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Arizona Administrative Code › Title 4 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Chapter 19 - BOARD OF NURSING › Article 5 - ADVANCED PRACTICE REGISTERED NURSING › Section R4-19-508 - Standards Related to RNP, CNM, and CNS Scope of Practice

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A. An RNP, CNM, or
				CNS shall refer a patient to a physician or another health care provider if the
				referral will protect the health and welfare of the patient and consult with a
				physician and other health care providers if a situation or condition occurs in
				a patient that is beyond the RNP's, CNM's, or CNS's knowledge and
				experience.
B. In addition to the
				scope of practice permitted a registered nurse, the additional certification of
				an RNP, CNM, and CNS, under A.R.S. §§
									32-1601(5), (9), and
				(20), as applicable, and 32-1606(B)(12),
				permits the RNP, CNM, and CNS to perform the following acts within the limits
				of the population focus of certification:
1.
				Examine a patient and establish a medical diagnosis by client history, physical
				examination, and other criteria.
2.
				For a patient who requires the services of a health care facility:
a. Admit the patient to the
				facility,
b. Manage the care the
				patient receives in the facility, and
c. Discharge the patient from the
				facility.
3. Order and
				interpret laboratory, radiographic, and other diagnostic tests, and perform
				those tests that the RNP, CNM, or CNS is qualified to perform.
4. Prescribe, order, administer and dispense
				therapeutic measures including pharmacologic agents and devices if authorized
				under
				R4-19-511,
				and non-pharmacological interventions including, but not limited to, durable
				medical equipment, nutrition, home health care, hospice, physical therapy and
				occupational therapy. (For the CNS, all prescribing is restricted according to
				A.R.S. §
										32-1651.)
5. Identify, develop, implement, and evaluate
				a plan of care for a patient to promote, maintain, and restore
				health.
6. Perform therapeutic
				procedures that the RNP, CNM, or CNS is qualified to perform.
7. Delegate therapeutic measures to qualified
				assistive personnel including medical assistants under
				R4-19-509.
8. Perform additional acts that the RNP, CNM,
				or CNS is qualified to perform and that are generally recognized as being
				within the role and population focus of certification.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 4 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Chapter 19 - BOARD OF NURSING › Article 5 - ADVANCED PRACTICE REGISTERED NURSING › Section R4-19-509 - Delegation to Medical Assistants

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A. Under A.R.S. §§
									32-1456
				and
				32-1601(19)(d)(vii),
				an RNP may delegate patient care to a medical assistant in an office or
				outpatient setting. The RNP shall verify that a medical assistant to whom the
				RNP delegates meets at least one of the following qualifications:
1. Completed an approved medical assistant
				training program as defined in A.A.C.
				R4-16-101(3);
2. If a graduate of an unapproved medical
				assistant training program, passed the medical assistant examination
				administered by either the American Association of Medical Assistants or the
				American Medical Technologists;
3.
				Completed an unapproved medical assistant training program and was employed as
				a medical assistant on a continuous basis since completion of the program
				before February 2, 2000;
4. Was
				directly supervised by the same registered nurse practitioner for at least 2000
				hours before February 2, 2000; or
5. Completed a medical services training
				program of the Armed Forces of the United States.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 4 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Chapter 19 - BOARD OF NURSING › Article 5 - ADVANCED PRACTICE REGISTERED NURSING › Section R4-19-511 - Prescribing and Dispensing Authority; Prohibited Acts

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A. The Board shall authorize an RNP, CNM, or
				CNS to prescribe and dispense (P&D) drugs and devices within the RNP's,
				CNM's, or CNS's population focus only if the RNP, CNM, or CNS does all of the
				following:
1. Obtains authorization by the
				Board to practice as an RNP, CNM, or CNS;
2. Applies for prescribing and dispensing
				privileges on the application for RNP, CNM, or CNS certification;
3. Submits a completed verified application
				on a form provided by the Board that contains all of the following information:
a. Name, address, e-mail address and home
				telephone number;
b. Arizona
				registered nurse license number, or copy of compact license;
c. RNP, CNM, or CNS population
				focus;
d. RNP, CNM, or CNS
				certification number issued by the Board; and
e. Business address and telephone
				number;
4. Submits
				evidence of a minimum of 45 contact hours of education within the three years
				immediately preceding the application, covering one or both of the following
				topics consistent with the population focus of education and certification:
a. Pharmacology, or
b. Clinical management of drug therapy,
				and
5. Submits the
				required fee.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 4 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Chapter 19 - BOARD OF NURSING › Article 5 - ADVANCED PRACTICE REGISTERED NURSING › Section R4-19-512 - Prescribing Drugs and Devices

