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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
As used in this part:
(1) “Assisted living facility” means the same as that term is defined in Section 26B-2-201.
(2) “Auxiliary aids and services” means items, equipment, or services that assist in effective communication between an individual who has a mental, hearing, vision, or speech disability and another individual.
(3) “Division” means the Division of Customer Experience.
(4) “Government agency” means any department, division, office, bureau, board, commission, authority, or any other agency or instrumentality created by the state, or to which the state is a party, or created by any county or municipality, which is responsible for the regulation, visitation, inspection, or supervision of facilities, or which provides services to patients, residents, or clients of facilities.
(5) “Intermediate care facility” means the same as that term is defined in Section 58-15-101.
(6)(a) “Long-term care facility” means:
(i) a skilled nursing facility;
(ii) except as provided in Subsection (6)(b), an intermediate care facility;
(iii) a nursing home;
(iv) a small health care facility;
(v) a small health care facility type N; or
(vi) an assisted living facility.
(b) “Long-term care facility” does not mean an intermediate care facility for people with an intellectual disability, as defined in Section 58-15-101.
(7) “Ombudsman” means the administrator of the long-term care ombudsman program, created pursuant to Section 26B-2-303.
(8) “Ombudsman program” means the Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program.
(9) “Resident” means an individual who resides in a long-term care facility.
(10) “Skilled nursing facility” means the same as that term is defined in Section 58-15-101.
(11) “Small health care facility” means the same as that term is defined in Section 26B-2-201.
(12) “Small health care facility type N” means a residence in which a licensed nurse resides and provides protected living arrangements, nursing care, and other services on a daily basis for two to three individuals who are also residing in the residence and are unrelated to the licensee.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Utah Code Title 26B. Utah Health and Human Services Codes § 26B-2-301. Definitions - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ut/title-26b-utah-health-and-human-services-codes/ut-code-sect-26b-2-301/
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