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2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 36 - Public Health and Safety › § 36-2281 - Infants; nutritional and medical denial or deprivation prohibited; definition

36-2281.
Infants;  nutritional and medical denial or deprivation prohibited;  definition
A. A person shall not deny or deprive an infant of nourishment with the intent to cause or allow the death of the infant for any reason including:
1. The infant was born with a disability.
2. The infant is not wanted by the parent,  parents or guardian.
3. The infant is born alive by natural or artificial means.
B. A person shall not deprive an infant of necessary lifesaving medical treatment or surgical care.
C. This section shall not be construed to prevent an infant's parent,  parents or guardian from refusing to give consent to medical treatment or surgical care which is not medically necessary,  including care or treatment which either:
1. Is not necessary to save the life of the infant.
2. Has a potential risk to the infant's life or health that outweighs the potential benefit to the infant of the treatment or care.
3. Is futile treatment or treatment that will do no more than temporarily prolong the act of dying when death is imminent.
D. In determining whether any of the possible medical treatments will be medically necessary for an infant,  reasonable medical judgments in selecting among alternative courses of treatment shall be respected.
E. In this article,  " infant"  means a child less than one year of age.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 36 - Public Health and Safety › § 36-2282 - Duty to inform; reports of denial or deprivation; disciplinary action prohibited; report to department of child safety

36-2282.
Duty to inform;  reports of denial or deprivation;  disciplinary action prohibited;  report to department of child safety
A. Any health care institution with a perinatal,  obstetrical or pediatric unit shall inform its administrators and other employees associated with the perinatal,  obstetrical or pediatric unit of:
1. Their duty pursuant to section 13-3620 to report any denial or deprivation of necessary medical treatment or surgical care or nourishment with the intent to cause or allow the death of the infant.
2. Their right to make a report free from any disciplinary action by the health care institution.
3. A full description of the manner in which a report is to be made.
B. A health care institution shall not take or threaten to take any disciplinary action against any employee in retaliation for the employee making a report pursuant to section 13-3620.
C. A health care institution as specified in subsection A of this section shall report all suspected incidents of denial or deprivation of medically necessary treatment,  surgical care or nourishment with the intent to cause or allow the death of the infant to the department of child safety as each incident occurs.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 36 - Public Health and Safety › § 36-2283 - Certain information to parents required

36-2283.
Certain information to parents required
Any health care institution with a perinatal,  obstetrical or pediatric unit shall make available to each parent of any newborn child born with an identifiable disability information it receives from public or private agencies regarding agencies which are available to provide the parent with assistance,  information or support pertaining to the care of the child and the manner in which the agencies may be contacted.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 36 - Public Health and Safety › § 36-2301.01 - Abortion of viable fetus; requirements; definitions

36-2301.01.
Abortion of viable fetus;  requirements;  definitions
A. A physician shall not knowingly perform an abortion of a viable fetus unless:
1. The physician states in writing before the abortion is performed that the abortion is necessary to preserve the life or health of the woman,  specifying the medical indications for and the probable health consequences of the abortion. The physician shall attach a copy of this statement to any fetal death report filed pursuant to section 11-593 or fetal death registration filed pursuant to section 36-329.
2. The physician uses the available method or technique of abortion most likely to preserve the life and health of the fetus,  unless the use of such method or technique would present a greater risk to the life or health of the woman than the use of another available method or technique.
3. The physician states in writing the available methods or techniques considered,  the method or technique used and the reasons for choosing that method or technique. The physician shall attach a copy of this statement to any fetal death report filed pursuant to section 11-593 or fetal death registration filed pursuant to section 36-329.
4. In addition to the physician performing the abortion,  there is another physician in attendance who shall take control of and provide immediate medical care for a living child born as a result of the abortion.
5. The physician takes all reasonable steps during the performance of the abortion,  consistent with the procedure used and in keeping with good medical practice,  to preserve the life and health of the fetus,  if these steps do not pose an increased risk to the life or health of the woman on whom the abortion is performed.
B. This section does not apply if there is a medical emergency.
C. For the purposes of this section and section 36-2301.02:
1. " Abortion"  has the same meaning prescribed in section 36-2151.
2. " Medical emergency"  means a condition that,  on the basis of the physician's good faith clinical judgment,  so complicates a pregnancy as to necessitate the immediate abortion of the pregnancy to avoid the woman's death or for which a delay will create serious risk of substantial and irreversible impairment of a major bodily function.
3. " Physician"  means any person licensed under title 32,  chapter 13 or 17.
4. " Viable fetus"  means the unborn offspring of human beings that has reached a stage of fetal development so that,  in the judgment of the attending physician on the particular facts of the case,  there is a reasonable probability of the fetus' sustained survival outside the uterus,  with or without artificial support.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 36 - Public Health and Safety › § 36-2302 - Human fetus or embryo; prohibitions; physician-patient privilege inapplicable; definitions

