Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 58 > Chapter 75 - Genetic Counselors Licensing Act

• Account: means a demand deposit account, checking or negotiable withdrawal order account, savings account, time deposit account, or money-market mutual fund account. See Utah Code 26B-9-101
• Armed forces: means the United States Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Space Force, and Coast Guard. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
• Assistance: means public assistance. See Utah Code 26B-9-101
• Child: means the same as that term is defined in Section 81-6-101. See Utah Code 26B-9-101 v2
• Child support: means the same as that term is defined in Section 26B-9-301. See Utah Code 26B-9-101
• Child support services: means services provided pursuant to Part D of Title IV of the Social Security Act, Utah Code 26B-9-101
• 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.
• Decedent: A deceased person.
• Department: means the Department of Commerce. See Utah Code 58-1-102
• Director: means the director of the Office of Recovery Services. See Utah Code 26B-9-101
• Division: means the Division of Professional Licensing created in Section 58-1-103. See Utah Code 58-1-102
• Genetic counselor: means a person licensed under this chapter to engage in the practice of genetic counseling. See Utah Code 58-75-102
• IV-D child support services: means the same as child support services. See Utah Code 26B-9-101
• 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.
• 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
• New hire registry: means the centralized new hire registry created in Section 35A-7-103. See Utah Code 26B-9-101
• Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
• Office: means the Office of Recovery Services. See Utah Code 26B-9-101
• 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
• Practice of genetic counseling: means the communication process which deals with the human problems associated with the occurrence, or the risk of occurrence, of a genetic disorder in a family, including the provision of services to help an individual or family:
       (2)(a) comprehend the medical facts, including the diagnosis, probable cause of the disorder, and the available management;
       (2)(b) appreciate the way heredity contributes to the disorder and the risk of occurrence in specified relatives;
       (2)(c) understand the alternatives for dealing with the risk of occurrence;
       (2)(d) choose the course of action which seems appropriate to them in view of their risk, their family goals, and their ethical and religious standards, and to act in accordance with that decision; and
       (2)(e) make the best possible psychosocial adjustment to the disorder in an affected family member or to the risk of occurrence of that disorder. See Utah Code 58-75-102
• Probable cause: A reasonable ground for belief that the offender violated a specific law.
• 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
• Public assistance: means :
       (18)(a) services or benefits provided under Title 35A, Chapter 3, Employment Support Act;
       (18)(b) medical assistance provided under Chapter 3, Part 1, Health Care Assistance;
       (18)(c) foster care maintenance payments under Part E of Title IV of the Social Security Act, Utah Code 26B-9-101
• 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
• United States: includes each state, district, and territory of the United States of America. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5