53-2c-102. Definitions.
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Effective 5/3/2023
53-2c-102. Definitions.
(1)"Commission" means the Public Health and Economic Emergency Commission created in Section 53-2c-201 .
(2)"COVID-19" means:
(a)severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; or
(b)the disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2.
(3)"COVID-19 emergency" means the spread of COVID-19 that the World Health Organization declared a pandemic on March 11, 2020.
(4)"Elective surgery or procedure" means a surgery or procedure that is not medically necessary to correct a serious medical condition or preserve the life of a patient.
(5)"Epidemic or pandemic disease" means the same as that term is defined in Section 26B-7-301 .
(6)"Local ordinance or order" means an ordinance, order, or other regulation enacted or issued by a local government entity.
(7)"Public health emergency" means an occurrence or imminent credible threat of an illness or health condition:
(a)that is caused by epidemic or pandemic disease;
(b)that poses a substantial risk of a significant number of human fatalities or incidents of permanent or long-term disability; and
(c)for which the governor has declared a state of emergency under Title 53, Chapter 2a, Part 2, Disaster Response and Recovery Act .
Amended by Chapter 328 , 2023 General Session