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  • (1) "Account" means the Psychiatric and Psychotherapeutic Consultation Program Account created in Section 62A-15-1602.
  • (2) "Child care" means the child care services defined in Section 35A-3-102 for a child during early childhood.
  • (3) "Child care provider" means a person who provides child care or mental health support or interventions to a child during early childhood.
  • (4) "Child mental health therapist" means a mental health therapist who:
    • (a) is knowledgeable and trained in early childhood mental health; and
    • (b) provides mental health services to children during early childhood.
  • (5) "Child mental health care facility" means a facility that provides licensed mental health care programs and services to children and families and employs a child mental health therapist.
  • (6) "Early childhood" means the time during which a child is zero to six years old.
  • (7) "Early childhood psychotherapeutic telehealth consultation" means a consultation regarding a child's mental health care during the child's early childhood between a child care provider or a mental health therapist and a child mental health therapist that is focused on psychotherapeutic and psychosocial interventions and is completed through the use of electronic or telephonic communication.
  • (8) "Health care facility" means a facility that provides licensed health care programs and services and employs at least two psychiatrists, at least one of whom is a child psychiatrist.
  • (9) "Mental health therapist" means the same as that term is defined in Section 58-60-102.
  • (10) "Nurse practitioner" means an individual who is licensed to practice as an advanced practice registered nurse under Title 58, Chapter 31b, Nurse Practice Act.
  • (11) "Physician" means an individual licensed to practice as a physician or osteopath under Title 58, Chapter 67, Utah Medical Practice Act, or Title 58, Chapter 68, Utah Osteopathic Medical Practice Act.
  • (12) "Physician assistant" means an individual who is licensed to practice as a physician assistant under Title 58, Chapter 70a, Utah Physician Assistant Act.
  • (13) "Primary care provider" means a nurse practitioner, physician, or physician assistant.
  • (14) "Psychiatrist" means an individual who:
    • (a) is licensed as a physician under Title 58, Chapter 67, Utah Medical Practice Act, or Title 58, Chapter 68, Utah Osteopathic Medical Practice Act; and
    • (b) is board eligible for a psychiatry specialization recognized by the American Board of Medical Specialists or the American Osteopathic Association's Bureau of Osteopathic Specialists.
  • (15) "Telehealth psychiatric consultation" means a consultation regarding a patient's mental health care, including diagnostic clarification, medication adjustment, or treatment planning, between a primary care provider and a psychiatrist that is completed through the use of electronic or telephonic communication.




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