26-10-1 - Definitions.
26-10-1. Definitions.
As used in this chapter:
(1) "Maternal and child health services" means:
(a) the provision of educational, preventative, diagnostic, and treatment services,including medical care, hospitalization, and other institutional care and aftercare, appliances, andfacilitating services directed toward reducing infant mortality and improving the health of mothersand children provided, however, that nothing in this section shall be construed to allow anyagency of the state to interfere with the rights of the parent of an unmarried minor in decisionsabout the providing of health information or services;
(b) the development, strengthening, and improvement of standards and techniques relatingto the services and care;
(c) the training of personnel engaged in the provision, development, strengthening, orimprovement of the services and care; and
(d) necessary administrative services connected with Subsections (1)(a), (b), and (c).
(2) "Crippled children's services" means:
(a) the early location of crippled children, provided that any program of prenataldiagnosis for the purpose of detecting the possible disease or disabilities of an unborn child willnot be used for screening, but rather will be utilized only when there are medical or geneticindications that warrant diagnosis;
(b) the provision for such children of preventive, diagnosis, and treatment services,including medical care, hospitalization, and other institutional care and aftercare, appliances, andfacilitating services directed toward the diagnosis of the condition of such children or toward therestoration of the children to maximum physical and mental health;
(c) the development, strengthening, and improvement of standards and techniques relatingto such services and care;
(d) the training of personnel engaged in the provision, development, strengthening, orimprovement of such services and care; and
(e) necessary administrative services connected with Subsections (2)(a), (b), and (c).
Amended by Chapter 73, 2001 General Session