36-2302.
Human fetus or embryo;  prohibitions;  physician-patient privilege inapplicable;  definitions
A. A person may not use a human fetus or embryo or any part,  organ or fluid of the fetus or embryo resulting from an abortion in animal or human research,  experimentation or study or for transplantation,  except for either of the following:
1. Diagnostic or remedial procedures for the purpose of determining the life or health of the human fetus or embryo or the mother or for preserving the life or health of the human fetus or embryo or the mother.
2. A pathological study.
B. A person may not experiment on a human fetus or embryo who is intended to be aborted.
C. A person may not perform or offer to perform an abortion for which part or all of the justification or reason is that the human fetus or embryo or any part,  organ or fluid of the human fetus or embryo may be used for animal or human research,  experimentation or study or for transplantation.
D. A person may not knowingly sell,  transfer,  distribute,  give away,  accept,  use or attempt to use any human fetus or embryo or any part,  organ or fluid of the human fetus or embryo resulting from an abortion in violation of this section.
E. A person may not aid or abet the sale,  transfer,  distribution,  other unlawful disposition,  acceptance,  use or attempted use of a human fetus or embryo or any part,  organ or fluid of the human fetus or embryo resulting from an abortion in violation of this section.
F. The physician-patient privilege as provided in section 13-4062,  paragraph 4 does not prevent the production of documents or records relevant to an investigation arising under this section. All documents or records produced in an action brought pursuant to this section shall be inspected by the court in camera,  and,  before the documents or records are released to the requesting party,  the court shall remove the names and other identifying information,  if any,  of the patients and substitute pseudonyms.
G. For the purposes of this section:
1. " Abortion"  has the same meaning as prescribed in section 36-2151.
2. " Experimentation"  means the use of a human fetus or embryo or any part,  organ or fluid of the human fetus or embryo resulting from an abortion in any trial,  test,  procedure or observation carried out with the goal of verifying,  refuting or establishing the validity of a hypothesis. Experimentation does not include a pathological study or a diagnostic or remedial test,  procedure or observation that has the purpose of determining the life or health of the human fetus or embryo or preserving the life or health of the human fetus or embryo or the mother.
3. " Pathological study"  means the examination of body tissue for diagnostic or forensic purposes.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 36 - Public Health and Safety › § 36-2311 - Definitions

36-2311.
Definitions
In this article,  unless the context otherwise requires:
1. " Destructive human embryonic stem cell research"  means any research that involves the disaggregation of any human embryo for the purpose of creating human pluripotent stem cells or human pluripotent stem cell lines.
2. " Human-animal hybrid"  means any of the following:
(a) A human embryo into which a nonhuman cell or cells,  or any component part of a nonhuman cell or cells,  have been introduced.
(b) A hybrid human-animal embryo produced by fertilizing a human egg with a nonhuman sperm.
(c) A hybrid human-animal embryo produced by fertilizing a nonhuman egg with human sperm.
(d) An embryo produced by introducing a nonhuman nucleus into a human egg.
(e) An embryo produced by introducing a human nucleus into a nonhuman egg.
(f) An embryo containing at least haploid sets of chromosomes from both a human and a nonhuman life form.
(g) A nonhuman life form engineered so that human gametes develop within the body of a nonhuman life form.
(h) A nonhuman life form engineered so that it contains a human brain or a brain derived wholly or predominantly from human neural tissues.
3. " Human embryo"  means a living organism of the species homo sapiens through the first fifty-six days of its development,  excluding any time during which its development has been suspended.
4. " In vitro"  means outside the human body.
5. " Purchase or sell"  includes an exchange of cash,  an in-kind payment or any other valuable financial or nonfinancial consideration. Purchase or sell does not include payment of costs related to donation of a human embryo for the purpose of implantation in the body of a woman.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 36 - Public Health and Safety › § 36-2312 - Production of human embryo or human-animal hybrid; purchase or sale;