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A.
				An RNP, CNM, or CNS granted P & D authority by the Board may, within
				restrictions provided by law and applicable to each certificate:
1. Prescribe drugs and devices;
2. Provide for refill of prescription-only
				drugs and devices for one year from the date of the
				prescription.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 4 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Chapter 19 - BOARD OF NURSING › Article 5 - ADVANCED PRACTICE REGISTERED NURSING › Section R4-19-513 - Dispensing Drugs and Devices

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A.
				An RNP, CNM, or CNS granted prescribing and dispensing authority by the Board
				may, within restrictions provided by law and applicable to each certificate:
1. Dispense drugs and devices to
				patients;
2. Dispense samples of
				drugs packaged for individual use without a prescription order or additional
				labeling;
3. Only dispense drugs
				and devices obtained directly from a pharmacy, manufacturer, wholesaler, or
				distributor; and
4. Allow other
				personnel to assist in the delivery of medications provided that the RNP, CNM,
				or CNS retains responsibility and accountability for the dispensing
				process.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 4 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Chapter 19 - BOARD OF NURSING › Article 5 - ADVANCED PRACTICE REGISTERED NURSING › Section R4-19-514 - Standards Related to Clinical Nurse Specialist Scope of Practice

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In addition to the functions of a registered nurse, a CNS,
				  according to A.R.S. §
									32-1601(7),
				  may perform one or more of the following for an individual, family, or group
				  within the population focus of certification and for which competency has been
				  maintained:
1. Conduct an advanced
				assessment, analysis, and evaluation of a patient's complex health
				needs;
2. Establish primary and
				differential health status diagnoses;
3. Direct health care as an advanced
				clinician;
4. Develop, implement,
				and evaluate a treatment plan according to a patient's need for specialized
				nursing care;
5. Establish nursing
				standing orders, algorithms, and practice guidelines related to interventions
				and specific plans of care;
6.
				Manage health care according to written protocols;
7. Facilitate system changes on a
				multidisciplinary level to assist a health care facility and improve patient
				outcomes cost-effectively;
8.
				Consult with the public and professionals in health care, business, and
				industry in the areas of research, case management, education, and
				administration;
9. Perform
				psychotherapy if certified as a clinical nurse specialist in psychiatric and
				mental health nursing;
10.
				Prescribe, order, administer, and dispense therapeutic measures including
				pharmacologic agents and devices if authorized under
				R4-19-511,
				and within the limitations of A.R.S. §
									32-1651;
				and
11. Perform additional acts
				that the clinical nurse specialist is qualified to perform.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 4 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Chapter 19 - BOARD OF NURSING › Article 6 - RULES OF PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE › Section R4-19-602 - Letter of Concern

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A letter of concern issued by the Board is not an appealable
				  agency action as defined in A.R.S. § 41-1092.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 4 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Chapter 19 - BOARD OF NURSING › Article 6 - RULES OF PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE › Section R4-19-603 - Representation

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Any person subject to a hearing may participate in the
				  hearing and may be represented by legal counsel. The Board shall not pay for
				  the person's legal counsel.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 4 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Chapter 19 - BOARD OF NURSING › Article 6 - RULES OF PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE › Section R4-19-604 - Notice of Hearing; Response

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A.
				The Board, in consultation with the Office of Administrative Hearings, as
				necessary shall prepare and serve a written notice of hearing on all parties
				under A.R.S. §
									41-1092.05.
B. In addition to the notice requirements in
				A.R.S. §
									41-1092.05(D),
				the Board shall include the following in the notice:
1. The full name, address, and license
				number, if any, of the licensee, certificate holder, program, or
				applicant;
2. The name, address of
				record, and telephone number of the Board's executive director or Board
				designee if the hearing is to be conducted by the Board;
3. A statement that a hearing will proceed
				without a party's presence if a party fails to attend or participate in the
				hearing;
4. The names and addresses
				of record of persons to whom notice is being given, including the Attorney
				General representing the state at the hearing; and
5. Any other matters relevant to the
				proceedings.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 4 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Chapter 19 - BOARD OF NURSING › Article 6 - RULES OF PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE › Section R4-19-607 - Recommended Decision

