Ariz. Admin. Code § R4-16-101 - Definitions

Unless the context otherwise requires, definitions prescribed under A.R.S. § 32-1401 and the following apply to this Chapter:

1. "ACLS" means advanced cardiac life support performed according to certification standards of the American Heart Association.

2. "Agent" means an item or element that causes an effect.

3. "Approved medical assistant training program" means a program accredited by one of the following:

a. The Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs; or

b. The Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools.

c. A medical assisting program accredited by any accrediting agency recognized by the United States Department of Education; or

d. A training program:

i. Designed and offered by a licensed allopathic physician;

ii. That meets or exceeds any of the prescribed accrediting programs in subsection (a), (b), or (c); and

iii. That verifies the entry-level competencies of a medical assistant prescribed under R4-16-402(A) .

4. "Ausculation" means the act of listening to sounds within the human body either directly or through use of a stethoscope or other means.

5. 4. "BLS" means basic life support performed according to certification standards of the American Heart Association.

6. 5. "Capnography" means monitoring the concentration of exhaled carbon dioxide of a sedated patient to determine the adequacy of the patient's ventilatory function.

7. 6. "Deep sedation" means a drug-induced depression of consciousness during which a patient:

a. Cannot be easily aroused, but

b. Responds purposefully following repeated or painful stimulation, and

c. May partially lose the ability to maintain ventilatory function.

8. 7. "Discharge" means a written or electronic documented termination of office-based surgery to a patient.

9. 8. "Drug" means the same as in A.R.S. § 32-1901.

10. 9. "Emergency" means an immediate threat to the life or health of a patient.

11. 10. "Emergency drug" means a drug that is administered to a patient in an emergency.

12. 11. "General Anesthesia" means a drug-induced loss of consciousness during which a patient:

a. Is unarousable even with painful stimulus; and

b. May partially or completely lose the ability to maintain ventilatory, neuromuscular, or cardiovascular function or airway.

13. 12. "Health care professional" means a registered nurse defined in A.R.S. § 32-1601, registered nurse practitioner defined in A.R.S. § 32-1601, physician assistant defined in A.R.S. § 32-2501, and any individual authorized to perform surgery according to A.R.S. Title 32 who participates in office-based surgery using sedation at a physician's office.

14. 13. "Informed consent" means advising a patient of the:

a. Purpose for and alternatives to the office-based surgery using sedation,

b. Associated risks of office-based surgery using sedation, and

c. Possible benefits and complications from the office-based surgery using sedation.

15. 14. "Inpatient" has the same meaning as in A.A.C. R9-10-201.

16. 15. "Malignant hyperthermia" means a life-threatening condition in an individual who has a genetic sensitivity to inhalant anesthetics and depolarizing neuromuscular blocking drugs that occurs during or after the administration of an inhalant anesthetic or depolarizing neuromuscular blocking drug.

17. 16. "Minimal Sedation" means a drug-induced state during which:

a. A patient responds to verbal commands,

b. Cognitive function and coordination may be impaired, and

c. A patient's ventilatory and cardiovascular functions are unaffected.

18. 17. "Moderate Sedation" means a drug-induced depression of consciousness during which:

a. A patient responds to verbal commands or light tactile stimulation, and

b. No interventions are required to maintain ventilatory or cardiovascular function.

19. 18. "Monitor" means to assess the condition of a patient.

20. 19. "Office-based surgery" means a medical procedure conducted in a physician's office or other outpatient setting that is not part of a licensed hospital or licensed ambulatory surgical center. (A.R.S. § 32-1401(20)).

21. 20. "PALS" means pediatric life support performed according to certification standards of the American Academy of Pediatrics or the American Heart Association.

22. 21. "Patient" means an individual receiving office-based surgery using sedation.

23. 22. "Physician" has the same meaning as doctor of medicine as defined in A.R.S. § 32-1401.

24. 23. "Rescue" means to correct adverse physiologic consequences of deeper than intended level of sedation and return the patient to the intended level of sedation.

25. 24. "Sedation" means minimum sedation, moderate sedation, or deep sedation.

26. 25. "Staff member" means an individual who:

a. Is not a health care professional, and

b. Assists with office-based surgery using sedation under the supervision of the physician performing the office-based surgery using sedation.

27. 26. "Transfer" means a physical relocation of a patient from a physician's office to a licensed health care institution.

Notes

Ariz. Admin. Code § R4-16-101

Former Rule 12. Former Section R4-16-01 repealed, new Section R4-16-101 adopted effective June 1, 1984 (Supp. 84-3). Section repealed, new Section renumbered from R4-16-103 effective September 22, 1995 (Supp. 95-3). Amended by final rulemaking at 8 A.A.R. 830, February 7, 2002 (Supp. 02-1). Amended by final rulemaking at 8 A.A.R. 4270, effective November 18, 2002 (Supp. 02-3). Former Section R4-16-101 recodified to R4-16-102 at 11 A.A.R. 1283, effective March 25, 2005 (Supp. 05-1). New Section made by final rulemaking at 12 A.A.R. 823, effective February 23, 2006 (Supp. 06-1). Amended by final rulemaking at 14 A.A.R. 380, effective January 8, 2008 (Supp. 08-1). Amended by final rulemaking at 25 A.A.R. 145, effective 3/9/2019.