The definitions at A.R.S. §
41-619.51
apply to this Article. Additionally, in this Article, the following definitions
apply, unless the context otherwise requires:
1. "Applicant" means a person who applies for
a:
a. Good cause exception under A.R.S.
§
41-619.55
and who is qualified for a good cause exception under A.R.S. §§
41-1758.03(C) or (L),
41-1758.04(D),
or
41-1758.07(C) or (L); or
b. Central registry exception under A.R.S.
§
41-619.57
and who is qualified for a central registry exception under A.R.S. §
8-804(J).
2.
"Board" means the Board of
Fingerprinting.
3.
"Central registry exception" means notification to
the Department of Economic Security or the Department of Health Services, as
appropriate, pursuant to A.R.S. §
41-619.57
that the person is not disqualified because of a central registry check
conducted pursuant to A.R.S. §
8-804 .
4.
2.
"Central registry exception application" means all the documents required by
A.A.C.
R13-11-104(B).
5.
3. "CPS" means Child Protective Services.
6.
4.
"DES" means the Department of Economic Security.
7.
5. "DES notice" means
the notice of disqualification because of a central registry background check
that the Department of Economic Security sends to an applicant under A.R.S.
§
8-804(H).
8.
6.
"DPS" means the Department of Public Safety.
9.
7. "DPS notice" means
the notice of denial or suspension of a fingerprint clearance card that DPS
sends to a fingerprint clearance card applicant under A.R.S. §
41-1758.04.
10.
8.
"Expedited review" means an examination by the Board, without the applicant
being present and in accordance with
R13-11-105, of
the documents an applicant submits.
11.
9. "Good cause
exception" means the issuance of a fingerprint clearance card to an applicant
under A.R.S. §
41-619.55.
12.
10.
"Good cause exception application" means all of the documents required by
A.A.C.
R13-11-104(A).
13.
11.
"Hearing officer" means an administrative law judge or other person appointed
by the Board to determine good cause exceptions or central registry
exceptions.