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The Administrative Law Judge who conducts the hearing shall
				  make a recommended decision under A.R.S. §
									41-1092.08.
				  The Board shall immediately transmit a copy of the recommended decision to each
				  party. Each party may file a memorandum of objections for consideration at the
				  next Board meeting that contains the reasons why the recommended decision is in
				  error or requires correction, and includes appropriate citations to the record,
				  statutes, or rules in support of each objection.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 4 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Chapter 19 - BOARD OF NURSING › Article 6 - RULES OF PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE › Section R4-19-608 - Rehearing or Review of Decision

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A.
				A party may file a motion for rehearing or review of a decision under A.R.S.
				§§
									41-1092.09
				and
				32-1665.
B. The Board may grant a rehearing or review
				of the decision for any of the following causes materially affecting the moving
				party's rights:
1. Irregularity in the
				administrative proceedings of the Board or the administrative law judge, or any
				order, or abuse of discretion, which deprived the moving party of a fair
				hearing;
2. Misconduct of the
				Board, the administrative law judge, or the prevailing party;
3. Accident or surprise that could not have
				been prevented by ordinary prudence;
4. Newly discovered material evidence that
				could not, with reasonable diligence, have been discovered and produced at the
				original hearing;
5. Excessive or
				insufficient penalties;
6. Error in
				the admission or exclusion of evidence or other errors of law occurring during
				the pendency of the proceeding or at the administrative hearing; or
7. The decision is not justified by the
				evidence or is contrary to law.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 4 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Chapter 19 - BOARD OF NURSING › Article 6 - RULES OF PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE › Section R4-19-609 - Effectiveness of Orders

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A. Except
				as provided in subsection (B), a decision is final upon expiration of the time
				for filing a request for rehearing or review or upon denial of such a request,
				whichever is later. If the Board grants a rehearing or review, the decision is
				stayed until another order is issued.
B. If it finds that the public health,
				safety, or welfare imperatively requires emergency action, the Board may
				proceed under A.R.S. §
									41-1092.11(B),
				ordering summary suspension of a license while other proceedings are pending.
				If the Board orders a summary suspension, a party shall exhaust the party's
				administrative remedies by filing a motion for rehearing or review under A.R.S.
				§
									41-1092.09(B)
				 before seeking judicial review of the
				decision.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 4 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Chapter 19 - BOARD OF NURSING › Article 7 - PUBLIC PARTICIPATION PROCEDURES › Section R4-19-702 - Petition for Rulemaking; Review of Agency Practice or Substantive Policy Statement; Objection to Rule Based upon Economic, Small Business, or Consumer Impact

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A person may petition the Board, requesting the making of a
				  final rule, or a review of an existing agency practice or substantive policy
				  statement that the petitioner alleges to constitute a rule under A.R.S. §
									41-1033,
				  or objecting to a rule under A.R.S. §
									41-1056.01,
				  by filing a petition which contains the following:
1. The name, current address, and telephone
				number of the person submitting the petition.
2. For the making of a new rule, the specific
				language of the proposed rule.
3.
				For amendment of a current rule, the Arizona Administrative Code (A.A.C.)
				Section number, the Section heading, and the specific language of the current
				rule, with any language to be deleted stricken through but legible, and any new
				language underlined.
4. For repeal
				of a current rule, the A.A.C. Section number and Section heading proposed for
				repeal.
5. The reasons the rule
				should be made, specifically stating in reference to an existing rule, why the
				rule is inadequate, unreasonable, unduly burdensome, or otherwise not
				acceptable. The petitioner may provide additional supporting information
				including:
a. Any statistical data or other
				justification, with clear references to attached exhibits;
b. An identification of any person or segment
				of the public that would be affected and how they would be affected;
				and
c. If the petitioner is a
				public agency, a summary of relevant issues raised in any public hearing, or
				written comments offered by the public.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 4 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Chapter 19 - BOARD OF NURSING › Article 7 - PUBLIC PARTICIPATION PROCEDURES › Section R4-19-703 - Oral Proceedings

