Utah § 16-11-2 - Definitions.

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§ 16-11-2. Definitions.

Effective 5/14/2019
16-11-2.  Definitions.
     As used in this chapter:
(1) "Filed" means the division has received and approved, as to form, a document submitted under this chapter, and has marked on the face of the document a stamp or seal indicating the time of day and date of approval, the name of the division, the division director's signature and division seal, or facsimiles of the signature or seal.
(2) "Professional corporation" means a corporation organized under this chapter.
(3) "Professional service" means the personal service rendered by:
(a) a physician, surgeon, or doctor of medicine holding a license under Title 58, Chapter 67, Utah Medical Practice Act, and any subsequent laws regulating the practice of medicine;
(b) a doctor of dentistry holding a license under Title 58, Chapter 69, Dentist and Dental Hygienist Practice Act, and any subsequent laws regulating the practice of dentistry;
(c) an osteopathic physician or surgeon holding a license under Title 58, Chapter 68, Utah Osteopathic Medical Practice Act, and any subsequent laws regulating the practice of osteopathy;
(d) a physician assistant holding a license under Title 58, Chapter 70a, Utah Physician Assistant Act, and any subsequent laws regulating the practice as a physician assistant;
(e) a chiropractor holding a license under Title 58, Chapter 73, Chiropractic Physician Practice Act, and any subsequent laws regulating the practice of chiropractics;
(f) a podiatric physician holding a license under Title 58, Chapter 5a, Podiatric Physician Licensing Act, and any subsequent laws regulating the practice of podiatry;
(g) an optometrist holding a license under Title 58, Chapter 16a, Utah Optometry Practice Act, and any subsequent laws regulating the practice of optometry;
(h) a veterinarian holding a license under Title 58, Chapter 28, Veterinary Practice Act, and any subsequent laws regulating the practice of veterinary medicine;
(i) an architect holding a license under Title 58, Chapter 3a, Architects Licensing Act, and any subsequent laws regulating the practice of architecture;
(j) a public accountant holding a license under Title 58, Chapter 26a, Certified Public Accountant Licensing Act, and any subsequent laws regulating the practice of public accounting;
(k) a naturopath holding a license under Title 58, Chapter 71, Naturopathic Physician Practice Act, and any subsequent laws regulating the practice of naturopathy;
(l) a pharmacist holding a license under Title 58, Chapter 17b, Pharmacy Practice Act, and any subsequent laws regulating the practice of pharmacy;
(m) an attorney granted the authority to practice law by:
(i) the Utah Supreme Court; or
(ii) the Supreme Court, other court, agency, instrumentality, or regulating board that licenses or regulates the authority to practice law in any state or territory of the United States other than Utah;
(n) a professional engineer registered under Title 58, Chapter 22, Professional Engineers and Professional Land Surveyors Licensing Act;
(o) a principal broker, associate broker, or sales agent holding a license under Title 61, Chapter 2f, Real Estate Licensing and Practices Act, and any subsequent laws regulating the selling, exchanging, purchasing, renting, or leasing of real estate;
(p) a psychologist holding a license under Title 58, Chapter 61, Psychologist Licensing Act, and any subsequent laws regulating the practice of psychology;
(q) a clinical or certified social worker holding a license under Title 58, Chapter 60, Part 2, Social Worker Licensing Act, and any subsequent laws regulating the practice of social work;
(r) a physical therapist holding a license under Title 58, Chapter 24b, Physical Therapy Practice Act, and any subsequent laws regulating the practice of physical therapy;
(s) a nurse licensed under Title 58, Chapter 31b, Nurse Practice Act, or Title 58, Chapter 44a, Nurse Midwife Practice Act;
(t) a landscape architect licensed under Title 58, Chapter 53, Landscape Architects Licensing Act, and any subsequent laws regulating landscape architects; or
(u) an individual licensed, certified, or registered under Title 61, Chapter 2g, Real Estate Appraiser Licensing and Certification Act, and any subsequent laws regulating the practice of appraising real estate.
(4) "Regulating board" means the board that is charged with the licensing and regulation of the practice of the profession which the professional corporation is organized to render. The definitions of Title 16, Chapter 10a, Utah Revised Business Corporation Act, apply to this chapter unless the context clearly indicates that a different meaning is intended.


Amended by Chapter 349, 2019 General Session

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