Ariz. Admin. Code § 9-19-101

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 45, November 8, 2024

Section R9-19-101 - Definitions

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.

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.

8. "Delivery" means the complete expulsion or extraction of a product of human conception from its mother.

9. "Document" or "documented" means in written, photographic, electronic, or other permanent form.

10. "Electronic signature" has the same meaning as in A.R.S. § 44-7002.

11. "Facility" has the same meaning as "facilities" in A.R.S. § 36-401.

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.

13. "Funeral director" has the same meaning as in A.R.S. § 32-1301.

14. "Guardian" has the same meaning as in A.R.S. § 14-10103.

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.

16. "Hospice inpatient facility" has the same meaning as in A.A.C. R9-10-101.

17. "Hospital" has the same meaning as in A.A.C. R9-10-101.

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.

19. "Injury" means damage to a human body caused by an external source as determined by a medical examiner or tribal law enforcement authority.

20. "Inpatient" means an individual who is receiving services in a facility as an inpatient, as determined by the facility.

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.

22. "Medical record" has the same meaning as "medical records" in A.R.S. § 12-2291.

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.

24. "National Provider Identifier" means a standard unique number for a health care provider assigned by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

25. "Nursing care institution" has the same meaning as in A.R.S. § 36-401.

26. "Organ procurement organization" has the same meaning as in A.R.S. § 36-841.

27. "Outpatient" means an individual who is receiving services from a facility but is not an inpatient as determined by the facility.

28. "Part" has the same meaning as in A.R.S. § 36-841.

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.

30. "Person" has the same meaning as in A.R.S. § 1-215 and includes a governmental agency.

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.

33. "Registered nurse practitioner" has the same meaning as "nurse practitioner" in A.R.S. § 32-1601.

34. "Residence" means an address or location at which an individual lives.

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.

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.

37. "Transfer" has the same meaning as in A.A.C. R9-10-101.

38. "Transportation" means the use of an animal or vehicle for conveyance or travel from one place to another.

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.

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.

Ariz. Admin. Code § R9-19-101

Former Section R9-19-101 repealed, new Section R9-19-101 renumbered from R9-19-102 and amended effective July 31, 1989 (Supp. 89-3). Amended effective February 12, 1996 (Supp. 96-1). Section expired under A.R.S. 41-1056(E) at 11 A.A.R. 867, effective December 31, 2004 (Supp. 05-1). New Section made by final rulemaking at 12 A.A.R. 4387, effective January 6, 2007 (Supp. 06-4). Amended by final rulemaking at 22 A.A.R. 1782, effective 10/1/2016. Amended by final expedited rulemaking at 26 A.A.R. 1534, effective 7/7/2020.