Utah Admin. Code R590-200-3 - Definitions

Terms used in this rule are defined in Section 31A-1-301. Additional terms are defined as follows:

(1)

(a) "Diabetes" means diabetes mellitus, a common chronic, serious systemic disorder of energy metabolism including a heterogeneous group of metabolic disorders characterized by an elevated blood glucose level.

(b) The terms "diabetes" and "diabetes mellitus" are synonymous and defined to include:

(i) a person using insulin;

(ii) a person not using insulin;

(iii) an individual with an elevated blood glucose level induced by pregnancy; and

(iv) a person with another medical condition or medical therapy that wholly or partially consists of an elevated blood glucose level.

(c) Diabetes includes an individual with:

(i) complete insulin deficiency, or type 1 diabetes;

(ii) insulin resistance with partial insulin deficiency, or type 2 diabetes; and

(iii) an elevated blood glucose level induced by pregnancy, or gestational diabetes.

(2)

(a) "Diabetes self-management training" means a program designed to help an individual learn to manage their diabetes in an outpatient setting.

(b) Self-management training topics include:

(i) making lifestyle changes to effectively manage diabetes;

(ii) avoiding or delaying the complications, hospitalizations, and emergency room visits associated with diabetes; and

(iii) medical nutrition therapy.

(3) "Medical equipment" means non-disposable or durable equipment used to treat diabetes.

(4) "Medical nutrition therapy" means the assessment and therapy of a patient's nutritional status including diet modification, planning, and counseling services furnished by a registered licensed dietitian.

(5) "Medical supplies" means a generally accepted single-use item used to manage, monitor, and treat diabetes, and to administer diabetic specific medication.

Notes

Utah Admin. Code R590-200-3

Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2022-11, effective 5/11/2022 Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2024-12, effective 6/7/2024