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AZ Rev Stat § 36-341.01 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 36 - Public Health and Safety|§ 36-341.01 - Vital records electronic systems fund; purpose; nonlapsing

36-341.01.  Vital records electronic systems fund;  purpose;  nonlapsing A. The vital records electronic systems fund is established consisting of monies collected pursuant to section 36-341. The director shall administer the fund. The director shall use fund monies for costs associated with the vital records automation system. B. Fund monies: 1. Do not revert to the state general fund. 2. Are subject to legislative appropriation. C. On notice from the director,  the state treasurer shall invest and divest the monies in the fund as provided by section 35-313,  and monies earned from investment shall be credited to the fund.
AZ Rev Stat § 36-342 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 36 - Public Health and Safety|§ 36-342 - Disclosure of information; prohibition

36-342.  Disclosure of information;  prohibition A. The state registrar may provide information contained in vital records to persons,  including federal,  state,  local and other agencies,  as required by law and for statistical or research purposes. B. Except as authorized by law,  a local registrar,  a deputy local registrar or the state registrar or their employees shall not: 1. Permit inspection of a vital record or evidentiary document supporting the vital record. 2. Disclose information contained in a vital record. 3. Transcribe or issue a copy of all or part of a vital record.
AZ Rev Stat § 36-343 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 36 - Public Health and Safety|§ 36-343 - Duty to provide information to the state registrar

36-343.  Duty to provide information to the state registrar A person who has knowledge of information relating to a birth,  death or fetal death must provide this information to the state registrar on request.
AZ Rev Stat § 36-344 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 36 - Public Health and Safety|§ 36-344 - Violation; classification

36-344.  Violation;  classification A. A person is guilty of a class 1 misdemeanor if the person: 1. Knowingly makes a false statement in a certificate or record required to be filed pursuant to this chapter or in an application for an amendment of a certificate or who knowingly submits false information intending that the information be used in the creation or amendment of a certificate. 2. Without lawful authority and with the intent to deceive makes,  alters,  amends,  mutilates or removes a certificate or record required to be submitted pursuant to this chapter or a certified copy of a registered certificate. 3. Knowingly uses or furnishes for use to another for the purpose of deception a certificate or record required to be submitted pursuant to this chapter or a certified copy of a registered certificate that has been made,  altered,  amended or mutilated. 4. With the intent to deceive,  knowingly uses a birth certificate or a certified copy of a registered birth certificate knowing that the birth certificate or certified copy of the registered birth certificate was issued on a record that is false in whole or in part or that relates to the birth of another person. 5. Knowingly furnishes a birth certificate or certified copy of a registered birth certificate with the intent that it be used by a person other than the person named on the birth certificate. 6. Knowingly fails or refuses to report a death to a peace officer or,  without proper authority,  takes,  removes or otherwise disturbs the human remains,  clothing or articles of the deceased person. B. A person is guilty of a class 3 misdemeanor if the person: 1. Knowingly transports or accepts for transportation or disposition human remains without an accompanying disposition-transit permit as required by this chapter. 2. Refuses to provide information required by this chapter. 3. Knowingly disregards any provision of this chapter or refuses to perform any of the duties imposed by this chapter.
AZ Rev Stat § 36-345 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 36 - Public Health and Safety|§ 36-345 - Effect of registration

36-345.  Effect of registration A certificate registered pursuant to this chapter and rules adopted pursuant to this chapter is prima facie evidence of the facts stated in the certificate.
AZ Rev Stat § 36-351 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 36 - Public Health and Safety|§ 36-351 - Duties of the director; Arizona state library, archives and public records

36-351.  Duties of the director;  Arizona state library,  archives and public records A. The director shall provide safe,  secure and permanent preservation of vital records. The director shall comply with preservation requirements,  including the resolution necessary for authentic reproduction,  established by the Arizona state library,  archives and public records pursuant to section 39-101. B. The director shall submit to the Arizona state library,  archives and public records for permanent preservation,  a copy of a person's: 1. Registered birth certificate seventy-five years after the person's birth. 2. Registered death certificate fifty years after the person's death. C. Pursuant to section 41-151.09,  subsection D,  the Arizona state library,  archives and public records shall provide access to registered birth certificates and registered death certificates submitted pursuant to subsection B of this section. D. Each calendar year,  the director shall reproduce on permanent media established by the Arizona state library,  archives and public records pursuant to section 39-101,  vital records registered for the calendar year including an index. The director shall submit the vital records and index to the Arizona state library,  archives and public records,  which shall provide for the confidential safekeeping of the vital records and index. E. The director of the Arizona state library,  archives and public records is entitled to receive records,  including sealed records,  within one hundred and twenty days on receipt or creation by the department. These electronic records shall be used only for archival or preservation purposes and may not be released or copied for other purposes.
AZ Rev Stat § 36-403 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 36 - Public Health and Safety|§ 36-403 - Licensure by counties and municipalities

