Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 58 > Chapter 16a > Part 3 - Licensing

• Board: means the Optometrist Licensing Board created in Section 58-16a-201. See Utah Code 58-16a-102
• Contact lens: means any lens that:
       (2)(a) has a spherical, cylindrical, or prismatic power or curvature;
       (2)(b) is made pursuant to a current prescription; and
       (2)(c) is intended to be worn on the surface of the eye. See Utah Code 58-16a-102
• Contact lens prescription: means a written or verbal order for contact lenses that includes:
            (3)(a)(i) the commencement date of the prescription;
            (3)(a)(ii) the base curve, power, diameter, material or brand name, and expiration date;
            (3)(a)(iii) for a written order, the signature of the prescribing optometrist or physician; and
            (3)(a)(iv) for a verbal order, a record maintained by the recipient of:

                 (3)(a)(iv)(A) the name of the prescribing optometrist or physician; and

                 (3)(a)(iv)(B) the date when the prescription was issued or ordered. See Utah Code 58-16a-102
• Division: means the Division of Professional Licensing created in Section 58-1-103. See Utah Code 58-1-102
• 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.
• Licensee: includes any holder of a license, certificate, registration, permit, student card, or apprentice card authorized under this title. See Utah Code 58-1-102
• Ophthalmic lens: means any lens used to treat the eye and that:
       (8)(a) has a spherical, cylindrical, or prismatic power;
       (8)(b) is made pursuant to an unexpired prescription; and
       (8)(c) is intended to be used in eyeglasses or spectacles. See Utah Code 58-16a-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
• 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.
• 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
• Unexpired: means a prescription that was issued:
       (15)(a) for ophthalmic lenses which does not expire unless the optometrist or physician includes an expiration date on the prescription based on medical reasons that are documented in the patient's file; and
       (15)(b) in accordance with Subsection (3) for a contact lens. See Utah Code 58-16a-102
• United States: includes each state, district, and territory of the United States of America. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5