78B-3-450. Definitions.
As 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: a patient; and 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) Except as provided in Subsection, "representative" means the same as that term is defined in Section. (11)(c) 78B-3-403 "Representative" includes: a parent of a child regardless of whether the parent is the custodial or noncustodial parent; a legal guardian of a child; 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; a default surrogate as defined in Section; and 75-2a-108 if the patient is deceased, the personal representative of the patient's estate or the patient's heirs as defined in Sectionsand. 75-1-201 78B-3-105 "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