plan year: means :
         (149)(a) the year that is designated as the plan year in:
              (149)(a)(i) the plan document of a group health plan; or
              (149)(a)(ii) a summary plan description of a group health plan;
         (149)(b) if the plan document or summary plan description does not designate a plan year or there is no plan document or summary plan description:
              (149)(b)(i) the year used to determine deductibles or limits;
              (149)(b)(ii) the policy year, if the plan does not impose deductibles or limits on a yearly basis; or
              (149)(b)(iii) the employer's taxable year if:
                   (149)(b)(iii)(A) the plan does not impose deductibles or limits on a yearly basis; and
                   (149)(b)(iii)(B)
                        (149)(b)(iii)(B)(I) the plan is not insured; or
                        (149)(b)(iii)(B)(II) the insurance policy is not renewed on an annual basis; or
         (149)(c) in a case not described in Subsection (149)(a) or (b), the calendar year. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
  • Policy: includes a service contract issued by:
              (150)(b)(i) a motor club under Chapter 11, Motor Clubs;
              (150)(b)(ii) a service contract provided under Chapter 6a, Service Contracts; and
              (150)(b)(iii) a corporation licensed under:
                   (150)(b)(iii)(A) Chapter 7, Nonprofit Health Service Insurance Corporations; or
                   (150)(b)(iii)(B) Chapter 8, Health Maintenance Organizations and Limited Health Plans. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
  • Policy summary: means a synopsis describing the elements of a life insurance policy. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
  • Policyholder: means a person who controls a policy, binder, or oral contract by ownership, premium payment, or otherwise. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
  • Political subdivision: means :
         (1)(a) a county;
         (1)(b) a municipality, as defined in Section 10-1-104;
         (1)(c) a special district;
         (1)(d) a special service district;
         (1)(e) an interlocal entity, as defined in Section 11-13-103;
         (1)(f) a community reinvestment agency;
         (1)(g) a local building authority; or
         (1)(h) a conservation district. See Utah Code 63G-22-102
  • Political subdivision: means the same as that term is defined in Section 63G-7-102. See Utah Code 63G-32-101
  • Political subdivision: means any county, city, town, school district, community reinvestment agency, special improvement or taxing district, special district, special service district, an entity created by an interlocal agreement adopted under Title 11, Chapter 13, Interlocal Cooperation Act, or other governmental subdivision or public corporation. See Utah Code 63G-9-201
  • Precedent: A court decision in an earlier case with facts and law similar to a dispute currently before a court. Precedent will ordinarily govern the decision of a later similar case, unless a party can show that it was wrongly decided or that it differed in some significant way.
  • Premium: includes , however designated:
              (156)(b)(i) an assessment;
              (156)(b)(ii) a membership fee;
              (156)(b)(iii) a required contribution; or
              (156)(b)(iv) monetary consideration. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
  • Privacy space: means a restroom or changing room within a publicly owned or controlled facility, where an individual has a reasonable expectation of privacy. See Utah Code 63G-31-101
  • Private employer: means an employer who is not the federal government or a public employer. See Utah Code 63G-12-102
  • Process: means a writ or summons issued in the course of a judicial proceeding. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • producer: means a person licensed or required to be licensed under the laws of this state to sell, solicit, or negotiate insurance. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
  • Program: means the Guest Worker Program described in Section 63G-12-201. See Utah Code 63G-12-102
  • Program start date: means the day on which the department is required to implement the program under Subsection 63G-12-202(3). See Utah Code 63G-12-102
  • Project area: means the land, including military land, whether consisting of a single contiguous area or multiple noncontiguous areas, described in a project area plan or draft project area plan, where the development project set forth in the project area plan or draft project area plan takes place or is proposed to take place. See Utah Code 63H-1-102
  • Project area budget: means a multiyear projection of annual or cumulative revenues and expenses and other fiscal matters pertaining to a project area that includes:
         (18)(a) the base taxable value of property in the project area;
         (18)(b) the projected property tax allocation expected to be generated within the project area;
         (18)(c) the amount of the property tax allocation expected to be shared with other taxing entities;
         (18)(d) the amount of the property tax allocation expected to be used to implement the project area plan, including the estimated amount of the property tax allocation to be used for land acquisition, public improvements, infrastructure improvements, and loans, grants, or other incentives to private and public entities;
         (18)(e) the property tax allocation expected to be used to cover the cost of administering the project area plan;
         (18)(f) if the property tax allocation is to be collected at different times or from different portions of the project area, or both:
              (18)(f)(i)