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A. The
				Board shall schedule an oral proceeding on all rulemakings and publish the
				notice as prescribed in A.R.S. §
									41-1023.
				A Board member, the executive director, or a Board staff member shall serve as
				presiding officer at an oral proceeding.
B. The Board shall record all oral
				proceedings either by an electronic recording device or stenographically, and
				any resulting cassette tapes or transcripts, registers, and all written
				comments received shall become part of the official record.
C. The presiding officer shall conduct an
				oral proceeding according to A.R.S. §
									41-1023;
				and
1. Request each person in attendance
				register;
2. Obtain the following
				information from any person who intends to speak:
a. Name and whether the person represents
				another;
b. Position with regard to
				the proposed rule; and
c.
				Approximate length of time needed to speak;
3. Open the proceeding by identifying the
				subject matter of the rules under consideration and the purpose of the
				proceeding;
4. Present the
				agenda;
5. Ensure that a Board
				representative explains the background and general content of the proposed
				rules;
6. Limit comments to a
				reasonable period, and prevent undue repetition of comments;
7. Announce the address for written public
				comments and the date and time for the close of record; and
8. Close the proceeding if there are no
				persons in attendance within 15 minutes after the posted meeting
				time.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 4 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Chapter 19 - BOARD OF NURSING › Article 7 - PUBLIC PARTICIPATION PROCEDURES › Section R4-19-704 - Petition for Altered Effective Date

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A. A person wishing to alter the effective
				date of a rule shall file a written petition that contains:
1. The name, current address, and telephone
				number of the person submitting the petition;
2. Identification of the proposed
				rule;
3. If the person is
				petitioning for an immediate effective date, a demonstration that the immediate
				date is necessary for one or more of the reasons in A.R.S. §
										41-1032(A);
4. If the person is petitioning for a later
				effective date, more than 60 days after filing of the rule, a demonstration
				under A.R.S. §
										41-1032(B)
				 that good cause exists for, and the public
				interest will not be harmed by, the later effective date; and
5. The signature of the person submitting the
				petition.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 4 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Chapter 19 - BOARD OF NURSING › Article 7 - PUBLIC PARTICIPATION PROCEDURES › Section R4-19-705 - Written Criticism of an Existing Rule

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A. Any person may file with the Board a
				written criticism of an existing rule that contains:
1. The rule addressed, and
2. The reason the existing rule is
				inadequate, unduly burdensome, unreasonable, or improper.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 4 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Chapter 19 - BOARD OF NURSING › Article 8 - CERTIFIED AND LICENSED NURSING ASSISTANTS AND CERTIFIED MEDICATION ASSISTANTS › Section R4-19-802 - Nursing Assistant (NA) Program Requirements

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A. Organization and Administration
1. A nursing assistant program may be offered
				by:
a. An educational institution licensed by
				the State Board for Private Postsecondary Education,
b. A public educational institution or a
				program funded by a local, state or federal governmental agency,
c. A health care institution licensed by the
				Arizona Department of Health Services or a federally authorized health care
				institution,
d. A private business
				that meets the requirements of this Article and all other legal requirements to
				operate a business in Arizona.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 4 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Chapter 19 - BOARD OF NURSING › Article 8 - CERTIFIED AND LICENSED NURSING ASSISTANTS AND CERTIFIED MEDICATION ASSISTANTS › Section R4-19-803 - Certified Medication Assistant Program Requirements

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A.Organization and Administration: A
				certified medication assistant (CMA) program may only be offered by those
				entities
identified in A.R.S §
										32-1650.01(A).
B.Instructor qualifications and
				duties
1. A medication assistant program
				instructor shall:
a. Hold a current,
				registered nurse license that is active and in good standing or multistate
				privilege to practice as an RN under A.R.S. Title 32, Chapter 15;
b. Possess at least two years or 3,000 hours
				of direct care nursing experience; and
c. Have administered medications to residents
				of a long-term care facility for a minimum of 40 hours.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 4 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Chapter 19 - BOARD OF NURSING › Article 8 - CERTIFIED AND LICENSED NURSING ASSISTANTS AND CERTIFIED MEDICATION ASSISTANTS › Section R4-19-805 - Deficiencies and Rescission of Program Approval, Unprofessional Program Conduct, Voluntary Termination, Disciplinary Action, and Reinstatement

