Terms Used In Arizona Laws > Title 36 > Chapter 11.2 - Prohibition On Discrimination Against Health Care Entities

• Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
• Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Discriminate: means taking or threatening any adverse action, including any of the following:

  (a) Termination of employment. See Arizona Laws 36-1321

• Health care entity: means any of the following or an employee of any of the following:

  (a) A health care institution as defined in section 36-401. See Arizona Laws 36-1321

• including: means not limited to and is not a term of exclusion. See Arizona Laws 1-215
• Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
• License: includes the whole or part of any municipal permit, certificate, approval, registration, charter or similar form of permission required by law. See Arizona Laws 9-831
• Licensing: includes the municipal process respecting the grant, denial, renewal, revocation, suspension, annulment, withdrawal or amendment of a license. See Arizona Laws 9-831
• municipality: means an incorporated city or town. See Arizona Laws 9-831
• Person: means an individual, partnership, corporation, association, governmental subdivision or unit of a governmental subdivision or a public or private organization of any character. See Arizona Laws 9-831
• Person: includes this state and any agency or political subdivision of this state. See Arizona Laws 36-1321
• Process: means a citation, writ or summons issued in the course of judicial proceedings. See Arizona Laws 1-215
• Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
• Substantive policy statement: means a written expression that is only advisory and that informs the general public of a municipality's current approach to, or opinion of, the requirements of the ordinances or codes, including, if appropriate, the municipality's current practice, procedure or method of action based on that approach or opinion. See Arizona Laws 9-831