- (1) "Approved provider status" means status as a provider for sex offender services through the Utah Department of Corrections.
- (2) "Affiliate approval" means approval of a professional who does not meet experience requirements and is seeking to become approved as a provider.
- (3) "Direct clinical experience" means face-to-face contact with patients/clients, direct supervision, training, case coordination and research.
- (4) "Program" is the specific services as listed in the R251-109-6, pertaining to the program requirements each clinician is providing to UDC clientele with a sex offense charge.
- (5) "Formal training" means education or supervised experience in the required field; may be provided at an accredited college or university or at seminars or conferences.
- (6) "Disclosure" means the discussion during treatment of previous adjudicated and unadjudicated sexual offenses.
- (7) "Provider" means a therapist who has been approved by the Department to provide services to sex offenders under the jurisdiction of the Utah Department of Corrections.
- (8) "Provider supervision" means one hour of supervision for every 40 hours of direct client contact with a minimum of one hour supervision per month.
- (9) "Screening committee" means group of Department of Corrections employees assigned to screen and approve applications from providers to provide sex offender treatment.
- (10) "Transition program" means a program designed to help offenders move from residential to non-residential treatment; also to help them move from intensive to progressively less intensive treatment.
- (11) "UDC" means Utah Department of Corrections.
KEY: mental health, corrections, treatment providers, sex offender treatment
Date of Last Change: May 4, 2016
Notice of Continuation: November 13, 2025
Authorizing, and Implemented or Interpreted Law: 64-13-10