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Section R9-6-701 - Definitions

Ariz. Admin. Code § 9-6-701

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Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 50, December 13, 2024
Section R9-6-701 - Definitions

In addition to the definitions in A.R.S. § 36-671 and R9-6-101, the following definitions apply in this Article, unless otherwise specified:

1. "Child" means:
a. An individual 18 years of age or less, or
b. An individual more than 18 years of age attending school.
2. "Child care" means:
a. A child care facility as defined in A.R.S. § 36-881; or
b. A child care group home as defined in A.R.S. § 36-897.
3. "Child care administrator" means an individual, or the individual's designee, having daily control and supervision of a child care.

4. "Day" means a calendar day, and excludes the:
a. Day of the act or event from which a designated period of time begins to run, and
b. Last day of the period if a Saturday, Sunday, or official state holiday.
5. "Document" means information in written, photographic, electronic, or other permanent form.

6. "Enroll" means to accept for attendance at a school or child care.
7. "Entry" means the first day of attendance at a child care or at a specific grade level in a school.

8. "Immunization registry" means an electronic database maintained by a governmental health agency for the storage of immunization data for vaccines.

9. "In writing" means on paper or in a printable electronic format.

10. "Medical exemption" means the written certification described in A.R.S. § 15-873(A)(2).

11. "Nurse" means a:
a. Registered nurse, as defined in A.R.S. § 32-1601; or
b. Practical nurse, as defined in A.R.S. § 32-1601.

12. "Parent" means:
a. A natural or adoptive mother or father,
b. A legal guardian appointed by a court of competent jurisdiction, or
c. A "custodian" as defined in A.R.S. § 8-201.
13. "Physician" has the same meaning as in A.R.S. § 15-871.

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

15. "School-based or child care-based vaccination information system" means an electronic database used and maintained by a school, child care, or group of schools or child cares for the storage of immunization data for vaccines.
16. "Signature" means:
a. A handwritten or stamped representation of an individual's name or a symbol intended to represent an individual's name, or
b. An electronic signature as defined in A.R.S. § 44-7002.

Ariz. Admin. Code § R9-6-701

Former Section R9-6-115, Paragraph (47), renumbered and amended as R9-6-701 effective January 28, 1987 (Supp. 87-1). Amended effective September 14, 1990 (Supp. 90-3). Former Section R9-6-701 renumbered to Section R9-6-328, new Section R9-6-701 renumbered from R9-6-501 and amended effective October 19, 1993 (Supp. 93-4). Amended effective April 4, 1997 (Supp. 97-2). Amended by final rulemaking at 5 A.A.R. 496, effective January 19, 1999 (Supp. 99-1). Amended by final rulemaking at 6 A.A.R. 1310, effective March 17, 2000 (Supp. 00-1). Former Section R9-6-701 renumbered to R9-6-702; new Section R9-6-701 made by final rulemaking at 8 A.A.R. 4274, effective September 16, 2002 (Supp. 02-3). Amended by final rulemaking at 11 A.A.R. 2283, effective June 7, 2005 (Supp. 05-2). Amended by final rulemaking at 13 A.A.R. 4106, effective January 5, 2008 (Supp. 07-4). Amended by final expedited rulemaking at 24 A.A.R. 2682, effective 9/4/2018.