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A. Deficiencies and
				rescission of approval
1. Upon determining
				that a training program has not complied with this Article, the Board s may
				issue a written notice of deficiency to the program. The Board shall establish
				a reasonable period of time, based upon the number and severity of
				deficiencies, for correction of the deficiencies. Under no circumstances,
				however, shall the period for correction of deficiencies exceed six months .
a. Within ten days from the date that the
				notice of deficiency is served, the program shall submit a plan of correction
				to the Board.
b. The Board, through
				its authorized representative, may approve the plan of correction or require
				modifications to the plan if the plan does not adequately address the
				deficiencies.
c. The Board may
				conduct periodic evaluations and site visits during the period of correction to
				ascertain the program's progress toward correcting the deficiencies.
d. The Board shall evaluate the program's
				compliance, at a regularly scheduled Board meeting following the period of
				correction to determine whether the program has corrected the
				deficiencies.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 4 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Chapter 19 - BOARD OF NURSING › Article 8 - CERTIFIED AND LICENSED NURSING ASSISTANTS AND CERTIFIED MEDICATION ASSISTANTS › Section R4-19-806 - Initial Nursing Assistant Licensure (LNA) and Medication Assistant Certification

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A. An
				applicant for initial licensed nursing assistant (LNA) licensure or CMA
				certification shall submit the following to the Board:
1. A verified application on a form furnished
				by the Board that provides the following information about the applicant:
a. Full legal name and any and all former
				names used by the applicant;
b.
				Current address of record, including county of residence, e-mail address and
				telephone number;
c. Place and date
				of birth;
d. Social Security
				number;
e. Ethnic category and
				marital status at the applicant's discretion;
f. Educational background, including the name
				of the training program attended, and date of graduation and for medication
				assistant, proof of high school or equivalent education completion as required
				in A.R.S. § 32-1650-02(A)(4);
g. Current employer, including address and
				telephone number, type of position, and dates of employment, if employed in
				health care;
h. A list of all
				states in which the applicant is or has been included on a nursing assistant
				registry or been licensed or certified as a nursing or medication assistant and
				the license or certificate number, if any;
i. For medication assistant, proof of LNA
				licensure and 960 hours or 6 months full time employment as a CNA or LNA in the
				past year, as required in A.R.S. §
											32-1650.02;
j. Responses to questions regarding
				the applicant's background on the following subjects:
i. Current investigation or pending
				disciplinary action by a nursing, nursing assistant or medication assistant
				regulatory agency in the United States or its territories;
ii. Action taken on a nursing assistant or
				medication assistant license, certification or registry designation in any
				other state;
iii. Felony conviction
				or conviction of an undesignated or other similar offense and the date of
				absolute discharge of sentence;
iv.
				Unprofessional conduct as defined in A.R.S. §
												32-1601;
v. Explanation and supporting documentation
				for each affirmative answer to questions regarding the applicant's background;
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 4 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Chapter 19 - BOARD OF NURSING › Article 8 - CERTIFIED AND LICENSED NURSING ASSISTANTS AND CERTIFIED MEDICATION ASSISTANTS › Section R4-19-807 - Nursing Assistant Licensure and Medication Assistant Certification by Endorsement

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A. An
				applicant for LNA or CMA by endorsement shall submit all of the information,
				documentation, and fees required in
				R4-19-806.
B. An applicant who has been employed for
				less than one year shall list all employers during the past two
				years.
C. An applicant for nursing
				assistant licensure by endorsement shall meet the training program criteria in
				R4-19-806(B). An applicant for medication assistant endorsement shall, in
				addition, provide evidence satisfactory completion of a training program that
				meets the requirements of A.R.S. §
									32-1650.04
				and pass a competency examination as prescribed in A.R.S. §
									32-1650.03.
D. In addition to the other requirements of
				this Section, an applicant for licensure or certification by endorsement shall
				provide evidence that the applicant:
1. Is or
				has been, within the last 2 years, listed as active on a nursing assistant
				register or a substantially equivalent register by another state or territory
				of the United States with no substantiated complaints or discipline;
				and
2. For nursing assistant, meets
				one or more of the following criteria:
a.
Regardless of job
				  title or description, performed nursing assistant activities for a minimum of
				  160 hours for an employer or as part of a nursing or allied health program in
				  the past two years; or
b. Has completed a
				nursing assistant training program and passed the required examination within
				the past two years.
3.
				In addition to the above requirements, for medication assistant certification,
				meets the practice requirements of A.R.S. §
										32-1650.04
				and pays applicable fees under
				R4-19-808.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 4 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Chapter 19 - BOARD OF NURSING › Article 8 - CERTIFIED AND LICENSED NURSING ASSISTANTS AND CERTIFIED MEDICATION ASSISTANTS › Section R4-19-808 - Fees Related to Certified Medication Assistant

