Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 63G > Chapter 16 - State Sovereignty

• Accident and health insurance: means insurance to provide protection against economic losses resulting from:
            (1)(a)(i) a medical condition including:

                 (1)(a)(i)(A) a medical care expense; or

                 (1)(a)(i)(B) the risk of disability;
            (1)(a)(ii) accident; or
            (1)(a)(iii) sickness. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
• 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.
• Application: means a document:
       (10)(a)

            (10)(a)(i) completed by an applicant to provide information about the risk to be insured; and

            (10)(a)(ii) that contains information that is used by the insurer to evaluate risk and decide whether to:

                 (10)(a)(ii)(A) insure the risk under:

                      (10)(a)(ii)(A)(I) the coverage as originally offered; or

                      (10)(a)(ii)(A)(II) a modification of the coverage as originally offered; or

                 (10)(a)(ii)(B) decline to insure the risk; or
       (10)(b) used by the insurer to gather information from the applicant before issuance of an annuity contract. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
• Board of education: means :
       (1)(a) a local school board described in Title 53G, Chapter 4, School Districts;
       (1)(b) the State Board of Education;
       (1)(c) the State Charter School Board created under Section 53G-5-201; or
       (1)(d) a charter school governing board described in Title 53G, Chapter 5, Charter Schools. See Utah Code 63G-16-201
• Certificate: means evidence of insurance given to:
       (23)(a) an insured under a group insurance policy; or
       (23)(b) a third party. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
• City: includes , depending on population, a metro township as defined in Section 10-3c-102. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Concurrent resolution: A legislative measure, designated "S. Con. Res." and numbered consecutively upon introduction, generally employed to address the sentiments of both chambers, to deal with issues or matters affecting both houses, such as a concurrent budget resolution, or to create a temporary joint committee. Concurrent resolutions are not submitted to the President/Governor and thus do not have the force of law.
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
• Disability: means a physiological or psychological condition that partially or totally limits an individual's ability to:
       (51)(a) perform the duties of:

            (51)(a)(i) that individual's occupation; or

            (51)(a)(ii) an occupation for which the individual is reasonably suited by education, training, or experience; or
       (51)(b) perform two or more of the following basic activities of daily living:

            (51)(b)(i) eating;

            (51)(b)(ii) toileting;

            (51)(b)(iii) transferring;

            (51)(b)(iv) bathing; or

            (51)(b)(v) dressing. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
• 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.
• Federal agency: means a department, agency, authority, commission, council, board, office, bureau, or other administrative unit of the executive branch of the United States government. See Utah Code 63G-16-201
• Federal directive: means :
            (3)(a)(i) a statute passed by the United States Congress;
            (3)(a)(ii) an executive order by the president of the United States;
            (3)(a)(iii) a rule or regulation adopted by a federal agency; or
            (3)(a)(iv) an order or action by:

                 (3)(a)(iv)(A) a federal agency; or

                 (3)(a)(iv)(B) an employee or official appointed by the president of the United States. See Utah Code 63G-16-201
• Government officer: means :
            (4)(a)(i) an individual elected to a position in state or local government, when acting in the capacity of the state or local government position;
            (4)(a)(ii) an individual elected to a board of education, when acting in the capacity of a member of a board of education;
            (4)(a)(iii) an individual appointed to fill a vacancy in a position described in Subsection (4)(a)(i) or (ii), when acting in the capacity of the position; or
            (4)(a)(iv) an individual appointed to or employed in a full-time position by state government, local government, or a board of education, when acting in the capacity of the individual's appointment or employment. See Utah Code 63G-16-201
• Health benefit plan: means a policy, contract, certificate, or agreement offered or issued by an insurer to provide, deliver, arrange for, pay for, or reimburse any of the costs of health care, including major medical expense coverage. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
• health insurance: means insurance providing:
            (84)(a)(i) a health care benefit; or
            (84)(a)(ii) payment of an incurred health care expense. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
• Individual: means a natural person. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
• Insurance: includes :
            (96)(b)(i) a risk distributing arrangement providing for compensation or replacement for damages or loss through the provision of a service or a benefit in kind;
            (96)(b)(ii) a contract of guaranty or suretyship entered into by the guarantor or surety as a business and not as merely incidental to a business transaction; and
            (96)(b)(iii) a plan in which the risk does not rest upon the person who makes an arrangement, but with a class of persons who have agreed to share the risk. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
• Insured: means a person to whom or for whose benefit an insurer makes a promise in an insurance policy and includes:
            (103)(a)(i) a policyholder;
            (103)(a)(ii) a subscriber;
            (103)(a)(iii) a member; and
            (103)(a)(iv) a beneficiary. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
• Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
• Local government: means :
       (5)(a) a county, city, town, or metro township;
       (5)(b) a special district governed by Title 17B, Limited Purpose Local Government Entities - Special Districts;
       (5)(c) a special service district governed by Title 17D, Chapter 1, Special Service District Act;
       (5)(d) a community reinvestment agency governed by Title 17C, Limited Purpose Local Government Entities - Community Reinvestment Agency Act;
       (5)(e) a conservation district governed by Title 17D, Chapter 3, Conservation District Act;
       (5)(f) a redevelopment agency; or
       (5)(g) an interlocal entity or a joint cooperative undertaking governed by Title 11, Chapter 13, Interlocal Cooperation Act. See Utah Code 63G-16-201
• Person: includes :
       (146)(a) an individual;
       (146)(b) a partnership;
       (146)(c) a corporation;
       (146)(d) an incorporated or unincorporated association;
       (146)(e) a joint stock company;
       (146)(f) a trust;
       (146)(g) a limited liability company;
       (146)(h) a reciprocal;
       (146)(i) a syndicate; or
       (146)(j) another similar entity or combination of entities acting in concert. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
• Policy: includes a service contract issued by:
            (150)(b)(i) a motor club under Chapter 11, Motor Clubs;
            (150)(b)(ii) a service contract provided under Chapter 6a, Service Contracts; and
            (150)(b)(iii) a corporation licensed under:

                 (150)(b)(iii)(A) Chapter 7, Nonprofit Health Service Insurance Corporations; or

                 (150)(b)(iii)(B) Chapter 8, Health Maintenance Organizations and Limited Health Plans. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
• Policyholder: means a person who controls a policy, binder, or oral contract by ownership, premium payment, or otherwise. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
• Premium: includes , however designated:
            (156)(b)(i) an assessment;
            (156)(b)(ii) a membership fee;
            (156)(b)(iii) a required contribution; or
            (156)(b)(iv) monetary consideration. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
• 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.
• Town: includes , depending on population, a metro township as defined in Section 10-3c-102. 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