Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 78B > Chapter 5 > Part 9 - Public Safety Peer Counseling and Behavioral Emergency Services Technicians

• Behavioral emergency services technician: means an individual who is licensed under Section 53-2d-402 as:
       (1)(a) a behavioral emergency services technician; or
       (1)(b) an advanced behavioral emergency services technician. See Utah Code 78B-5-902
• Communication: means an oral statement, written statement, note, record, report, or document made during, or arising out of, a meeting between a law enforcement officer, firefighter, emergency medical service provider, or rescue provider and a peer support team member. See Utah Code 78B-5-902
• Emergency medical service provider or rescue unit peer support team member: means an individual who is:
       (3)(a) an emergency medical service provider as defined in Section 53-2d-101, a regular or volunteer member of a rescue unit acting as an emergency responder as defined in Section 53-2a-502, or another individual who has been trained in peer support skills; and
       (3)(b) designated by the chief executive of an emergency medical service agency or the chief of a rescue unit as a member of an emergency medical service provider's peer support team or as a member of a rescue unit's peer support team. See Utah Code 78B-5-902
• 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.
• Law enforcement or firefighter peer support team member: means an individual who is:
       (4)(a) a peace officer, dispatcher as defined in Section 53-6-102, civilian employee, or volunteer member of a law enforcement agency, a regular or volunteer member of a fire department, or another individual who has been trained in peer support skills; and
       (4)(b) designated by the commissioner of the Department of Public Safety, the executive director of the Department of Corrections, a sheriff, a police chief, a dispatch executive director, or a fire chief as a member of a law enforcement agency's peer support team or a fire department's peer support team. See Utah Code 78B-5-902
• 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
• Public Safety answering point peer support team member: means an individual who is:
       (5)(a) employed by a public safety answering point as defined in Section 63H-7a-103; and
       (5)(b) designated by the chief executive of a public safety answering point as a member of a public safety answering point's peer support team. See Utah Code 78B-5-902
• 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
• Trained: means a person who has successfully completed a peer support training program approved by the Peace Officer Standards and Training Division, the State Fire Marshal's Office, or the Department of Health and Human Services, as applicable. See Utah Code 78B-5-902