In this article, unless the context otherwise requires:

Terms Used In Arizona Laws 36-450

  • Action: includes any matter or proceeding in a court, civil or criminal. See Arizona Laws 1-215
  • Health care institution: means every place, institution, building or agency, whether organized for profit or not, that provides facilities with medical services, nursing services, behavioral health services, health screening services, other health-related services, supervisory care services, personal care services or directed care services and includes home health agencies as defined in section 36-151, outdoor behavioral health care programs and hospice service agencies. See Arizona Laws 36-401

1. "Health professional" has the same meaning prescribed in section 32-3201.

2. "Professional standards of practice" means practicing within the scope of licensure.

3. "Retaliatory action" means termination of or other adverse action against a health professional’s employment taken by a health care institution because the professional has made a report pursuant to this article.

 

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