36-403.  Licensure by counties and municipalities Nothing in this chapter shall prevent counties or municipalities from adopting and enforcing building and zoning regulations for health care institutions which are equal to or more restrictive than regulations of the department.
AZ Rev Stat § 36-404 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 36 - Public Health and Safety|§ 36-404 - Limitation of disclosure of information

36-404.  Limitation of disclosure of information A. Information received and records kept by the department for the purpose of administering this chapter are available to the public except: 1. Information obtained for purposes of articles 4 and 5 of this chapter. 2. Personally identifiable medical information or any information from which a patient or the patient's family might be identified. 3. Sources of information that cause the department to believe that an inspection of an institution is needed to determine the extent of compliance with this chapter and rules adopted pursuant to this chapter. 4. Personally identifiable information of a physician that is received and any records kept regarding the physician's admitting privileges pursuant to section 36-449.02. B. The department may release information listed under subsection A of this section to an officer of the court pursuant to a court order,  a department or agency of this state or the federal government,  a law enforcement agency or a county medical examiner if the release of this information is necessary and pertinent to an investigation or proceeding unless the release of this information is prohibited by federal or state law. The recipient shall maintain patient and source name confidentiality.
AZ Rev Stat § 36-405.01 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 36 - Public Health and Safety|§ 36-405.01 - Health screening services; violation; classification

36-405.01.  Health screening services;  violation;  classification A. Health screening services shall be conducted in the following manner: 1. Health screening services shall be conducted under the direction of or,  when required by good medical practice,  under the supervision of a physician. 2. Any diagnosis of collected health-related data shall be performed by a physician. 3. Any examination of secretions,  body fluids or excretions of the human body shall be performed pursuant to title 36,  chapter 4.1. 4. Individuals may obtain health screening services on their own initiative. 5. Data given health-screened individuals shall be properly informative and not misleading. 6. Activities engaged in or materials used to educate,  promote or otherwise solicit individuals to use health screening services shall not: (a) Be misleading. (b) Include the name of any physician,  physician's office or clinic. (c) Use or contain any language that directly or indirectly lauds the professional competence,  skill or reputation of any physician. 7. A patient who is in need of medical care shall be informed that he should see a physician without referral to any particular physician. B. The director may adopt such other regulations necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of this section. C. Physicians affiliated with health screening services shall continue to be bound by the laws and ethics governing their practice. However,  affiliation with health screening services conducted in conformity with this chapter shall not constitute a violation of such laws or ethics. D. Health-screened individuals,  with respect to their disclosures to and records with health screening services,  shall have the same protections regarding privileged communication and the same rights to the possession and confidentiality of their records as are accorded by law to patients of physicians. E. Health screening services shall be exempt from the provisions of articles 2 through 5 of this chapter. F. Any person who conducts health screening services in violation of this section or in violation of any rule or regulation adopted by the director is guilty of a class 2 misdemeanor. In addition,  the director may exercise the same powers with respect to health screening services as are provided in section 36-427,  subsection B with respect to licensed health care institutions.
AZ Rev Stat § 36-405.02 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 36 - Public Health and Safety|§ 36-405.02 - Outpatient behavioral health and other related health care services; employees; rules

36-405.02.  Outpatient behavioral health and other related health care services;  employees;  rules The department shall allow a person who is employed at a health care institution that provides outpatient behavioral health services,  who is not a licensed behavioral health professional and who is at least eighteen years of age to provide outpatient behavioral health or other related health care services pursuant to all applicable department rules. The director shall adopt rules consistent with this section.
AZ Rev Stat § 36-406 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 36 - Public Health and Safety|§ 36-406 - Powers and duties of the department

