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This bill updates state law governing the Division of Licensing and Background Checks, which oversees licensing for human services programs like foster homes, residential treatment centers, and youth programs in Utah. Most notably, it changes the definition of who counts as "associated with a licensee" — the category of people subject to background check requirements — narrowing it to individuals who hold or held real management, control, or significant influence over a licensed program's operations or compliance, such as owners, corporate officers, directors, and supervisory employees with responsibility for daily operations, rather than the broader current definition that includes any employee, agent, caregiver, contractor, or volunteer affiliated with a licensee. The bill also renumbers two sections of state code that establish the Division of Licensing and Background Checks and outline its responsibilities, updating cross-references to these sections throughout related Utah laws covering child welfare records, opioid treatment programs, and adoption services. Additionally, it clarifies that a person providing Applied Behavior Analysis services is presumed to be offering "day treatment" (a more heavily regulated category) unless they can show the office their services actually meet the definition of less-regulated "outpatient treatment." These changes are largely technical and organizational, aimed at clarifying existing licensing and background check rules rather than creating new programs or requirements.