36-2312.
Production of human embryo or human-animal hybrid;  purchase or sale;
prohibitions;  violation;  classification;  exemptions
A. A person shall not intentionally or knowingly create or attempt to create an in vitro human embryo by any means other than fertilization through the combining of a human egg with a human sperm.
B. A person shall not intentionally or knowingly:
1. Create or attempt to create a human-animal hybrid.
2. Transfer or attempt to transfer a human embryo into a nonhuman womb.
3. Transfer or attempt to transfer a nonhuman embryo into a human womb.
4. Transport or receive for any purpose a human-animal hybrid.
C. A person shall not purchase or sell or offer to purchase or sell an in vitro human embryo and shall not advertise for the purchase or sale of an in vitro human embryo. This subsection does not prohibit payment to a physician by a patient or on a patient's behalf for otherwise lawful services to treat infertility.
D. A person who violates this section is guilty of a class 1 misdemeanor.
E. This section does not prohibit either of the following if the activity does not violate subsection B or meet the definition of human-animal hybrid:
1. Research involving the use of transgenic animal models containing human genes.
2. Xenotransplantation of human organs,  tissues or cells into recipient animals other than animal embryos.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 36 - Public Health and Safety › § 36-2313 - Destructive human embryonic stem cell research; violation; classification

36-2313.
Destructive human embryonic stem cell research;  violation;  classification
A. A person shall not intentionally or knowingly engage in destructive human embryonic stem cell research.
B. A person who violates this section is guilty of a class 6 felony.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 36 - Public Health and Safety › § 36-2321 - Definitions

36-2321.
Definitions
In this article,  unless the context otherwise requires:
1. " Abortion"  has the same meaning prescribed in section 36-2151.
2. " Attempt to perform or induce an abortion"  means to do or to omit doing anything that,  under the circumstances as the physician believes them to be,  is an act or omission that constitutes a substantial step in a course of conduct planned to culminate in the performance or induction of an abortion in violation of this article.
3. " Department"  means the department of health services.
4. " Gestational age"  or " probable gestational age"  means the age of an unborn human being as calculated from the first day of the last menstrual period of the pregnant woman.
5. " Human being"  means an individual member of the species homo sapiens,  from and after the point of conception.
6. " Major bodily function"  includes functions of the immune system,  normal cell growth,  and digestive,  bowel,  bladder,  neurological,  brain,  respiratory,  circulatory,  endocrine and reproductive functions.
7. " Medical emergency"  means a condition that,  on the basis of the physician's good faith clinical judgment,  so complicates the medical condition of a pregnant woman as to necessitate the immediate abortion of her pregnancy to avert her death or for which a delay will create serious risk of substantial and irreversible impairment of a major bodily function.
8. " Physician"  means a person who is licensed pursuant to title 32,  chapter 13 or 17.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 36 - Public Health and Safety › § 36-2322 - Gestational limit on abortion; medical emergency exception; physician reports; confidentiality

36-2322.
Gestational limit on abortion;  medical emergency exception;  physician reports;  confidentiality
A. Except in a medical emergency,  a physician may not perform,  induce or attempt to perform or induce an abortion unless the physician or the referring physician has first made a determination of the probable gestational age of the unborn human being and documented that gestational age in the maternal patient's chart and,  if required,  in a report required to be filed with the department as set forth in subsection C of this section. The determination of probable gestational age shall be made according to standard medical practices and techniques used in the medical community.
B. Except in a medical emergency,  a physician may not intentionally or knowingly perform,  induce or attempt to perform or induce an abortion if the probable gestational age of the unborn human being has been determined to be greater than fifteen weeks.
C. In every case in which a physician performs or induces an abortion on an unborn human being whose gestational age is greater than fifteen weeks,  the physician,  within fifteen days after the abortion,  shall file with the department,  on a form supplied by the department,  a report containing all of the following:
1. The date the abortion was performed.
2. Specific method of abortion used.
3. The probable gestational age of the unborn human being and the method used to calculate gestational age.
4. A statement that the abortion was necessary because of a medical emergency.
5. The specific medical indications supporting the determination that a medical emergency existed.
6. The probable health consequences of the abortion.
7. The physician's signature as the physician's attestation under oath that the information stated is true and correct to the best of the physician's knowledge.
D. Reports required and submitted pursuant to subsection C of this section may not contain the name of the maternal patient on whom the abortion was performed or any other information or identifiers that would make it possible to identify,  in any manner or under any circumstances,  a woman who obtained or sought to obtain an abortion.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 36 - Public Health and Safety › § 36-2323 - Department; forms

36-2323.
Department;  forms
The department shall create the forms required by section 36-2322 within thirty days after September 24,  2022. The reporting requirements of section 36-2322 on forms published by the department do not apply until ten days after the requisite forms have been made available or September 24,  2022,  whichever is later.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 36 - Public Health and Safety › § 36-2324 - Violation; classification; exclusion from prosecution