36-406.  Powers and duties of the department In addition to its other powers and duties: 1. The department shall: (a) Administer and enforce this chapter and the rules,  regulations and standards adopted pursuant thereto. (b) Review,  and may approve,  plans and specifications for construction or modification or additions to health care institutions regulated by this chapter. (c) Have access to books,  records,  accounts and any other information of any health care institution reasonably necessary for the purposes of this chapter. (d) Require as a condition of licensure that nursing care institutions and assisted living facilities make vaccinations for influenza and pneumonia available to residents on site on a yearly basis. The department shall prescribe the manner by which the institutions and facilities shall document compliance with this subdivision,  including documenting residents who refuse to be immunized. The department shall not impose a violation on a licensee for not making a vaccination available if there is a shortage of that vaccination in this state as determined by the director. 2. The department may: (a) Make or cause to be made inspections consistent with standard medical practice of every part of the premises of health care institutions which are subject to the provisions of this chapter as well as those which apply for or hold a license required by this chapter. (b) Make studies and investigations of conditions and problems in health care institutions,  or any class or subclass thereof,  as they relate to compliance with this chapter and rules,  regulations and standards adopted pursuant thereto. (c) Develop manuals and guides relating to any of the several aspects of physical facilities and operations of health care institutions or any class or subclass thereof for distribution to the governing authorities of health care institutions and to the general public.
AZ Rev Stat § 36-407 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 36 - Public Health and Safety|§ 36-407 - Prohibited acts; required acts

36-407.  Prohibited acts;  required acts A. A person shall not establish,  conduct or maintain in this state a health care institution or any class or subclass of health care institution unless that person holds a current and valid license issued by the department specifying the class or subclass of health care institution the person is establishing,  conducting or maintaining. The license is valid only for the establishment,  operation and maintenance of the class or subclass of health care institution,  the type of services and,  except for emergency admissions as prescribed by the director by rule,  the licensed capacity specified by the license. B. The licensee shall not imply by advertising,  directory listing or otherwise that the licensee is authorized to perform services more specialized or of a higher degree of care than is authorized by this chapter and the underlying rules for the particular class or subclass of health care institution within which the licensee is licensed. C. The licensee may not transfer or assign the license. A license is valid only for the premises occupied by the institution at the time of its issuance. D. The licensee shall not personally or through an agent offer or imply an offer of rebate or fee splitting to any person regulated by title 32 or chapter 17 of this title. E. The licensee shall submit an itemized statement of charges to each patient. F. A health care institution shall refer a patient who is discharged after receiving emergency services for a drug-related overdose to a behavioral health services provider.
AZ Rev Stat § 36-407.01 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 36 - Public Health and Safety|§ 36-407.01 - Hospitals; visitation; religious purposes

36-407.01.  Hospitals;  visitation;  religious purposes A hospital shall provide notice of its visitation policy to a patient or the patient's representative. If a hospital's visitation policy allows in-person visitation of any kind and if authorized by the patient or the patient's representative,  the hospital must facilitate the ability of clergy to visit the patient in person for religious purposes. Clergy must comply with reasonable health and safety precautions imposed by hospitals in connection with in-person visitation. If a hospital's visitation policy does not allow in-person visitation of any kind at all times or temporarily for health and safety reasons,  the hospital must facilitate a virtual clergy visit using communication technology.
AZ Rev Stat § 36-408 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 36 - Public Health and Safety|§ 36-408 - Required reports from health care institutions

36-408.  Required reports from health care institutions The department of health services shall not require any reports from health care institutions to be filed more frequently than annually unless such filings are otherwise required by state or federal law or result from necessary processing of applications or requests filed by such institutions.
AZ Rev Stat § 36-409 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 36 - Public Health and Safety|§ 36-409 - Certification, licensure and monitoring of long-term care facilities, facilities and services

36-409.  Certification,  licensure and monitoring of long-term care facilities,  facilities and services A. The department shall perform all necessary functions,  including licensing,  certification or monitoring,  to implement federally approved standards for institutions,  facilities,  agencies or persons providing services pursuant to chapter 29,  article 2 of this title. These functions shall only be performed pursuant to an interagency agreement which the director of the Arizona health care cost containment system administration shall enter into with the department. A skilled nursing facility,  hospice or home health agency shall not be certified pursuant to this section unless it is also certified under title XVIII of the social security act. B. Nursing care institutions and hospices shall make financial records available to the Arizona health care cost containment system administration for purposes of certified financial audits conducted pursuant to chapter 29,  article 2 of this title.
AZ Rev Stat § 36-410 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 36 - Public Health and Safety|§ 36-410 - County standards and guidelines; delegation

