Section 102 - Definitions.

UT Code § 58-20b-102 (2019) (N/A)
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(1) "Accredited program" means a degree-offering program from: (a) an institution, college, or university that is accredited by the Department of Education or the Council for Higher Education Accreditation; or (b) a non-accredited institution, college, or university that offers education equivalent to Department of Education-accredited programs, as determined by a third party selected by the board.

(a) an institution, college, or university that is accredited by the Department of Education or the Council for Higher Education Accreditation; or

(b) a non-accredited institution, college, or university that offers education equivalent to Department of Education-accredited programs, as determined by a third party selected by the board.

(2) "Board" means the Environmental Health Scientist Board created in Section 58-20b-201.

(3) "General supervision" means the supervising environmental health scientist is available for immediate voice communication with the person he or she is supervising.

(4) "Practice of environmental health science" means: (a) the enforcement of, the issuance of permits required by, or the inspection for the purpose of enforcing state and local public health laws in the following areas: (i) air quality; (ii) food quality; (iii) solid, hazardous, and toxic substances disposal; (iv) consumer product safety; (v) housing; (vi) noise control; (vii) radiation protection; (viii) water quality; (ix) vector control; (x) drinking water quality; (xi) milk sanitation; (xii) rabies control; (xiii) public health nuisances; (xiv) indoor clean air regulations; (xv) institutional and residential sanitation; or (xvi) recreational facilities sanitation; or (b) representing oneself in any manner as, or using the titles "environmental health scientist," "environmental health scientist-in-training," or "registered sanitarian."

(a) the enforcement of, the issuance of permits required by, or the inspection for the purpose of enforcing state and local public health laws in the following areas: (i) air quality; (ii) food quality; (iii) solid, hazardous, and toxic substances disposal; (iv) consumer product safety; (v) housing; (vi) noise control; (vii) radiation protection; (viii) water quality; (ix) vector control; (x) drinking water quality; (xi) milk sanitation; (xii) rabies control; (xiii) public health nuisances; (xiv) indoor clean air regulations; (xv) institutional and residential sanitation; or (xvi) recreational facilities sanitation; or

(i) air quality;

(ii) food quality;

(iii) solid, hazardous, and toxic substances disposal;

(iv) consumer product safety;

(v) housing;

(vi) noise control;

(vii) radiation protection;

(viii) water quality;

(ix) vector control;

(x) drinking water quality;

(xi) milk sanitation;

(xii) rabies control;

(xiii) public health nuisances;

(xiv) indoor clean air regulations;

(xv) institutional and residential sanitation; or

(xvi) recreational facilities sanitation; or

(b) representing oneself in any manner as, or using the titles "environmental health scientist," "environmental health scientist-in-training," or "registered sanitarian."

(5) "Unlawful conduct" means the same as that term is defined in Section 58-1-501.

(6) "Unprofessional conduct" means the same as that term is defined in Sections 58-1-501 and 58-20b-501 and as may be further defined by division rule.