36-2324.
Violation;  classification;  exclusion from prosecution
A. Any physician who intentionally or knowingly violates the prohibition in section 36-2322,  subsection B is guilty of a class 6 felony.
B. A pregnant woman on whom an abortion is performed,  induced or attempted in violation of section 36-2322 may not be prosecuted for conspiracy to commit any violation of this article.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 36 - Public Health and Safety › § 36-2325 - Unprofessional conduct; civil penalties

36-2325.
Unprofessional conduct;  civil penalties
A. A physician who intentionally or knowingly violates the prohibition in section 36-2322,  subsection B commits an act of unprofessional conduct and the physician's license to practice medicine in this state shall be suspended or revoked pursuant to title 32,  chapter 13 or 17,  as applicable.
B. A physician who knowingly or intentionally delivers to the department any report required by section 36-2322,  subsection C that contains a false statement is subject to a civil penalty of not more than $10, 000 imposed by the department.
C. A physician who knowingly or intentionally fails to file with the department any report required by section 36-2322,  subsection C is subject to a civil penalty of not more than $10, 000 imposed by the department.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 36 - Public Health and Safety › § 36-2351 - Definitions

36-2351.
Definitions
In this chapter,  unless the context otherwise requires:
1. " Construction"  means building,  erection,  fabrication or installation.
2. " Coordinating medical provider"  means a physician or group of physicians,  or any combination thereof,  which has entered into an agreement with a county,  incorporated city or town,  health service district or the department to supervise the medical care offered at a medical clinic,  as defined by this section.
3. " Department"  means the department of health services.
4. " Health service district"  means a health service district established pursuant to title 48,  chapter 16,  article 1.
5. " Hospital"  means a health care institution licensed as a hospital pursuant to chapter 4,  article 2 of this title.
6. " Medical clinic"  means a facility,  whether mobile or stationary,  which provides ambulatory medical care in a medically-underserved area through the employment of physicians,  professional nurses,  physician assistants or other health care technical and paraprofessional personnel.
7. " Physician"  means a physician licensed pursuant to title 32,  chapter 13,  14 or 17.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 36 - Public Health and Safety › § 36-2352 - Designation of medically-underserved areas

36-2352.
Designation of medically-underserved areas
A. The department shall designate areas of medical need in this state as medically-underserved if either:
1. The area is designated as a health professional shortage area as defined in 42 Code of Federal Regulations part 5.
2. The area is designated as medically underserved by the department of health services by using an index that measures the following indicators:
(a) The availability of services based on a population to primary care provider ratio.
(b) The area's geographic accessibility to health care services.
(c) The percentage of the area's population that is at or below a designated federal poverty level.
(d) The health needs of the area as determined by factors which may include the incidence of infant mortality,  low weight births and inadequate prenatal care.
(e) Other factors indicative of medically underserved areas which may include unemployment and the presence of farm workers,  minorities and the elderly.
B. The department of health services shall submit a report to the president of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives beginning October 1,  1996 and every two years thereafter that reevaluates the criteria,  effectiveness and recommendations for changes,  if necessary,  to the index. The report shall also include a summary of the communities designated as medically underserved and a listing of the programs they were able to utilize based on the medically underserved designation.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 36 - Public Health and Safety › § 36-2353 - Medically-underserved areas; selection of coordinating medical providers

36-2353.
Medically-underserved areas;  selection of coordinating medical providers
A. For each area designated as medically-underserved,  the department may assist counties,  incorporated cities and towns or health service districts to recruit a coordinating medical provider. Selection of a coordinating medical provider shall be based upon such provider's proximity to the medically-underserved area and the ability and willingness of such provider to fulfill the requirements established pursuant to section 36-2354.
B. If no coordinating medical provider is located in or near the medically-underserved area,  the university of Arizona may agree to serve as the coordinating medical provider for the area.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 36 - Public Health and Safety › § 36-2354 - Coordinating medical provider; duties

36-2354.
Coordinating medical provider;  duties
A coordinating medical provider for a medically-underserved area shall perform certain functions as determined by the department in order to ensure the provision of adequate medical care by the medical clinic. These functions may include:
1. Diagnostic services through a communications system between the clinic and the coordinating medical provider.
2. Overall direction of medical care offered at the clinic or facility,  including a periodic evaluation of the quality of such care.
3. Drug prescription services.
4. Communication services to facilitate patient treatment during emergency transit to the clinic or a hospital.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 36 - Public Health and Safety › § 36-2355 - Financial responsibility for services rendered to indigents

