Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 58 > Chapter 20b - Environmental Health Scientist Act

• Accredited program: means a degree-offering program from:
       (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. See Utah Code 58-20b-102
• Adjudicative proceeding: means :
       (2)(a) an action by a board, commission, department, officer, or other administrative unit of the state that determines the legal rights, duties, privileges, immunities, or other legal interests of one or more identifiable persons, including an action to grant, deny, revoke, suspend, modify, annul, withdraw, or amend an authority, right, or license; and
       (2)(b) judicial review of an action described in Subsection (2)(a). See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Administrator: includes "executor" when the subject matter justifies the use. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• 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.
• Board: means the Environmental Health Scientist Board created in Section 58-20b-201. See Utah Code 58-20b-102
• Child: means a person under 18 years old. See Utah Code 26B-5-401
• Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Department: means the Department of Commerce. See Utah Code 58-1-102
• Director: means the director of the Division of Professional Licensing. See Utah Code 58-1-102
• Director: means the director appointed under Section 26B-5-103. See Utah Code 26B-5-101
• Division: means the Division of Professional Licensing created in Section 58-1-103. See Utah Code 58-1-102
• Division: means the Division of Integrated Healthcare created in Section 26B-1-1202. See Utah Code 26B-5-101
• 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.
• General supervision: means the supervising environmental health scientist is available for immediate voice communication with the person he or she is supervising. See Utah Code 58-20b-102
• Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
• Guardian: includes a person who:
       (14)(a) qualifies as a guardian of a minor or incapacitated person pursuant to testamentary or court appointment; or
       (14)(b) is appointed by a court to manage the estate of a minor or incapacitated person. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• 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.
• Legal custody: means :
       (3)(a) the right to determine where and with whom the child shall live;
       (3)(b) the right to participate in all treatment decisions and to consent or withhold consent for treatment in which a constitutionally protected liberty or privacy interest may be affected, including antipsychotic medication, electroshock therapy, and psychosurgery; and
       (3)(c) the right to authorize surgery or other extraordinary medical care. See Utah Code 26B-5-401
• 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
• Local mental health authority: means a county legislative body. See Utah Code 26B-5-101
• Office: means the Office of Substance Use and Mental Health created in Section 26B-5-102. See Utah Code 26B-5-101
• 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
• Physical custody: means :
       (4)(a) placement of a child in any residential or inpatient setting;
       (4)(b) the right to physical custody of a child;
       (4)(c) the right and duty to protect the child; and
       (4)(d) the duty to provide, or insure that the child is provided with, adequate food, clothing, shelter, and ordinary medical care. See Utah Code 26B-5-401
• 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. See Utah Code 58-20b-102
• Presiding officer: A majority-party Senator who presides over the Senate and is charged with maintaining order and decorum, recognizing Members to speak, and interpreting the Senate's rules, practices and precedents.
• Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
• Process: means a writ or summons issued in the course of a judicial proceeding. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Residential: means any out-of-home placement made by a local mental health authority, but does not include out-of-home respite care. See Utah Code 26B-5-401
• Respite care: means temporary, periodic relief provided to parents or guardians from the daily care of children with serious emotional disorders for the limited time periods designated by the division. See Utah Code 26B-5-401
• 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
• Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
• 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. See Utah Code 58-20b-102
• 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