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A. The Board shall collect the following fees
				related medication assistant certification:
1. Initial application for certification by
				exam, $50.00.
2. Fingerprint
				processing, $50.00.
3. Application for CMA certification by endorsement,
				$50.00.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 4 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Chapter 19 - BOARD OF NURSING › Article 8 - CERTIFIED AND LICENSED NURSING ASSISTANTS AND CERTIFIED MEDICATION ASSISTANTS › Section R4-19-809 - Nursing Assistant Licensure and Medication Assistant Certificate Renewal

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A. An applicant
				for renewal of a LNA license or a CMA certificate shall:
1. Submit a verified application to the Board
				on a form furnished by the Board that provides all of the following information
				about the applicant:
a. Full legal name,
				address of record including county of residence, e-mail address and telephone
				number;
b. Marital status and
				ethnicity at the applicant's discretion;
c. Current health care employer including
				name, address, telephone number, dates of employment and type of
				setting;
d. If the applicant fails
				to meet the practice requirements in subsections (A)(2) for nursing assistant
				or (A)(3) for medication assistant renewal, documentation that the applicant
				has completed a Board-approved training program for the licensure or
				certification sought and passed both the written and manual skills portions of
				the competency examination within the past two years;
e. Responses to questions that address the
				applicant's background:
i. Any investigation
				or disciplinary action by a nursing regulatory agency or nursing assistant
				regulatory agency in the United States or its territories not previously
				disclosed by the applicant to the Board;
ii. Felony conviction or conviction of
				undesignated offense and date of absolute discharge of sentence since licensed,
				certified or last renewed, and
iii.
				Unprofessional conduct committed by the applicant as defined in A.R.S. §
												32-1601
				since the time of last renewal and not previously disclosed by the applicant to
				the Board;
iv. Any disciplinary
				action or investigation related to the applicant's nursing or nursing assistant
				license or medication assistant certificate, nursing assistant certificate or
				registry listing by any other state regulatory agency since issuance of the
				license or certificate, or since last renewal and not previously disclosed to
				the Board.
v. Explanation and
				supporting documentation for each affirmative answer to questions regarding the
				applicant's background;
f. For LNA renewal, employment as a nursing
				assistant, performing nursing assistant tasks for an employer or the
				applicant's performance of nursing assistant activities as part of a nursing or
				allied health program for a minimum of 160 hours every two years since the last
				license or certificate was issued, or
g. For CMA renewal, employment as a
				medication assistant for a minimum of 160 hours within the last 2 years, and h.
				Pay applicable fees according to A.R.S. § 32-1643 and
				R4-19-808.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 4 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Chapter 19 - BOARD OF NURSING › Article 8 - CERTIFIED AND LICENSED NURSING ASSISTANTS AND CERTIFIED MEDICATION ASSISTANTS › Section R4-19-810 - Certified Nursing Assistant Registry; Licensed Nursing Assistant Registry

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A. The Board shall
				maintain a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) Registry and a Licensed Nursing
				Assistant (LNA) Registry. All individuals listed in either Registry shall
				provide proof to the Board, either directly or through the Board's test vendor,
				of legal presence in the United States as specified in A.R.S. §
									41-1080. Both
				Registries meet the requirements of A.R.S. §
									32-1606(B)(11).
1. To be placed on the CNA Registry, an
				applicant shall either:
a. Have successfully
				completed an approved nursing assistant training program and passed the nursing
				assistant written and manual skills competency evaluation within the past two
				years; or
b. For endorsement, be
				listed on another state's nursing assistant registry.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 4 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Chapter 19 - BOARD OF NURSING › Article 8 - CERTIFIED AND LICENSED NURSING ASSISTANTS AND CERTIFIED MEDICATION ASSISTANTS › Section R4-19-812 - Change of Name or Address

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A. An
				applicant, CNA, LNA, or CMA certificate holder shall notify the Board, in
				writing or electronically through the Board's website of any legal name change
				within 30 days of the change, and submit a copy of the official document
				verifying the name change.
B. An
				applicant, CNA, LNA, or CMA certificate holder shall notify the Board in
				writing or electronically through the Board's website of any change of address
				within 30 days of the address change.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 4 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Chapter 19 - BOARD OF NURSING › Article 8 - CERTIFIED AND LICENSED NURSING ASSISTANTS AND CERTIFIED MEDICATION ASSISTANTS › Section R4-19-813 - Performance of Nursing Assistant Tasks; Performance of Medication Assistant Tasks