36-410.  County standards and guidelines;  delegation A. The director shall provide counties with nonbinding guidelines for their use in establishing contract standards for adult foster care providers that do not provide services pursuant to chapter 29,  article 2 of this title. These nonbinding guidelines shall include standards for the self-administration of drugs that the foster care provider shall follow in conjunction with home health services and outpatient services. B. The director shall adopt rules that the counties or the Arizona health care cost containment system administration shall use in prescribing minimum standards for adult foster care providers that provide services pursuant to chapter 29,  article 2 of this title. The director shall conform these rules with federally approved applicable standards for adult foster care homes. The director shall delegate the authority to enforce these rules to each county that accepts this delegation or to the Arizona health care cost containment system administration. The department shall monitor an adult foster care program to ensure compliance with department rules. If a county or the Arizona health care cost containment system administration does not accept the delegation,  the department shall certify and monitor an adult foster care home pursuant to section 36-409 if that home seeks to participate in the Arizona long-term care system pursuant to chapter 29,  article 2 of this title.
AZ Rev Stat § 36-411.01 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 36 - Public Health and Safety|§ 36-411.01 - Adult residential care institutions; recidivism reduction services; rules

36-411.01.  Adult residential care institutions;  recidivism reduction services;  rules A. An adult residential care institution subclass that is authorized to provide recidivism reduction services may employ recidivism reduction staff who are exempt from the requirements of section 36-411,  subsection E to assist in the delivery of recidivism reduction services. B. An applicant for employment is exempt from the requirements of section 36-411,  subsection E if the applicant does both of the following: 1. Successfully completes treatment for recidivism reduction as prescribed by rule. 2. Passes a background and screening evaluation conducted by the adult residential care institution as prescribed by rule that demonstrates that the individual is not a threat to the health or safety of staff or residents of the adult residential care institution. C. As prescribed by rule,  only adult residents of an adult residential care institution who have been referred to receive recidivism reduction services may receive services from recidivism reduction staff. D. An adult resident of an adult residential care institution may be referred for recidivism reduction services if the adult resident is one or more of the following: 1. Charged with or convicted of one or more criminal offenses.  2. Referred by a court,  prosecutor or probation officer. 3. Approved for placement at the adult residential care institution by a health care professional who is licensed pursuant to title 32 and whose scope of practice includes recidivism reduction services.
AZ Rev Stat § 36-412 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 36 - Public Health and Safety|§ 36-412 - Nursing care institutions; employment

36-412.  Nursing care institutions;  employment The department shall not adopt any rule that prohibits an administrator of a nursing care institution from employing a person who is sixteen years of age or older,  who provides direct care to residents and who otherwise meets the requirements of section 32-1645.
AZ Rev Stat § 36-413 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 36 - Public Health and Safety|§ 36-413 - Nutrition and feeding assistants; training programs; regulation; civil penalty; definition

36-413.  Nutrition and feeding assistants;  training programs;  regulation;  civil penalty;  definition A. The department may adopt rules to prescribe minimum standards for training programs for nutrition and feeding assistants in licensed skilled nursing facilities,  including instructor qualifications,  and may grant,  deny,  suspend and revoke approval of any training program that violates these standards. These standards must include: 1. Screening requirements. 2. Initial qualifications. 3. Continuing education requirements. 4. Testing requirements to assure competency. 5. Supervision requirements. 6. Requirements for additional training based on patient needs. 7. Maintenance of records. 8. Special feeding requirements based on level of care. B. Pursuant to section 36-431.01,  the department may impose a civil penalty on a training program that violates standards adopted by the department. C. If the department adopts standards for training programs pursuant to subsection A of this section,  the department,  as part of its routine inspection of a health care facility that provides a training program,  shall determine the facility's compliance with these standards. D. For the purposes of this section,  " nutrition and feeding assistant"  has the same meaning as paid feeding assistant as defined in 42 Code of Federal Regulations part 483 and section 488.301.
AZ Rev Stat § 36-414 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 36 - Public Health and Safety|§ 36-414 - Health services licensing fund; exemption

36-414.  Health services licensing fund;  exemption A. The health services licensing fund is established consisting of monies deposited pursuant to sections 30-654,  32-2805,  36-405,  36-851.01,  36-882,  36-897.01 and 36-1903. The department of health services shall administer the fund. B. Monies in the fund are subject to legislative appropriation. C. Monies in the fund are exempt from the provisions of section 35-190 relating to lapsing of appropriations.