                   (18)(f)(i)(A) the tax identification numbers of the parcels from which the property tax allocation will be collected; or
                   (18)(f)(i)(B) a legal description of the portion of the project area from which the property tax allocation will be collected; and
              (18)(f)(ii) an estimate of when other portions of the project area will become subject to collection of the property tax allocation; and
         (18)(g) for property that the authority owns or leases and expects to sell or sublease, the expected total cost of the property to the authority and the expected selling price or lease payments. See Utah Code 63H-1-102
  • Project area plan: means a written plan that, after the plan's effective date, guides and controls the development within a project area. See Utah Code 63H-1-102
  • Property: includes both real and personal property. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Property tax: includes a privilege tax imposed under Title 59, Chapter 4, Privilege Tax, except as described in Subsection (20)(b), and each levy on an ad valorem basis on tangible or intangible personal or real property. See Utah Code 63H-1-102
  • Property tax allocation: means the difference between:
         (21)(a) the amount of property tax revenues generated each tax year by all taxing entities from the area within a project area designated in the project area plan as the area from which the property tax allocation is to be collected, using the current assessed value of the property; and
         (21)(b) the amount of property tax revenues that would be generated from that same area using the base taxable value of the property. See Utah Code 63H-1-102
  • Public agency: means a state or local government entity, including:
         (3)(a) a department, division, agency, office, commission, board, or other government organization;
         (3)(b) a political subdivision, including a county, city, town, special district, or special service district;
         (3)(c) a public school, school district, charter school, or public higher education institution; or
         (3)(d) a judicial or quasi-judicial body. See Utah Code 63G-26-102
  • Public body: means the same as that term is defined in Section 52-4-103. See Utah Code 63G-30-101
  • Public employee: means any individual employed by or volunteering for a state agency or a political subdivision who is not a public official. See Utah Code 63G-22-102
  • Public employer: means an employer that is:
         (17)(a) the state of Utah or any administrative subunit of the state;
         (17)(b) a state institution of higher education, as defined in Section 53B-3-102;
         (17)(c) a political subdivision of the state including a county, city, town, school district, special district, or special service district; or
         (17)(d) an administrative subunit of a political subdivision. See Utah Code 63G-12-102
  • Public entity: means the state or a political subdivision of the state, including each department, division, office, board, commission, council, authority, or institution of the state or a political subdivision of the state. See Utah Code 63G-27-102
  • Public entity: means :
         (22)(a) the state, including each department or agency of the state; or
         (22)(b) a political subdivision of the state, including the authority or a county, city, town, school district, special district, special service district, or interlocal cooperation entity. See Utah Code 63H-1-102
  • Public infrastructure and improvements: includes :
              (23)(c)(i) facilities, lines, or systems that harness geothermal energy or provide water, chilled water, steam, sewer, storm drainage, natural gas, electricity, or telecommunications;
              (23)(c)(ii) streets, roads, curb, gutter, sidewalk, walkways, tunnels, solid waste facilities, parking facilities, public transportation facilities, and parks, trails, and other recreational facilities;
              (23)(c)(iii) snowmaking equipment and related improvements that can also be used for water storage or fire suppression purposes; and
              (23)(c)(iv) a building and related improvements for occupancy by the public, the authority, the military, or military-related entities. See Utah Code 63H-1-102
  • Public location: means :
         (5)(a) a location that is open to the general public, regardless of whether the location is owned by a public entity, a private entity, or an individual; or
         (5)(b) a location that is not open to the general public, but where the notice is clearly visible to, and may easily be read by, an individual while the individual is present in a location described in Subsection (5)(a). See Utah Code 63G-30-101
  • Public notice: means a notice that is required to be provided to the public by a public body or a government official. See Utah Code 63G-30-101
  • Public official: means :
              (3)(a)(i) an appointed official or an elected official as those terms are defined in Section 63A-17-502; or
              (3)(a)(ii) an individual elected or appointed to a county office, municipal office, school board or school district office, special district office, or special service district office. See Utah Code 63G-22-102
  • Public official: includes a judge or justice of:
         (2)(a) the Utah Supreme Court;
         (2)(b) the Utah Court of Appeals;
         (2)(c) a district court;
         (2)(d) a juvenile court; or
         (2)(e) the Business and Chancery Court. See Utah Code 63G-23-102
  • Publicly owned or controlled: means that a government entity has at least a partial ownership interest in or has control of a facility, program, or event. See Utah Code 63G-31-101
  • Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
  • Rate: means :
