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Title 26 - Utah Health Code
Chapter 21 - Health Care Facility Licensing and Inspection Act
Part 3 - Assisted Living Facilities
Section 302 - Definitions.
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UT Code § 26-21-302 (2021)
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Effective 5/8/2018
26-21-302. Definitions.
As used in this part:
Amended by Chapter 220, 2018 General Session
26-21-302. Definitions.
As used in this part:
- (1) "Facility" means an assisted living facility.
- (2) "Legal representative" means an individual who is legally authorized to make health care decisions on behalf of another individual.
- (3)
- (a) "Monitoring device" means:
- (i) a video surveillance camera; or
- (ii) a microphone or other device that captures audio.
- (b) "Monitoring device" does not include:
- (i) a device that is specifically intended to intercept wire, electronic, or oral communication without notice to or the consent of a party to the communication; or
- (ii) a device that is connected to the Internet or that is set up to transmit data via an electronic communication.
- (a) "Monitoring device" means:
- (4) "Ombudsman" means the same as that term is defined in Section 62A-3-202.
- (5) "Resident" means an individual who receives health care from a facility.
- (6) "Responsible person" means an individual who:
- (a) is designated in writing by a resident to receive communication on behalf of the resident; or
- (b) a legal representative.
- (7) "Room" means a resident's private or shared primary living space.
- (8) "Roommate" means an individual sharing a room with a resident.
Amended by Chapter 220, 2018 General Session
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