36-2355.
Financial responsibility for services rendered to indigents
Counties may enter into intergovernmental agreements pursuant to title 11,  chapter 7,  article 3,  whereby indigents may receive medical services covered by the county indigent medical program in their county of residence at the nearest medical clinic,  regardless of location. Such agreements may provide for reimbursement to the county which provides the medical services from the county in which the indigent resides.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 36 - Public Health and Safety › § 36-2401 - Definitions

36-2401.
Definitions
In this article,  unless the context otherwise requires:
1. " Health care entity"  means any of the following:
(a) A licensed health care provider.
(b) An entity that provides health care services through one or more licensed health care providers.
(c) An entity that contracts to provide or pays for health care services.
(d) A professional organization of licensed health care providers.
(e) A utilization or quality control peer review organization.
(f) A state health care provider.
(g) A component of the statewide emergency medical services and trauma system.
(h) A qualifying community health center as defined in section 36-2907.06.
(i) A committee or other organizational structure of a health care entity.
2. " Licensed health care provider"  means a person or institution that is licensed or certified by this state to provide health care,  medical services,  nursing services or other health-related services.
3. " Quality assurance activities"  means activities or proceedings of a health care entity:
(a) That are established for the purposes of reducing morbidity and mortality and for improving the quality of health care or encouraging proper utilization of health care services and facilities through the review of the qualifications,  professional practices,  training,  experience,  patient care,  conduct,  processes or data of licensed health care providers.
(b) That follow a process adopted by the health care entity that includes written standards and criteria.
4. " Quality assurance information"  means information in oral,  written or digital form that is submitted to,  prepared for or by or considered by a health care entity for or in the course of quality assurance activities,  including the record of the health care entity's actions and proceedings.
5. " State health care provider"  means a department,  agency,  board or commission of the state and its officers,  agents and employees that is a health care provider to clients,  wards,  patients or other persons in the control or custody of a department,  agency,  board or commission of the state and a health care provider rendering health care services on behalf of the state that is covered by insurance or self-insurance pursuant to section 41-621,  41-622 or 41-623.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 36 - Public Health and Safety › § 36-2402 - Quality assurance activities; sharing of quality assurance information; immunity

36-2402.
Quality assurance activities;  sharing of quality assurance information;  immunity
A. State health care providers,  hospitals and outpatient surgical centers shall,  and other health care entities may,  conduct quality assurance activities.
B. A health care entity may share quality assurance information with appropriate state licensing or certifying agencies and with licensed health care providers who are the subject of quality assurance activities. A hospital may share quality assurance information with other health care entities only with the approval of the hospital's medical executive committee or an equivalent committee.
C. A health care entity may share quality assurance information with other health care entities only for the purpose of conducting quality assurance activities.
D. A health care entity or person that provides or receives information,  that participates,  takes any action or makes any decision or recommendation in the course of quality assurance activities or that furnishes any records,  information or assistance to a health care entity for or in the course of quality assurance activities is not subject to liability for civil damages or any legal action in consequence of such action except as provided in section 36-445.02.
E. Quality assurance activities conducted by state,  county or local medical,  pharmacy and dental associations and societies on behalf of a health care entity are immune from civil liability to the same degree as the facility for which the review activities are conducted.
F. Health care entities may jointly conduct quality assurance activities.
G. This section does not relieve any health care entity from liability arising from the treatment of a patient or from negligent credentialing decisions.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 36 - Public Health and Safety › § 36-2403 - Confidentiality; protection from discovery proceedings and subpoena; exceptions

36-2403.
Confidentiality;  protection from discovery proceedings and subpoena;  exceptions
A. Quality assurance information shall be confidential and is not subject to subpoena or order to produce except in proceedings before the appropriate state licensing or certifying agency,  or in actions by a licensed health care provider against a health care entity arising from the discipline of the licensed health care provider or the refusal,  termination,  suspension or limitation of privileges. A health care entity or a person who provides or receives information or who participates in,  takes any action in or makes any decision or recommendation for or in the course of quality assurance activities may not be subpoenaed to testify in any judicial or quasi-judicial proceeding relating to the subject matter of the quality assurance activities.
B. This article shall not be construed to affect any patient's claim to privilege or privacy or to prevent the subpoena of a patient's health care records if they are otherwise subject to discovery. In any legal action brought pursuant to section 36-2402 in which it is alleged that quality assurance activities were inadequate or were negligently conducted,  representatives of a health care entity are permitted to testify only as to whether there were quality assurance activities relating to the subject matter being litigated and the date or dates of the quality assurance activities.
C. Sharing of information about quality assurance activities in accordance with section 36-2402 does not waive or otherwise impair the confidentiality of the information shared. Governing bodies and administrative and other personnel of a health care entity may participate in quality assurance activities without waiving confidentiality. All individuals or entities sharing or receiving quality assurance information shall maintain the information confidentially in accordance with this section.
D. A state agency or the affected licensed health care provider receiving or reviewing quality assurance information pursuant to section 36-2402 shall maintain the information confidentially,  and such entities and individuals are subject to the same provisions concerning discovery and use in legal actions as are health care entities.
E. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection,  information that is otherwise discoverable does not become confidential based solely on its submission to or consideration by a health care entity conducting confidential quality assurance activities. A health care entity conducting quality assurance activities may not produce such information if discovery of such information might reveal the deliberative process engaged in during such quality assurance activities.
F. This section does not apply to information considered confidential under section 36-2917.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 36 - Public Health and Safety › § 36-2411 - Custom orthotic and custom prosthetic devices; requirements; definition