              (163)(a)(i) the cost of a given unit of insurance; or
              (163)(a)(ii) for property or casualty insurance, that cost of insurance per exposure unit either expressed as:
                   (163)(a)(ii)(A) a single number; or
                   (163)(a)(ii)(B) a pure premium rate, adjusted before the application of individual risk variations based on loss or expense considerations to account for the treatment of:
                        (163)(a)(ii)(B)(I) expenses;
                        (163)(a)(ii)(B)(II) profit; and
                        (163)(a)(ii)(B)(III) individual insurer variation in loss experience. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
  • real property: includes :
         (31)(a) land;
         (31)(b) a tenement;
         (31)(c) a hereditament;
         (31)(d) a water right;
         (31)(e) a possessory right; and
         (31)(f) a claim. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Reinsurance: means an insurance transaction where an insurer, for consideration, transfers any portion of the risk it has assumed to another insurer. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
  • Relevant contact information: means the following for an undocumented individual:
         (18)(a) the undocumented individual's name;
         (18)(b) the undocumented individual's residential address;
         (18)(c) the undocumented individual's residential telephone number;
         (18)(d) the undocumented individual's personal email address;
         (18)(e) the name of the person with whom the undocumented individual has a contract for hire;
         (18)(f) the name of the contact person for the person listed in Subsection (18)(e);
         (18)(g) the address of the person listed in Subsection (18)(e);
         (18)(h) the telephone number for the person listed in Subsection (18)(e);
         (18)(i) the names of the undocumented individual's immediate family members;
         (18)(j) the names of the family members who reside with the undocumented individual; and
         (18)(k) any other information required by the department by rule made in accordance with Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act. See Utah Code 63G-12-102
  • Religious official: includes an individual designated by the religion as clergy, minister, priest, pastor, rabbi, imam, bishop, stake president, or sealer, when that individual is acting as such. See Utah Code 63G-20-102
  • Religious organization: means :
         (5)(a) a religious organization, association, educational institution, or society;
         (5)(b) a religious corporation sole; or
         (5)(c) any corporation or association constituting a wholly owned subsidiary, affiliate, or agency of any religious organization, association, educational institution, society, or religious corporation sole. See Utah Code 63G-20-102
  • Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
  • Remaining municipal services revenue: means municipal services revenue that the authority has not:
         (24)(a) spent during the authority's fiscal year for municipal services as provided in Subsection 63H-1-503(1); or
         (24)(b) redirected to use in accordance with Subsection 63H-1-502(3). See Utah Code 63H-1-102
  • Resort communities tax: means a sales and use tax imposed under Section 59-12-401. See Utah Code 63H-1-102
  • Restricted account: means the Immigration Act Restricted Account created in Section 63G-12-103. See Utah Code 63G-12-102
  • Restroom: includes :
              (9)(b)(i) sex-designated men's restrooms;
              (9)(b)(ii) sex-designated women's restrooms;
              (9)(b)(iii) unisex restrooms; and
              (9)(b)(iv) single-occupant restrooms. See Utah Code 63G-31-101
  • Rider: means an endorsement to:
         (173)(a) an insurance policy; or
         (173)(b) an insurance certificate. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
  • Risk management fund: means the fund created in Section 63A-4-201. See Utah Code 63G-10-501
  • Risk manager: means the state risk manager appointed under Section Utah Code 63G-10-501
  • Road: includes :
         (33)(a) a public bridge;
         (33)(b) a county way;
         (33)(c) a county road;
         (33)(d) a common road; and
         (33)(e) a state road. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Rulemaking board: means a board, committee, commission, or council:
              (5)(a)(i) that has rulemaking authority; and
              (5)(a)(ii) at least part of whose membership is appointed by the governor subject to the advice and consent of the Senate. See Utah Code 63G-24-102
  • Secondary medical condition: means a complication related to an exclusion from coverage in accident and health insurance. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
  • Security: means a:
              (176)(a)(i) note;
              (176)(a)(ii) stock;
              (176)(a)(iii) bond;
              (176)(a)(iv) debenture;
              (176)(a)(v) evidence of indebtedness;
              (176)(a)(vi) certificate of interest or participation in a profit-sharing agreement;
              (176)(a)(vii) collateral-trust certificate;
              (176)(a)(viii) preorganization certificate or subscription;
              (176)(a)(ix) transferable share;
              (176)(a)(x) investment contract;
              (176)(a)(xi) voting trust certificate;
              (176)(a)(xii) certificate of deposit for a security;
              (176)(a)(xiii) certificate of interest of participation in an oil, gas, or mining title or lease or in payments out of production under such a title or lease;
              (176)(a)(xiv) commodity contract or commodity option;
