Section R590-200-3 - DefinitionsTerms 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.Utah Admin. Code R590-200-3
Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2022-11, effective 5/11/2022Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2024-12, effective 6/7/2024