In addition to the definitions listed in A.R.S. § 36-1941, the following terms apply to this Article and A.R.S. § 36-1947:
"Applicant" means a person who applies to the Commission for telecommunications equipment.
"Audiologist" means a person who is licensed under A.R.S. § 36-1940 by the Arizona Department of Health Services.
"Deafblind" means a person who is either deaf or hard of hearing and:
Has a central visual acuity of 20/200 or less in the better eye with corrective lenses, or
Has a field defect where the peripheral diameter of the visual field subtends an angular distance no greater than 20 degrees, or
Has a progressive visual loss with a prognosis of one or both of the conditions stated in the two preceding subsections.
"Director" means the Executive Director of the Arizona Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing.
"Hearing aid dispenser" has the same meaning as in A.R.S. § 36-1901.
"Hearing or speech-related disability" means a disability that prevents a person from hearing or articulating speech audibly or clearly, including deafness.
"Program" means the Telecommunications Equipment Distribution Program.
"Recipient" means a person who receives telecommunications equipment through the Program.
"Severely hearing or speech impaired" under A.R.S. § 36-1947(A) means a hearing or speech-related disability.
"Supplier" means a person that sells telecommunications equipment.
"Telecommunications equipment" means equipment that allows a person with a hearing or speech-related disability to access the telephone network.
"Vocational rehabilitation counselor" means a Department of Economic Security employee who has a Master's degree in rehabilitation counseling from a university accredited by the National Council on Rehabilitation Education and who is certified by the Commission on Rehabilitation Counseling.
"Voucher" means the Commission's authorization of payment for telecommunications equipment.
Ariz. Admin. Code § R9-26-201