              (176)(a)(xv) certificate of interest or participation in, temporary or interim certificate for, receipt for, guarantee of, or warrant or right to subscribe to or purchase any of the items listed in Subsections (176)(a)(i) through (xiv); or
              (176)(a)(xvi) another interest or instrument commonly known as a security. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
  • Serious felony: means a felony under:
  • Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
  • Settlement agreement report: means a report that:
         (5)(a) states the total amount of the settlement;
         (5)(b) states the payer of the settlement;
         (5)(c) states the recipient of the payment;
         (5)(d) summarizes the circumstances related to the settlement; and
         (5)(e) contains a copy of the settlement agreement, unless the agreement is not permitted to be disclosed due to a court order or other legal requirement. See Utah Code 63G-10-102
  • Settlement amount: means the total cost to implement:
         (4)(a) an action settlement as defined in Section 63G-10-102, including the cost of the required action and any required monetary payment; or
         (4)(b) a financial settlement as defined in Section 63G-10-102. See Utah Code 63G-10-501
  • Sex: means , in relation to an individual, the individual's biological sex, either male or female, at birth, according to distinct reproductive roles as manifested by:
         (34)(a) sex and reproductive organ anatomy;
         (34)(b) chromosomal makeup; and
         (34)(c) endogenous hormone profiles. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Sex-designated: means that a facility, program, or event is designated specifically for males or females and not the opposite sex. See Utah Code 63G-31-101
  • Sexuality: includes legal sexual conduct, legal sexual expression, sexual desires, and the status of a person as male or female. See Utah Code 63G-20-102
  • Significant break in coverage: means a period of 63 consecutive days during each of which an individual does not have creditable coverage. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
  • Single-occupant: means , in relation to a single-occupant facility or privacy space, that the facility or privacy space:
         (11)(a) has floor-to-ceiling walls;
         (11)(b) has an entirely encased and locking door; and
         (11)(c) is designated for single occupancy. See Utah Code 63G-31-101
  • Site selection committee: means the International Olympic Committee or the International Paralympic Committee. See Utah Code 63G-28-101
  • Small employer: means , in connection with a health benefit plan and with respect to a calendar year and to a plan year, an employer who:
              (182)(a)(i)
                   (182)(a)(i)(A) employed at least one but not more than 50 eligible employees on business days during the preceding calendar year; or
                   (182)(a)(i)(B) if the employer did not exist for the entirety of the preceding calendar year, reasonably expects to employ an average of at least one but not more than 50 eligible employees on business days during the current calendar year;
              (182)(a)(ii) employs at least one employee on the first day of the plan year; and
              (182)(a)(iii) for an employer who has common ownership with one or more other employers, is treated as a single employer under Utah Code 31A-1-301
  • State: means the same as that term is defined in Section 63G-7-102. See Utah Code 63G-32-101
  • State: means the state of Utah, and includes each office, department, division, agency, authority, commission, board, institution, college, university, Children's Justice Center, or other instrumentality of the state. See Utah Code 63G-9-201
  • 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
  • State agency: means a department, division, board, council, committee, institution, office, bureau, or other similar administrative unit of the executive branch of state government. See Utah Code 63G-22-102
  • state agency: means an executive branch:
    (1) department;
    (2) division; or
    (3) office. See Utah Code 63G-25-101
  • State or local government: means :
         (7)(a) a state government entity, agency, or instrumentality; or
         (7)(b) a local government entity, agency, or instrumentality. See Utah Code 63G-20-102
  • State or local government official: means an officer, employee, or appointee of a state or local government. See Utah Code 63G-20-102
  • State security: means a financial obligation undertaken by the state under a host agreement. See Utah Code 63G-28-101
  • State service: includes :
              (2)(b)(i) for the Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity or the Division of Technology Services, public high-speed Internet access;
              (2)(b)(ii) for the Division of Wildlife Resources, fishing, hunting, and trapping licenses;
              (2)(b)(iii) for the Department of Public Safety, fingerprinting, an online driver license renewal, online appointment scheduling, an online motor vehicle record request, and an online change of address with the Driver License Division; and
              (2)(b)(iv) for the Department of Workforce Services, online job searches, verification of submission for benefits administered by the Department of Workforce Services, online unemployment applications, online food stamp applications, and online appointment scheduling. See Utah Code 63G-21-102
  • Status verification system: includes :
              (21)(b)(i) the e-verify program;
              (21)(b)(ii) an equivalent federal program designated by the United States Department of Homeland Security or other federal agency authorized to verify the work eligibility status of a newly hired employee pursuant to the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986;
