Definitions.

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  • (1) As used in this part:
    • (a) "COVID-19" means the disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2.
    • (b) "First responder" means:
      • (i) a first responder as defined in Section 34A-2-102;
      • (ii) an individual employed by:
        • (A) a health care facility as defined in Section 26-21-2;
        • (B) an office of a physician, chiropractor, or dentist;
        • (C) a nursing home;
        • (D) a retirement facility;
        • (E) a home health care provider;
        • (F) a pharmacy;
        • (G) a facility that performs laboratory or medical testing on human specimens; or
        • (H) an entity similar to the entities listed in Subsections (1)(b)(ii)(A) through (G);
      • (iii) an individual employed by, working with, or working at the direction of a local health department; or
      • (iv) a volunteer, as defined in Section 67-20-2, providing services to a local health department in accordance with Title 67, Chapter 20, Volunteer Government Workers Act.
    • (c) "Physician" means an individual licensed under:
      • (i)Title 58, Chapter 67, Utah Medical Practice Act;
      • (ii)Title 58, Chapter 68, Utah Osteopathic Medical Practice Act;
      • (iii)Title 58, Chapter 70a, Utah Physician Assistant Act; or
      • (iv)Title 58, Chapter 31b, Nurse Practice Act, as an advanced practice registered nurse.
    • (d) "Utah minimum wage" means the highest wage designated as Utah's minimum wage under Title 34, Chapter 40, Utah Minimum Wage Act.
  • (2) For purposes of this part, an individual is diagnosed with COVID-19 if the individual:
    • (a) through laboratory testing of a specimen the individual provides, tests positive for the virus that causes COVID-19; and
    • (b) is diagnosed with COVID-19 by a physician.




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