Current through the 2024 Fourth Special Session
Section 53-2c-102 - Definitions(1) "Commission" means the Public Health and Economic Emergency Commission created in Section 53-2c-201.(2) "COVID-19" means: (a) severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; or(b) the disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2.(3) "COVID-19 emergency" means the spread of COVID-19 that the World Health Organization declared a pandemic on March 11, 2020.(4) "Elective surgery or procedure" means a surgery or procedure that is not medically necessary to correct a serious medical condition or preserve the life of a patient.(5) "Epidemic or pandemic disease" means the same as that term is defined in Section 26B-7-301.(6) "Local ordinance or order" means an ordinance, order, or other regulation enacted or issued by a local government entity.(7) "Public health emergency" means an occurrence or imminent credible threat of an illness or health condition:(a) that is caused by epidemic or pandemic disease;(b) that poses a substantial risk of a significant number of human fatalities or incidents of permanent or long-term disability; and(c) for which the governor has declared a state of emergency under Title 53, Chapter 2a, Part 2, Disaster Response and Recovery Act.Amended by Chapter 328, 2023 General Session ,§ 64, eff. 5/3/2023.Added by Chapter 1, 2020SP3 General Session ,§ 2, eff. 4/17/2020.