              (21)(b)(iii) the Social Security Number Verification Service or similar online verification process implemented by the United States Social Security Administration; or
              (21)(b)(iv) an independent third-party system with an equal or higher degree of reliability as the programs, systems, or processes described in Subsection (21)(b)(i), (ii), or (iii). See Utah Code 63G-12-102
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • Substantial interest: means the same as that term is defined in Section 67-16-3. See Utah Code 63G-24-102
  • Substantially burden: includes :
              (6)(b)(i) any of the following in response to, or as a consequence of, the person's free exercise of religion:
                   (6)(b)(i)(A) withholding a government benefit;
                   (6)(b)(i)(B) assessing criminal, civil, or administrative penalties or damages; or
                   (6)(b)(i)(C) excluding a person from a government program or from access to a government facility or service; and
              (6)(b)(ii) a burden described in Subsections (6)(a) and (b)(i), regardless of whether the burden is:
                   (6)(b)(ii)(A) imposed by:
                        (6)(b)(ii)(A)(I) law, statute, ordinance, rule, policy, order, or other assertion of governmental authority;
                        (6)(b)(ii)(A)(II) the application of law, statute, rule, policy, order, or other assertion of governmental authority; or
                        (6)(b)(ii)(A)(III) any other means;
                   (6)(b)(ii)(B) applied or enforced by, or on behalf of, a government entity; or
                   (6)(b)(ii)(C) applied or enforced by, or on behalf of, a person other than a government entity to:
                        (6)(b)(ii)(C)(I) enforce a law, statute, ordinance, rule, policy, order, or other assertion of governmental authority;
                        (6)(b)(ii)(C)(II) compel a government entity to act;
                        (6)(b)(ii)(C)(III) prohibit a government entity from acting; or
                        (6)(b)(ii)(C)(IV) utilize an administrative or judicial proceeding of a government entity, or an instrumentality or function of a government entity, to exert government power, authority, or influence. See Utah Code 63G-33-101
  • Taxable value: means the value of property as shown on the last equalized assessment roll. See Utah Code 63H-1-102
  • Taxed interlocal entity: means the same as that term is defined in Section 11-13-602. See Utah Code 63G-22-102
  • Telecommunications tax: means a telecommunications license tax under Title 10, Chapter 1, Part 4, Municipal Telecommunications License Tax Act. See Utah Code 63H-1-102
  • Town: includes , depending on population, a metro township as defined in Section 10-3c-102. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Transient room tax: means a tax under Section 59-12-352. See Utah Code 63H-1-102
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
  • U-verify program: means the verification procedure developed by the department in accordance with Section 63G-12-210. See Utah Code 63G-12-102
  • Unauthorized alien: is a s defined in Utah Code 63G-12-102
  • Undocumented individual: means an individual who:
         (23)(a) lives or works in the state; and
         (23)(b) is not in compliance with the Immigration and Nationality Act, Utah Code 63G-12-102
  • Uniform Commercial Code: A set of statutes enacted by the various states to provide consistency among the states' commercial laws. It includes negotiable instruments, sales, stock transfers, trust and warehouse receipts, and bills of lading. Source: OCC
  • Unisex: means , in relation to a unisex facility or privacy space, that the facility or privacy space:
         (12)(a) is designated for the use of both sexes; or
         (12)(b) is not sex-designated. See Utah Code 63G-31-101
  • United States: includes each state, district, and territory of the United States of America. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • USPS: means the United States Postal Service. See Utah Code 63G-21-102
  • Utah Code: means the 1953 recodification of the Utah Code, as amended, unless the text expressly references a portion of the 1953 recodification of the Utah Code as it existed:
         (42)(a) on the day on which the 1953 recodification of the Utah Code was enacted; or
         (42)(b)
              (42)(b)(i) after the day described in Subsection (42)(a); and
              (42)(b)(ii) before the most recent amendment to the referenced portion of the 1953 recodification of the Utah Code. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Utah Public Notice Website: means the Utah Public Notice Website created in Section 63A-16-601. See Utah Code 63G-30-101
  • Venue: The geographical location in which a case is tried.
  • Venue: means a facility:
         (4)(a) designed and currently approved under standards developed by a generally recognized sports federation to host world-class level, international winter sports competitions; and
         (4)(b) used for recreational, developmental, and competitive athletic training. See Utah Code 63G-28-301
  • Venue operator: means a person who:
         (5)(a) operates a venue that is exempt from federal income taxation under Section 501(c)(3), Internal Revenue Code; or
         (5)(b) owns a venue or operates a venue under contract with the public owner of the venue. See Utah Code 63G-28-301
  • Verdict: The decision of a petit jury or a judge.
  • Writing: includes :
         (48)(a) printing;
         (48)(b) handwriting; and
         (48)(c) information stored in an electronic or other medium if the information is retrievable in a perceivable format. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5