Arizona Administrative Code
Title 9 - HEALTH SERVICES
Chapter 10 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES - HEALTH CARE INSTITUTIONS: LICENSING
Article 15 - ABORTION CLINICS
Section R9-10-1501 - Definitions

Universal Citation: AZ Admin Code R 9-10-1501

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 38, September 20, 2024

In addition to the definitions in A.R.S. §§ 36-401, 36-449.01, 36-449.03, 36-2151, 36-2158, and 36-2301.01 and R9-10-101, the following definitions apply in this Article, unless otherwise specified:

1. "Admitting privileges" means permission extended by a hospital to a physician to allow admission of an individual as an inpatient, as defined in R9-10-201:

a. By the patient's own physician, or

b. Through a written agreement between the patient's physician and another physician that states that the other physician has permission to personally admit the patient to a hospital in this state and agrees to do so.

2. "Course" means training or education, including hands-on practice under the supervision of a physician.

3. "Employee" means an individual who receives compensation from a licensee, but does not provide medical services, nursing services, or health-related services.

4. "First trimester" means 1 through 14 weeks as measured from the first day of the last menstrual period or 1 through 12 weeks as measured from the date of fertilization.

5. "Incident" means an abortion-related patient death or serious injury to a patient or fetus delivered alive.

6. "Local" means under the jurisdiction of a city or county in Arizona.

7. "Medical director" means a physician who is responsible for the direction of the medical services, nursing services, and health-related services provided to patients at an abortion clinic.

8. "Medical evaluation" means obtaining a patient's medical history, performing a physical examination of a patient's body, and conducting laboratory tests as provided in R9-10-1509.

9. "Monitor" means to observe and document, continuously or intermittently, the values of certain physiologic variables on a patient such as pulse, blood pressure, oxygen saturation, respiration, and blood loss.

10. "Neonatal resuscitation" means procedures to assist in maintaining the life of a fetus delivered alive, as described in A.R.S. § 36-2301(D)(3).

11. "Patient" means a female receiving medical services, nursing services, or health-related services related to an abortion.

12. "Patient care staff member" means a physician, registered nurse practitioner, nurse, physician assistant, or surgical assistant who provides medical services, nursing services, or health-related services to a patient.

13. "Patient transfer" means relocating a patient requiring medical services from an abortion clinic to another health care institution.

14. "Personally identifiable patient information" means:

a. The name, address, telephone number, e-mail address, Social Security number, and birth date of:
i. The patient,

ii. The patient's representative,

iii. The patient's emergency contact,

iv. The patient's children,

v. The patient's spouse,

vi. The patient's sexual partner, and

vii. Any other individual identified in the patient's medical record other than patient care staff;

b. The patient's place of employment;

c. The patient's referring physician;

d. The patient's insurance carrier or account;

e. Any "individually identifiable health information" as proscribed in 45 CFR 164-514; and

f. Any other information in the patient's medical record that could reasonably lead to the identification of the patient.

15. "Personnel" means patient care staff members, employees, and volunteers.

16. "Serious injury" means a life-threatening physical condition related to an abortion procedure.

17. "Surgical assistant" means an individual who is not licensed as a physician, physician assistant, registered nurse practitioner, or nurse who performs duties as directed by a physician, physician assistant, registered nurse practitioner, or nurse.

18. "Volunteer" means an individual who, without compensation, performs duties as directed by a patient care staff member at an abortion clinic.

The following Section was adopted under an exemption from the provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act, which means these rules were not reviewed by the Governor's Regulatory Review Council or approved by the Attorney General's Office.

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