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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.