In addition to the definitions in A.R.S. §
36-301,
the following definitions apply in this Chapter unless otherwise stated:
1. "Administrator" means an individual
designated by the governing authority of a health care institution to have the
authority and responsibility for managing the health care
institution.
2. "Affidavit" means a
document that is signed by an individual:
a.
Who attests to the validity of the facts on the document, and
b. Whose signature is
notarized.
3. "Anatomical
gift" has the same meaning as in A.R.S. §
36-841.
4. "Birth record" means the information
specified in
R9-19-201 that is maintained by the Department:
a. As a
written registered certificate, or
b. In a database.
5. "Congenital anomaly" means an abnormality
of body structure, function, or chemistry, or of chromosomal structure or
composition that is present at or before birth.
6. "Custody" has the same meaning as "legal
decision-making" in A.R.S. §
25-401.
5.
7.
"Death record" means the information specified in
R9-19-302 that is maintained by the Department:
a. As a
written registered certificate, or
b. In a database.
6.
8.
"Delivery" means the complete expulsion or extraction of a product of human
conception from its mother.
7.
9. "Document" or
"documented" means in written, photographic, electronic, or other permanent
form.
8.
10. "Electronic signature" has the same meaning as in
A.R.S. §
44-7002.
9.
11.
"Facility" has the same meaning as "facilities" in A.R.S. §
36-401.
10.
12.
"Fetal death record" means the information specified in
R9-19-305(B)
that is maintained by the Department:
a. As a
written registered certificate, or
b. In a database.
11.
13.
"Funeral director" has the same meaning as in A.R.S. §
32-1301.
12.
14.
"Guardian" has the same meaning as in A.R.S. §
14-10103.
13.
15.
"Health professional license number" means a standard unique identifier for a
health care provider assigned by the state governmental agency that regulates
the health care provider.
14.
16. "Hospice inpatient
facility" has the same meaning as in A.A.C.
R9-10-101 .
15.
17.
"Hospital" has the same meaning as in A.A.C.
R9-10-101.
16.
18.
"Independent source" means a person who is not:
a. The individual submitting an evidentiary
document; or
b. Related by
consanguinity, adoption, or marriage to the individual submitting an
evidentiary document.
17.
19. "Injury" means
damage to a human body caused by an external source as determined by a medical
examiner or tribal law enforcement authority.
18.
20. "Inpatient" means
an individual who is receiving services in a facility as an inpatient, as
determined by the facility.
19.
21. "Medical
certifier" means a health care provider, medical examiner, or tribal law
enforcement authority authorized to sign a medical certification of death as
prescribed in A.R.S. §
36-325.
20.
22.
"Medical record" has the same meaning as "medical records" in A.R.S. §
12-2291.
21.
23.
"Medical record number" means a standard unique identifier, assigned by a
licensed health care institution or a health care provider, for documentation
concerning the diagnosis or treatment of a patient.
22.
24. "National Provider
Identifier" means a standard unique number for a health care provider assigned
by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
23.
25. "Nursing care
institution" has the same meaning as in A.R.S. §
36-401.
24.
26. "Organ procurement organization" has the same
meaning as in A.R.S. §
36-841.
25.
27.
"Outpatient" means an individual who is receiving services from a facility but
is not an inpatient as determined by the facility.
26.
28. "Part" has the
same meaning as in A.R.S. §
36-841.
27.
29.
"Passport" means an official document issued by the government of a specific
country that confirms the identity and citizenship of an individual and allows
the individual to travel to and from the specific country.
28.
30.
"Person" has the same meaning as in A.R.S. §
1-215 and includes a
governmental agency.
29.
31. "Personal knowledge" means having observed an
individual's mother:
a. In an apparent
pregnant state within two months before the individual's date of birth and in a
non-pregnant state after the individual's date of birth, or
b. Giving birth to the
individual.
32.
"Plurality" means the number of fetuses carried in a mother's womb during a
pregnancy.
30.
33. "Registered nurse practitioner" has the same
meaning as "nurse practitioner" in A.R.S. §
32-1601.
31.
34. "Residence" means an address or location at which
an individual lives.
32.
35. "Signature" means:
a. The first and last name of an individual
written with his or her own hand as a form of identification or
authorization;
b. An electronic
signature; or
c. A mark or symbol
made by an individual, representing the individual's identification or
authorization, and, if not notarized, the first and last name of another
individual, written with his or her own hand, who witnessed the individual make
the mark or symbol.
33.
36. "State file
number" means the official state number that is assigned to a vital record by
the State Registrar or a local registrar or deputy local registrar when
registering a birth, death, or fetal death.
34.
37. "Transfer" has the
same meaning as in A.A.C.
R9-10-101.
35.
38.
"Transportation" means the use of an animal or vehicle for conveyance or travel
from one place to another.
36.
39. "Tribal community"
means a tract of land held by an Indian tribe recognized by the Federal Bureau
of Indian Affair's Office of Federal Acknowledgement under 25 CFR Part
83.
37.
40. "WIC" means a federally funded program established
by the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 that provides eligible women, infants, and
children with food, nutrition education, breastfeeding support, and
referrals.
