Utah Code § 78B-3-450: Definitions.

As used in this part:

(1) "Adverse event" means an injury or suspected injury that is associated with a health care process rather than an underlying condition of a patient or a disease.

(2) "Affected party" means:

(a) a patient; and

(b) any representative of a patient.

(3) "Communication" means any written or oral communication created for or during a medical candor process.

(4) "Governmental entity" means the same as that term is defined in Section 63G-7-102.

(5) "Health care" means the same as that term is defined in Section 78B-3-403.

(6) "Health care provider" means the same as that term is defined in Section 78B-3-403.

(7) "Malpractice action against a health care provider" means the same as that term is defined in Section 78B-3-403.

(8) "Medical candor process" means the process described in Section 78B-3-451.

(9) "Patient" means the same as that term is defined in Section 78B-3-403.

(10) "Public employee" means the same as the term "employee" as defined in Section 63G-7-102.

(11)

(a) Except as provided in Subsection (11)(c), "representative" means the same as that term is defined in Section 78B-3-403.

(b) "Representative" includes:

(i) a parent of a child regardless of whether the parent is the custodial or noncustodial parent;

(ii) a legal guardian of a child;

(iii) a person designated to make decisions on behalf of a patient under a power of attorney, an advanced health care directive, or a similar legal document;

(iv) a default surrogate as defined in Section 75-2a-108; and

(v) if the patient is deceased, the personal representative of the patient's estate or the patient's heirs as defined in Sections 75-1-201 and 78B-3-105.

(c) "Representative" does not include a parent of a child if the parent's parental rights have been terminated by a court.

(12) "State" means the same as that term is defined in Section 63G-7-102.