36-2411.
Custom orthotic and custom prosthetic devices;  requirements;  definition
A. Beginning January 1,  2018,  a custom orthotic or custom prosthetic device furnished to an individual shall meet all of the following requirements:
1. Except for a custom orthotic or custom prosthetic device provided by a health care provider who is licensed pursuant to title 32,  chapter 7,  13,  17,  19,  25 or 34,  be provided by a fabricator or supplier that is accredited by an independent accreditation organization approved by the secretary of the United States department of health and human services pursuant to 42 United States Code section 1395m(a)(20)(B) and the regulations promulgated thereunder.
2. Be provided by a health care provider that is a qualified practitioner as defined in 42 United States Code section 1395m(h)(1)(F) or is licensed pursuant to title 32,  chapter 7,  13,  17,  19,  25 or 34.
3. Be the subject of a valid prescription for the custom orthotic or custom prosthetic device.
B. Except for a custom orthotic or custom prosthetic device provided by a health care provider who is licensed pursuant to title 32,  chapter 7,  13,  17,  19,  25 or 34,  a health care provider that does not receive insurance payment for a custom orthotic or custom prosthetic device because the custom orthotic or custom prosthetic device or the provider does not meet the requirements of subsection A of this section may not attempt to collect payment or reimbursement for the amount of the coverage denial for the custom orthotic or custom prosthetic device from the patient. This subsection applies only if the coverage denial is strictly based on the custom orthotic or custom prosthetic device or the provider not meeting the requirements of subsection A of this section.
C. This section does not:
1. Require a health care provider to accept medicare patients.
2. Restrict the ability of a licensed health care provider to issue a valid prescription for a custom orthotic or custom prosthetic device pursuant to the applicable state law provided that the custom orthotic or custom prosthetic device is molded,  fabricated and fitted by a provider pursuant to subsection A of this section.
3. Prevent a licensed health care provider,  that does not meet the requirements in subsection A of this section,  from engaging in the profession or occupation for which the health care provider is licensed,  provided that the licensed health care provider does not bill or otherwise receive insurance payment or collect reimbursement from a patient for the custom orthotic or custom prosthetic device.
D. For the purposes of this section,  " custom orthotic or custom prosthetic device"  means an orthotic or prosthetic device that is individually fabricated for a patient over a positive mold,  a tracing or a scan of the patient. Custom orthotic or custom prosthetic device does not include shoes and shoe inserts,  a dental device,  a hearing-related device or the replacement of all or part of an internal body organ.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 36 - Public Health and Safety › § 36-2451 - Definitions

36-2451.
Definitions
In this chapter,  unless the context otherwise requires:
1. " Department"  means the department of health services.
2. " Director"  means the director of the department of health services.
3. " Laetrile" ,  also known as amygdalin or vitamin B-17,  means a cyano-genetic glycoside,  which is processed from the seeds of certain fruits,  including apricots,  peaches and plums.
4. " Nutritional supplement"  means any vitamin essential to,  important in,  or claimed to have value in human nutrition,  which shall include laetrile or amygdalin,  also known as vitamin B-17.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 36 - Public Health and Safety › § 36-2452 - Distribution and sale of laetrile; labeling requirements

36-2452.
Distribution and sale of laetrile;  labeling requirements
A. Laetrile may be distributed or sold by any person within this state and no special license or prescription shall be required for the sale or distribution of this nutritional supplement.
B. The label or other device affixed to a container containing laetrile shall:
1. Clearly identify the nutritional supplement contained therein as laetrile or amygdalin and,  at the option of the manufacturer,  vitamin B-17.
2. Include a statement that the nutritional supplement contained therein has not been approved as a treatment or cure for cancer by the food and drug administration of the United States department of health,  education and welfare.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 36 - Public Health and Safety › § 36-2453 - Inspection of premises; violation; injunction

