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
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:
(3)
(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.