In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:

Terms Used In Arizona Laws 36-2171

  • Department: means the department of health services. See Arizona Laws 36-2171
  • Person: includes a corporation, company, partnership, firm, association or society, as well as a natural person. See Arizona Laws 1-215
  • Population: means the population according to the most recent United States decennial census. See Arizona Laws 1-215
  • United States: includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Arizona Laws 1-215

1. "Advance practice provider" means a physician assistant as defined in section 32-2501 or a registered nurse practitioner as defined in section 32-1601.

2. "Behavioral health provider" means a physician who is a board-certified or board-eligible psychiatrist, a psychologist, a physician assistant or a registered nurse practitioner who is certified to practice as a behavioral health specialist or a person who is licensed pursuant to title 32 as a clinical social worker, professional counselor or marriage and family therapist.

3. "Department" means the department of health services.

4. "Pharmacist" has the same meaning prescribed in section 32-1901.

5. "Rural" means either of the following:

(a) A county with a population of less than four hundred thousand persons according to the most recent United States decennial census.

(b) A census county division with less than fifty thousand persons in a county with a population of four hundred thousand or more persons according to the most recent United States decennial census.