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2012 Utah Code
Title 77 - Utah Code of Criminal Procedure
Article 16b - Involuntary Feeding and Hydration of Inmates
Section 102 - Definitions.

Universal Citation:
UT Code ยง 77-16b-102 (2012)
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77-16b-102. Definitions.

As used in this chapter:

(1) "Correctional facility" means a county jail or secure correctional facility as defined by Section 64-13-1.

(2) "Correctional facility administrator" means a county sheriff in charge of a county jail or a designee of the executive director of the Utah Department of Corrections.

(3) "Medical supervision" means under the direction of a licensed physician, physician assistant, or nurse practitioner.

(4) "Mental health therapist" has the same definition as in Section 58-60-102.

(5) "Prisoner" means any person who is a pretrial detainee or has been committed to the custody of a sheriff or the Utah Department of Corrections, and who is physically in a correctional facility.


Enacted by Chapter 355, 2012 General Session

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