As used in this chapter:
(1) "Board" means Local Public Safety and Firefighter Surviving Spouse Trust Fund Board of Trustees created in Section 53-17-402.
(2) "Child" or "children" means a child of a member, including a stepchild and a legally adopted child who is under the age of 26.
(3) "Employer" means a law enforcement agency or other state or local government agency that:
(a) is a participating employer; and
(b) employs one or more public safety service employees or firefighter service employees who are eligible to earn service credit in a Utah Retirement System under Title 49, Utah State Retirement and Insurance Benefit Act.
(4) "Firefighter service employee" means the same as that term is defined in Section 49-16-102 or 49-23-102.
(5) "Member" means the same as that term is defined in Section 49-11-102.
(6) "Participating employer" means the same as that term is defined in Section 49-11-102.
(7) "Public safety service employee" means the same as that term is defined in Section 49-14-102, 49-15-102, or 49-23-102.
(8) "Trust Fund" means the Local Public Safety and Firefighter Surviving Spouse Trust Fund created in Section 53-17-301.