(1) "Council" means the Utah Health Advisory Council.
(2) "Department" means the Department of Health created in Section 26-1-4.
(3) "Executive director" means the executive director of the department appointed pursuant to Section 26-1-8.
(4) "Public health authority" means an agency or authority of the United States, a state, a territory, a political subdivision of a state or territory, an Indian tribe, or a person acting under a grant of authority from or contract with such an agency, that is responsible for public health matters as part of its official mandate.