34A-3-201. Definitions.

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Effective 5/3/2023

(1)As used in this part:

(a)"COVID-19" means the disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2.

(b)"First responder" means:

(i)a first responder as defined in Section 34A-2-102 ;

(ii)an individual employed by:

(A)a health care facility as defined in Section 26B-2-201 ;

(B)an office of a physician, chiropractor, or dentist;

(C)a nursing home;

(D)a retirement facility;

(E)a home health care provider;

(F)a pharmacy;

(G)a facility that performs laboratory or medical testing on human specimens; or

(H)an entity similar to the entities listed in Subsections (1)(b)(ii)(A) through

(G);

(iii)an individual employed by, working with, or working at the direction of a local health department; or

(iv)a volunteer, as defined in Section 67-20-2 , providing services to a local health department in accordance with Title 67, Chapter 20, Volunteer Government Workers Act .

(c)"Physician" means an individual licensed under:

(i)Title 58, Chapter 67, Utah Medical Practice Act ;

(ii)Title 58, Chapter 68, Utah Osteopathic Medical Practice Act ;

(iii)Title 58, Chapter 70a, Utah Physician Assistant Act ; or

(iv)Title 58, Chapter 31b, Nurse Practice Act , as an advanced practice registered nurse.

(d)"Utah minimum wage" means the highest wage designated as Utah's minimum wage under Title 34, Chapter 40, Utah Minimum Wage Act .

(2)For purposes of this part, an individual is diagnosed with COVID-19 if the individual:

(a)through laboratory testing of a specimen the individual provides, tests positive for the virus that causes COVID-19; and

(b)is diagnosed with COVID-19 by a physician.

Amended by Chapter 328 , 2023 General Session