36-2453.
Inspection of premises;  violation;  injunction
A. The department shall periodically inspect each location in which laetrile is manufactured,  prepared and packaged in this state to verify compliance with sanitary standards.
B. Upon determining that a violation of sanitary standards has occurred at a location in which laetrile is manufactured,  prepared or packaged,  the director shall request the attorney general to seek an injunction in superior court to close the location until compliance with sanitary standards is ensured.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 36 - Public Health and Safety › § 36-2511 - Nomenclature

36-2511.
Nomenclature
(L23,  Ch. 97,  sec. 1. Conditionally Eff.)
The controlled substances listed or to be listed in the schedules in sections 36-2512,  36-2513,  36-2514,  36-2515,  36-2516,  36-2517 and 36-2517.01 or the rules adopted pursuant to this article are included by whatever official,  common,  usual,  chemical or trade name designated.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 36 - Public Health and Safety › § 36-2512 - Substances in schedule I; rules

36-2512.
Substances in schedule I;  rules
A. The board shall adopt by rule the schedule I controlled substances listed in 21 Code of Federal Regulations section 1308.11 and section 13-3401 and shall amend the rules,  as necessary,  to reflect any changes in the schedule I controlled substance designations.
B. The board may except by rule any compound,  mixture or preparation containing any substance adopted by rule pursuant to this section from the application of all or any part of this chapter if the compound,  mixture or preparation contains one or more active medicinal ingredients and if the admixtures are included therein in combinations,  quantity,  proportion or concentration that vitiates the potential for abuse.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 36 - Public Health and Safety › § 36-2513 - Substances in schedule II; rules

36-2513.
Substances in schedule II;  rules
A. The board shall adopt by rule the schedule II controlled substances listed in 21 Code of Federal Regulations section 1308.12 and shall amend the rules,  as necessary,  to reflect any changes in the schedule II controlled substance designations.
B. The board may except by rule any compound,  mixture or preparation containing any substance adopted by rule pursuant to this section from the application of all or any part of this chapter if the compound,  mixture or preparation contains one or more active medicinal ingredients and if the admixtures are included therein in combinations,  quantity,  proportion or concentration that vitiates the potential for abuse.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 36 - Public Health and Safety › § 36-2514 - Substances in schedule III; rules; definition

36-2514.
Substances in schedule III;  rules;  definition
A. The board shall adopt by rule the schedule III controlled substances listed in 21 Code of Federal Regulations sections 1300.01 and 1308.13 and shall amend the rules,  as necessary,  to reflect any changes in the schedule III controlled substance designations.
B. If any person prescribes,  dispenses or distributes an anabolic steroid for human use that has been approved by the United States food and drug administration for the express intent of administration through implants to cattle or other nonhuman species,  the person shall be considered to have prescribed,  dispensed or distributed an anabolic steroid within the meaning of this section.
C. The board may except by rule any compound,  mixture or preparation containing any substance adopted by rule pursuant to this section from the application of all or any part of this chapter if the compound,  mixture or preparation contains one or more active medicinal ingredients and if the admixtures are included therein in combinations,  quantity,  proportion or concentration that vitiates the potential for abuse.
D. For the purposes of this section,  " anabolic steroid"  means any drug or hormonal substance that is chemically or pharmacologically related to testosterone,  other than estrogens,  progestins,  corticosteroids and dehydroepiandrosterone.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 36 - Public Health and Safety › § 36-2515 - Substances in schedule IV; rules

36-2515.
Substances in schedule IV;  rules
A. The board shall adopt by rule the schedule IV controlled substances listed in 21 Code of Federal Regulations section 1308.14 and shall amend the rules,  as necessary,  to reflect any changes in the schedule IV controlled substance designations.
B. The board may except by rule any compound,  mixture or preparation containing any substance adopted by rule pursuant to this section from the application of all or any part of this chapter if the compound,  mixture or preparation contains one or more active medicinal ingredients and if the admixtures are included therein in combinations,  quantity,  proportion or concentration that vitiates the potential for abuse.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 36 - Public Health and Safety › § 36-2516 - Substances in schedule V; rules

36-2516.
Substances in schedule V;  rules
A. The board shall adopt by rule the schedule V controlled substances listed in 21 Code of Federal Regulations section 1308.15 and shall amend the rules,  as necessary,  to reflect any changes in the schedule V controlled substance designations.
B. Any compound or preparation containing the single active ingredient ephedrine or any of its salts is included in schedule V.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 36 - Public Health and Safety › § 36-2517 - United States food and drug administration; approved medication

