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, and
facilitating services directed toward reducing infant mortality and improving the health of mothers
and children provided, however, that nothing in this section shall be construed to allow any
agency of the state to interfere with the rights of the parent of an unmarried minor in decisions
about the providing of health information or services;
(b) the development, strengthening, and improvement of standards and techniques relating
to the services and care;
(c) the training of personnel engaged in the provision, development, strengthening, or
improvement 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 prenatal
diagnosis for the purpose of detecting the possible disease or disabilities of an unborn child will
not be used for screening, but rather will be utilized only when there are medical or genetic
indications 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, and
facilitating services directed toward the diagnosis of the condition of such children or toward the
restoration of the children to maximum physical and mental health;
(c) the development, strengthening, and improvement of standards and techniques relating
to such services and care;
(d) the training of personnel engaged in the provision, development, strengthening, or
improvement 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
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