Utah Admin. Code R156-76-102 - Definitions
In addition to the definitions in Title 58, Chapter 1, Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing Act, and Title 58, Chapter 76, Professional Geologist Licensing Act, the following rule definitions supplement the statutory definitions:
(1) "ASBOG" means the National Association of
State Boards of Geology.
(2)
"Employee" or 'subordinate" means an individual who:
(a) is not licensed as a professional
geologist;
(b) works with, for, or
provides professional geologic services on work initiated by a person licensed
as a professional geologist; and
(c) works only under the administration,
charge, control, command, authority, oversight, guidance, jurisdiction,
regulation, management, or authorization of a person licensed as a professional
geologist.
(3)
"Geosciences" as used in Subsection
58-76-302(3)(a),
means an earth science degree that results in sufficient geological knowledge
to enable the practice of geology before the public.
(4) "Qualified individual" as used in Section
R156-76-302c, means a person who
is licensed as a professional geologist in a recognized jurisdiction, or who
otherwise meets the requirements for licensure as defined in Sections
58-76-302, R156-76-302b, and
R156-76-302c.
(5) "Practice of geology before the public"
as used in Subsection
58-76-102(3) does
not include the following activities:
(a)
routine sampling, laboratory work, or geological drafting, where the elements
of initiative, scientific judgment, and decision-making are lacking;
(b) data acquisition where geological
interpretation is minimal and incidental, such as for example mud-logging,
wireline logging, rock property measurements, dating, and geochemical,
geophysical and biological surveys;
(c) the following aspects of paleontology:
(i) taxonomy;
(ii) biologic analysis of organisms; or
(iii) investigation and reporting
of deposits that may be fossiliferous, including incidental geological
analysis; or
(d) the
following aspects of the practice of anthropology and archeology:
(i) archeological survey, excavation, and
reporting;
(ii) production of
archeological plan views, profiles, and regional overviews; or
(iii) investigation and reporting of
artifacts or deposits that are modified or affected by past human
behavior.
(6)
"Principal" as used in Subsection
58-76-603(2),
means the licensee assigned to and personally accountable for the production of
specified professional geologic projects within an organization.
(7) "Recognized jurisdiction" as used in
Subsection R156-76-302d(2),
means any state, district or territory of the United States that issues a
license for a professional geologist, and whose licensure requirements include:
(a) a bachelor's or post- graduate degree in
the geosciences from an accredited institution, or equivalent foreign education
as determined by the Foreign Credentials Service of America (FCSA) and the
Division in collaboration with the board;
(b) documented qualifying experience
requirements similar to the experience requirements in Subsection
58-76-302(5) and
Section R156-76-302; and
(c)
passing the ASBOG Fundamentals of Geology (FG) Examination and the ASBOG
Principles and Practice of Geology (PG) Examination.
(8) "Unprofessional conduct" as defined in
Title 58, Chapter 1, Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing Act,
and Title 58, Chapter 76, Professional Geologist Licensing Act, is further
defined, in accordance with Subsection
58-1-203(1)(e),
in Section R156-76-502.
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