Arizona Administrative Code › Title 9 - HEALTH SERVICES › Chapter 6 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICE - COMMUNICABLE DISEASES AND INFESTATIONS › Article 1 - GENERAL › Section R9-6-103 - Disclosure of Communicable Disease-Related Information to a Good Samaritan

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 28, July 12, 2024
A. In this Section, unless otherwise
				specified, the following definitions apply:
1.
				"Affidavit" means a voluntary declaration or statement of facts that is made in
				writing and under oath or affirmation.
2. "Assisted person" means the individual
				with whom a Good Samaritan alleges interaction constituting a significant
				exposure risk.
3. "Available" means
				in the possession of or accessible by the Designated Officer who is reviewing a
				disclosure request.
4.
				"Communicable disease-related information" has the same meaning as in A.R.S.
				§
										36-661.
5. "Designated
				Officer" means an individual appointed by the Director or a local health
				officer to:
a. Review a disclosure request
				from a Good Samaritan;
b. Determine
				whether disclosure of communicable disease-related information is required
				under A.R.S. §
											36-664(E)  and this Section; and
c. Respond to the Good Samaritan.
6. "Director" has the same meaning
				as in A.R.S. §
										36-101.
7.
				"Disclosure request" means the information submitted by a Good Samaritan
				according to A.R.S. §
										36-664(E)  and subsection (C) or (D).
8. "Emergency care or assistance" means
				actions performed by an individual on or for another individual, which are
				necessary to prevent death or impairment of the health of the other
				individual.
9. "Emergency
				department" has the same meaning as in A.A.C. R9-11-101.
10. "Good Samaritan" has the same meaning as
				in A.R.S. §
										36-661.
11. "In
				writing" means:
a. An original
				document,
b. A photocopy,
c. A facsimile, or
d. An email.
12. "Medical consultation" means discussion
				between a Good Samaritan and:
a. A physician
				or a registered nurse practitioner working in an emergency department or urgent
				care unit;
b. An occupational
				health provider as defined in A.A.C. R9-6-801; or
c. Any other health care provider
				knowledgeable in determining circumstances when post-exposure prophylaxis is
				necessary.
13. "Mucous
				membrane" means a thin, pliable layer of tissue that lines passageways and
				cavities in the human body that lead to the outside, such as the mouth,
				gastrointestinal tract, nose, vagina, and urethra.
14. "Notarized" means signed and dated by a
				notary.
15. "Notary" means any
				individual authorized to perform the acts specified under A.R.S. §
										41-251.
16. "Post-exposure
				prophylaxis" means treatment provided to an individual who may have been
				exposed to a communicable disease, which is intended to prevent infection of
				the individual.
17. "Significant
				exposure risk" has the same meaning as in A.R.S. §
										36-661.
18. "Under oath or affirmation" means a sworn
				or affirmed statement made by a Good Samaritan to a notary under the penalty of
				perjury.
19. "Urgent care unit" has
				the same meaning as in A.A.C. R9-11-201.