Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 58 > Chapter 70a > Part 5 - Scope of Practice - Unlawful and Unprofessional Conduct - Penalties

• Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
• Board: means the Physician Assistant Licensing Board created in Section 58-70a-201. See Utah Code 58-70a-102
• Competence: means possessing the requisite cognitive, non-cognitive, and communicative abilities and qualities to perform effectively within the scope of practice of the physician assistant's practice while adhering to professional and ethical standards. See Utah Code 58-70a-102
• Division: means the Division of Professional Licensing created in Section 58-1-103. See Utah Code 58-1-102
• Health care facility: means the same as that term is defined in Section 26B-2-201. See Utah Code 58-70a-102
• 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
• Mental health therapist: means the same as that term is defined in Section 58-60-102. See Utah Code 58-70a-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
• Physician: means the same as that term is defined in Section 58-67-102. See Utah Code 58-70a-102
• Physician assistant: means an individual who is licensed to practice under this chapter. See Utah Code 58-70a-102
• Practice of mental health therapy: means the same as that term is defined in Section 58-60-102. See Utah Code 58-70a-102
• 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
• Signature: includes a name, mark, or sign written with the intent to authenticate an instrument or writing. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• 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
• Unlawful conduct: means the same as that term is defined in Sections 58-1-501 and 58-70a-502. See Utah Code 58-70a-102
• Unprofessional conduct: means "unprofessional conduct":
       (10)(a) as defined in Sections 58-1-501 and 58-70a-503; and
       (10)(b) as further defined by the division by rule. See Utah Code 58-70a-102