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