Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 58 > Chapter 31e - Nurse Licensure Compact - Revised

• Administrator: includes "executor" when the subject matter justifies the use. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• aged: means a person 60 years old or older. See Utah Code 26B-6-101
• 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.
• 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.
• Area agency: means an area agency that provides services to the aged, high risk adults, or both within a planning and service area. See Utah Code 26B-6-101
• Area agency on aging: means a public or private nonprofit agency or office designated by the division to:
       (4)(a) operate within a planning and service area of the state; and
       (4)(b) develop and implement a broad range of services for the aged in the area described in Subsection (4)(a). See Utah Code 26B-6-101
• Board: means the Board of Aging and Adult Services created in Section 26B-1-426. See Utah Code 26B-6-101
• committee: means the Utah Substance Use and Mental Health Advisory Committee created in this section. See Utah Code 26B-5-801
• Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
• Director: means the director of the division. See Utah Code 26B-6-101
• Director: means the director of the Division of Professional Licensing. See Utah Code 58-1-102
• Division: means the Division of Aging and Adult Services within the department. See Utah Code 26B-6-101
• Division: means the Division of Integrated Healthcare created in Section 26B-1-1202. 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
• 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.
• Executive director: means the executive director of the department appointed under Section 26B-1-203. See Utah Code 26B-1-102
• Executive director: means the executive director of the Department of Commerce. See Utah Code 58-1-102
• 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.
• high risk adult: means a person 18 years old or older who experiences a condition:
       (1)(a) that places the person at a high risk of being unable to care for themselves:

            (1)(a)(i) as determined by assessment; and

            (1)(a)(ii) due to the onset of a physical or cognitive impairment or frailty; and
       (1)(b) for which the person is not eligible to receive services under:

            (1)(b)(i) Part 4, Division of Services for People with Disabilities; or

            (1)(b)(ii) Chapter 5, Health Care - Substance Use and Mental Health. See Utah Code 26B-6-101
• 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
• 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.
• 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}
• Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
• 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
• Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
• Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
• 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 services: means nonmedical care and support, including assisting a person with:
       (10)(a) meal preparation;
       (10)(b) eating;
       (10)(c) bathing;
       (10)(d) dressing;
       (10)(e) personal hygiene; or
       (10)(f) daily living activities. See Utah Code 26B-6-101
• Planning and service area: means a geographical area of the state designated by the division for purposes of planning, development, delivery, and overall administration of services for the aged or high risk adults. See Utah Code 26B-6-101
• Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
• Property: includes both real and personal property. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
• Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
• 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.
• Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
• 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.
• 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
• Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
• Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
• United States: includes each state, district, and territory of the United States of America. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Venue: The geographical location in which a case is tried.
• 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