Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 58 > Chapter 24b > Part 5 - Unlawful and Unprofessional Conduct

• Animal physical therapy: means practicing physical therapy or physiotherapy on an animal. See Utah Code 58-24b-102
• Board: means the Utah Physical Therapy Licensing Board, created in Section 58-24b-201. See Utah Code 58-24b-102
• Division: means the Division of Professional Licensing created in Section 58-1-103. See Utah Code 58-1-102
• 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.
• Licensed physical therapist: means a person licensed under this chapter to engage in the practice of physical therapy. See Utah Code 58-24b-102
• Licensed physical therapist assistant: means a person licensed under this chapter to engage in the practice of physical therapy, subject to the provisions of Subsection 58-24b-401(2)(a). See Utah Code 58-24b-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
• Physical therapy aide: means a person who:
       (11)(a) is trained, on-the-job, by a licensed physical therapist; and
       (11)(b) provides routine assistance to a licensed physical therapist or licensed physical therapist assistant, while the licensed physical therapist or licensed physical therapist assistant practices physical therapy, within the scope of the licensed physical therapist's or licensed physical therapist assistant's license. See Utah Code 58-24b-102
• physiotherapy: means :
            (10)(a)(i) examining, evaluating, and testing an individual who has a physical impairment or injury;
            (10)(a)(ii) identifying or labeling a physical impairment or injury;
            (10)(a)(iii) formulating a therapeutic intervention plan for the treatment of a physical impairment, injury, or pain;
            (10)(a)(iv) assessing the ongoing effects of therapeutic intervention for the treatment of a physical impairment or injury;
            (10)(a)(v) treating or alleviating a physical impairment by designing, modifying, or implementing a therapeutic intervention;
            (10)(a)(vi) reducing the risk of an injury or physical impairment;
            (10)(a)(vii) providing instruction on the use of physical measures, activities, or devices for preventative and therapeutic purposes;
            (10)(a)(viii) promoting and maintaining health and fitness;
            (10)(a)(ix) the administration of a prescription drug pursuant to Section 58-24b-403;
            (10)(a)(x) subject to Subsection 58-28-307(12)(b), engaging in the functions described in Subsections (10)(a)(i) through (ix) in relation to an animal, in accordance with the requirements of Section 58-24b-405; and
            (10)(a)(xi) engaging in administration, consultation, education, and research relating to the practices described in this Subsection (10)(a). See Utah Code 58-24b-102
• 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
• Trigger point dry needling: means the stimulation of a trigger point using a dry needle to treat neuromuscular pain and functional movement deficits. See Utah Code 58-24b-102