Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 58 > Chapter 72 - Acupuncture Licensing Act

• 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
• Armed forces: means the United States Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Space Force, and Coast Guard. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Board: means the Acupuncture Licensing Board created in Section 58-72-201. See Utah Code 58-72-102
• Committee: means the Health Data Committee created in Section 26B-1-413. See Utah Code 26B-8-501
• Common law: The legal system that originated in England and is now in use in the United States. It is based on judicial decisions rather than legislative action.
• 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.
• Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
• Data supplier: means a health care facility, health care provider, self-funded employer, third-party payor, health maintenance organization, or government department which could reasonably be expected to provide health data under this part. See Utah Code 26B-8-501
• Department: means the Department of Commerce. See Utah Code 58-1-102
• disclose: means the communication of health care data to any individual or organization outside the department, its staff, and contracting agencies. See Utah Code 26B-8-501
• Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
• 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.
• Health care facility: means a facility that is licensed by the department under Chapter 2, Part 2, Health Care Facility Licensing and Inspection. See Utah Code 26B-8-501
• Health care provider: means the same as that term is defined in Section 78B-3-403. See Utah Code 26B-8-501
• Health data: means information relating to the health status of individuals, health services delivered, the availability of health manpower and facilities, and the use and costs of resources and services to the consumer, except vital records as defined in Section 26B-8-101 shall be excluded. See Utah Code 26B-8-501
• Health data: means any information, except vital records as defined in Section 26B-8-101, relating to the health status of individuals, the availability of health resources and services, and the use and cost of these resources and services. See Utah Code 26B-8-401
• Health maintenance organization: means the same as that term is defined in Section 31A-8-101. See Utah Code 26B-8-501
• Identifiable health data: means any item, collection, or grouping of health data which makes the individual supplying it or described in it identifiable. See Utah Code 26B-8-401
• Identifiable health data: means any item, collection, or grouping of health data that makes the individual supplying or described in the health data identifiable. See Utah Code 26B-8-501
• Individual: means a natural person. See Utah Code 26B-8-401
• Injection therapy: includes using ultrasound guidance to ensure that an injection is only a subcutaneous injection or an intramuscular injection. See Utah Code 58-72-102
• 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
• Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
• Local health department: means the same as that term is defined in Section 26A-1-102. See Utah Code 26B-1-102
• Moxibustion: means a heat therapy that uses the herb moxa to heat acupuncture points of the body. See Utah Code 58-72-102
• Organization: means any corporation, association, partnership, agency, department, unit, or other legally constituted institution or entity, or part thereof. See Utah Code 26B-8-501
• Organization: means any corporation, association, partnership, agency, department, unit, or other legally constituted institution or entity, or part of any of these. See Utah Code 26B-8-401
• Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
• 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
• Plan: means the plan developed and adopted by the department under this part. See Utah Code 26B-8-501
• Practice of acupuncture: means the insertion of acupuncture needles, the use of injection therapy, and the application of moxibustion to specific areas of the body based on traditional oriental medical diagnosis and modern research as a primary mode of therapy. See Utah Code 58-72-102
• 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
• Self-funded employer: means an employer who provides for the payment of health care services for employees directly from the employer's funds, thereby assuming the financial risks rather than passing them on to an outside insurer through premium payments. See Utah Code 26B-8-501
• 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
• Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
• Third party payor: means :
       (14)(a) an insurer offering a health benefit plan, as defined by Section 31A-1-301, to at least 2,500 enrollees in the state;
       (14)(b) a nonprofit health service insurance corporation licensed under Title 31A, Chapter 7, Nonprofit Health Service Insurance Corporations;
       (14)(c) a program funded or administered by Utah for the provision of health care services, including the Medicaid and medical assistance programs described in Chapter 3, Part 1, Health Care Assistance; and
       (14)(d) a corporation, organization, association, entity, or person:

            (14)(d)(i) which administers or offers a health benefit plan to at least 2,500 enrollees in the state; and

            (14)(d)(ii) which is required by administrative rule adopted by the department in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, to supply health data to the department. See Utah Code 26B-8-501
• United States: includes each state, district, and territory of the United States of America. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Unlawful conduct: means the same as that term is defined in Subsection 58-1-501(1). See Utah Code 58-1-102
• Unprofessional conduct: is a s defined in Sections 58-1-501 and 58-72-503, and as may be further defined by division rule. See Utah Code 58-72-102
• Vessel: when used with reference to shipping, includes a steamboat, canal boat, and every structure adapted to be navigated from place to place. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Woman: means an adult human female. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5