Section 78B-3-450 - DefinitionsAs used in this part:
(1) "Adverse event" means an injury or suspected injury that is associated with a health care process rather than an underlying condition of a patient or a disease.(2) "Affected party" means: (b) any representative of a patient.(3) "Communication" means any written or oral communication created for or during a medical candor process.(4) "Governmental entity" means the same as that term is defined in Section 63G-7-102.(5) "Health care" means the same as that term is defined in Section 78B-3-403.(6) "Health care provider" means the same as that term is defined in Section 78B-3-403.(7) "Malpractice action against a health care provider" means the same as that term is defined in Section 78B-3-403.(8) "Medical candor process" means the process described in Section 78B-3-451.(9) "Patient" means the same as that term is defined in Section 78B-3-403.(10) "Public employee" means the same as the term "employee" as defined in Section 63G-7-102.(11)(a) Except as provided in Subsection (11)(c), "representative" means the same as that term is defined in Section 78B-3-403.(b) "Representative" includes: (i) a parent of a child regardless of whether the parent is the custodial or noncustodial parent;(ii) a legal guardian of a child;(iii) a person designated to make decisions on behalf of a patient under a power of attorney, an advanced health care directive, or a similar legal document;(iv) a default surrogate as defined in Section 75-2a-108; and(v) if the patient is deceased, the personal representative of the patient's estate or the patient's heirs as defined in Sections 75-1-201 and 78B-3-105.(c) "Representative" does not include a parent of a child if the parent's parental rights have been terminated by a court.(12) "State" means the same as that term is defined in Section 63G-7-102.Amended by Chapter 139, 2023 General Session ,§ 39, eff. 5/3/2023.Added by Chapter 366, 2022 General Session ,§ 1, eff. 5/4/2022.