2011 Utah Code
Title 26 Utah Health Code
Chapter 52 Autism Treatment Account
Section 102 Definitions.

26-52-102. Definitions.
As used in this chapter:
(1) "Account" means the Autism Treatment Account created in Section 26-52-201.
(2) "Autism spectrum disorder" means a pervasive developmental disorder as defined by the most recent edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual on Mental Disorders, including:
(a) Autistic disorder;
(b) Asperger's disorder; and
(c) pervasive developmental disorder not otherwise specified.
(3) "Committee" means the Autism Treatment Account Advisory Committee created under Section 26-52-202.
(4) "Early intensive behavior therapy" means therapy that:
(a) involves intensive behavioral intervention over an extended period of time;
(b) is evidence-based; and
(c) is generally accepted by the medical community or the American Academy of Pediatrics as an effective treatment for young children with an autism spectrum disorder.