Utah Administrative Code
Topic - Health
Title R434 - Clinical Services, Primary Care and Rural Health
Rule R434-40 - Utah Health Care Workforce Financial Assistance Program
Section R434-40-3 - Definitions

Universal Citation: UT Admin Code R 434-40-3

Current through Bulletin 2024-06, March 15, 2024

The definitions as they appear in Section 26B-4-702 apply. In addition:

(1) "Applicant" means an individual who submits a completed application and meets the application requirements established by the Department for a loan repayment or scholarship grant under Section 26B-4-702.

(2) "Approved site" means a site approved by the Department which meets the eligibility criteria established in this rule and is:

(a) within an underserved area where health care is provided and the majority of patients served are medically underserved due to lack of health care insurance, unwillingness of existing geriatric professional and health care professionals to accept patients covered by government health programs, or other economic, cultural, or language barriers to health care access; or

(b) a Utah nursing school or training institution that provides a nursing education course of study to prepare persons for the practice of nursing under, Title 58, Chapter 31b, Nurse Practice Act, or under, Title 58, Chapter 44a, Nurse Midwife Practice Act; has a shortage of nurse educator faculty; and meets the criteria established by the Department.

(3)

(a) "Clinical-related administrative, management or other activities" means:
(i) charting;

(ii) administrative care coordination activities;

(iii) training, laboratory follow-up, patient correspondence, attending staff meetings, activities related to maintaining professional licensure and other non-treatment related activities pertaining to the participant's approved practice.

(b) Any time spent in a management role is also considered to be an administrative activity.

(c) Clinical service provided by award recipients while a student or resident observes should be counted as patient care, not teaching, as the award recipient is treating the patient.

(4) "Committee" means the Utah Health Care Workforce Advisory Committee created by Section 26B-1-419.

(5) "Dental Hygiene" means the science and practice of recognition, prevention, and treatment of oral diseases and conditions as an integral component of total health.

(6) "Department" means the Utah Department of Health and Human Services.

(7) "Educational expenses" means the cost of education in a health care profession, including books, education equipment, fees, materials, reasonable living expenses, supplies, and tuition.

(8) "Educational loan" means a commercial, government, or government-guaranteed loan taken to pay educational expenses.

(9) "Forensic pathology" means a subspecialty of pathology which investigates non-natural or suspicious deaths, often referred to as reportable deaths.

(10) "Geriatric" means individuals 65 years old and older.

(11) "Grant" means an award of funds under a grant agreement.

(12) "Loan repayment" means a grant to defray educational loans in exchange for service for a specified period at an approved site.

(13) "Mental health professional" means a mental health therapist, as defined in Subsection 58-60-102(5).

(14) "Nurse educator" means a nurse employed by a Utah school of nursing providing nursing education to individuals leading to licensure or certification as a nurse.

(15) "Postgraduate training" means internship, practicum, preceptorship, or residency training required for licensure of a geriatric, health care, or a mental health professional, and as required by this rule.

(16) "Publicly funded" means any facility which is either administered or run by a state, local, or municipal government agency, contracted with a government agency to provide services on behalf of the government agency, or receives a substantial amount of state or federal funding, either state or federal.

(17) "Recipient" means an applicant selected to receive a loan repayment or scholarship grant under Section 26B-4-702.

(18) "Scholarship" means a grant for educational expenses awarded to an individual who agrees to become a nurse educator in exchange for service for a specified period at an approved site which is a Utah nursing school or training institution.

(19) "Service obligation" means professional service provided at an approved site for a minimum of three years in exchange for a scholarship or loan repayment grant.

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