36-2517.
United States food and drug administration;  approved medication
Any compound,  mixture or preparation that contains cannabidiol and that is approved by the United States food and drug administration and rescheduled by the United States drug enforcement administration is a controlled substance for the purposes of this chapter and may be prescribed in this state.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 36 - Public Health and Safety › § 36-2517.01 - United States food and drug administration; approved medication; rescheduling

36-2517.01.
United States food and drug administration;  approved medication;  rescheduling
(L23,  Ch. 97,  sec. 2. Conditionally Eff.)
Any compound,  mixture or preparation that contains 3,  4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine and that is approved by the United States food and drug administration and rescheduled by the United States drug enforcement administration to a schedule other than schedule I of the controlled substances act (21 United States Code sections 801 through 904) is a controlled substance for the purposes of this chapter and may be prescribed in this state.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 36 - Public Health and Safety › § 36-2518 - Schedule exemptions; rules

36-2518.
Schedule exemptions;  rules
The rules adopted by the board pursuant to sections 36-2512,  36-2513,  36-2514,  36-2515 and 36-2516 may not include any material,  compound,  mixture or preparation that contains any quantity of a controlled substance and that is listed as an exempt substance in 21 Code of Federal Regulations section 1308.22,  1308.24,  1308.26,  1308.32 or 1308.34.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 36 - Public Health and Safety › § 36-2522 - Registration requirements

36-2522.
Registration requirements
A. Every person who manufactures,  distributes,  dispenses,  prescribes or uses for scientific purposes any controlled substance within this state or who proposes to engage in the manufacture,  distribution,  prescribing or dispensing of or using for scientific purposes any controlled substance within this state must first:
1. Obtain and possess a current license or permit as a medical practitioner as defined in section 32-1901 or as a pharmacy,  pharmacist,  manufacturer or wholesaler pursuant to title 32,  chapter 18.
2. Be a registrant under the federal controlled substances act (P.L. 91-513;  84 Stat. 1242;  21 United States Code section 801 et seq.).
B. A person who is registered under this chapter to manufacture,  distribute,  dispense,  prescribe or use for scientific purposes controlled substances may possess,  manufacture,  distribute,  dispense,  prescribe or use for scientific purposes those substances to the extent authorized by that person's license or permit in conformity with this chapter and title 32,  chapter 18.
C. The following persons need not register and may lawfully possess controlled substances under this chapter:
1. An agent or employee of any registered manufacturer,  distributor or dispenser of any controlled substance if he is acting in the usual course of his business or employment.
2. A common or contract carrier or warehouseman or that person's employee whose possession of any controlled substance is in the usual course of business or employment.
3. An ultimate user or a person in possession of any controlled substance pursuant to a lawful order of a medical practitioner or in lawful possession of a schedule V substance.
4. An officer or employee of the department of public safety,  a professional regulatory board established by title 32,  chapter 7,  11,  13,  14,  15,  16,  17,  18,  21,  25 or 29 or the Arizona state board of pharmacy or a peace officer as defined in section 1-215 in the lawful performance of that person's duties.
D. The board may waive by rule the requirement for registration of certain manufacturers,  distributors or dispensers if the board finds waiver consistent with the public health and safety or the requirements of the United States drug enforcement administration.
E. The board or its designee may inspect the establishment of a registrant or applicant for registration in accordance with the board's regulation if the board or its designee has information that the board or its designee believes would require an on-site inspection.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 36 - Public Health and Safety › § 36-2523 - Records of registrants; inspection; confidentiality

36-2523.
Records of registrants;  inspection;  confidentiality
A. Persons registered to manufacture,  distribute or dispense controlled substances under this chapter shall keep records and maintain inventories in conformance with the record keeping and inventory requirements of federal law and title 32,  chapter 18,  and with any additional rules the board issues. Prescription orders must be filed as required by section 36-2525.
B. A person who holds a permit to operate a pharmacy issued under title 32,  chapter 18 shall inventory schedule II,  III,  IV and V controlled substances as prescribed by federal law. The permit holder shall conduct this inventory on May 1 of each year or as directed by the Arizona state board of pharmacy. The permit holder shall also conduct this inventory if there is a change of ownership or discontinuance of business or within ten days of a change of a pharmacist in charge.
C. These records and inventories shall be open for inspection by peace officers in the performance of their duties. An officer shall not divulge information obtained pursuant to this subsection except in connection with a prosecution,  investigation,  judicial proceeding or administrative proceeding in which the person to whom the information relates is a party.