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A. A CNA or LNA
				may perform the following tasks as delegated by a licensed nurse:
1. Tasks for which the nursing assistant has
				been trained through the curriculum identified in
				R4-19-802,
				and
2. Tasks learned through in
				service or educational training if the task meets the following criteria and
				the nursing assistant has demonstrated competence performing the task:
a. The task can be safely performed according
				to clear, exact, and unchanging directions;
b. The task poses minimal risk to the patient
				or resident and the consequences of performing the task improperly are not
				life-threatening or irreversible;
c. The results of the task are reasonably
				predictable; and
d. Assessment,
				interpretation, or decision-making is not required during the performance or at
				the completion of the task.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 4 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Chapter 19 - BOARD OF NURSING › Article 8 - CERTIFIED AND LICENSED NURSING ASSISTANTS AND CERTIFIED MEDICATION ASSISTANTS › Section R4-19-815 - Reissuance or Subsequent Issuance of a Nursing Assistant License or Medication Assistant Certificate

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A. A person
				whose LNA license or CMA certificate was denied, revoked, or voluntarily
				surrendered according to A.R.S. §
									32-1663 may
				apply to the Board to issue or re-issue the license or certificate:
1. Five years from the date of denial or
				revocation, or
2. In accordance
				with the terms of a voluntary surrender agreement.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 4 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Chapter 19 - BOARD OF NURSING › Article 9 - LICENSED HEALTH AIDE › Section R4-19-901 - Standards for Licensed Health Aide (LHA) Training Programs

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 28, July 12, 2024
A. Organization and Administration: An LHA
				program may be offered only by an entity:
1.
				Approved by Board;
2. Approved by
				the Arizona Department of Health Services as a Medicare-certified home health
				agency service provider; and
3.
				That meets the requirements of A.R.S. §
										36-2939.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 4 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Chapter 19 - BOARD OF NURSING › Article 9 - LICENSED HEALTH AIDE › Section R4-19-902 - Initial Approval and Renewal of Approval of LHA Training Programs

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A. An applicant for
				initial training program approval shall submit an electronic application packet
				to the Board at least 90 days before the expected starting date of the
				program.
B. A program applying for
				initial approval shall include all of the following in its application packet:
1. Name, address, web address, telephone
				number, e-mail address and fax number of the program;
2. Identity of all program owners or
				sponsoring institutions;
3.
				Evidence of program compliance with all of the following:
a. Program description that includes the
				length of the program, number of hours of instruction;
b. A copy of the documentation that the
				program will use to verify student knowledge and skills;
c. A copy of course policies and any other
				materials that demonstrate compliance with R4-19-901;
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 4 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Chapter 19 - BOARD OF NURSING › Article 9 - LICENSED HEALTH AIDE › Section R4-19-903 - Rescission of Program Approval, Unprofessional Program Conduct, Voluntary Termination, Disciplinary Action, and Reinstatement

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A. The Board may take disciplinary action
				against an LHA program, including rescinding program approval, for any of the
				following acts of unprofessional conduct:
1.
				Failing to comply with Board requirements within designated
				timeframes;
2. Making a false,
				inaccurate or misleading statement to the Board or the Board's designee in the
				course of an investigation, or on any application or information submitted to
				the Board or on the program's public website;
3. Engaging in any other conduct that gives
				the Board reasonable cause to believe the program's conduct may be a threat to
				the safety or welfare of students, instructors, patients or the
				public.
4. Failing to:
a. Furnish in writing a full and complete
				explanation of a matter reported pursuant to A.R.S. §
											32-1664,
				or
b. Respond to a subpoena issued
				by the Board;
5. Failing
				to promptly remove, or adequately discipline or train, program instructors
				whose conduct violates this Article or may be a threat to the safety or welfare
				of students, patients, or the public.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 4 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Chapter 19 - BOARD OF NURSING › Article 9 - LICENSED HEALTH AIDE › Section R4-19-904 - Licensed Health Aide (LHA) Licensure, Renewals, and Patient Safety Referral

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A. An applicant for
				initial licensed health aide (LHA) licensure shall submit the following to the
				Board:
1. A verified application on a form
				furnished by the Board that provides the following information about the
				applicant:
a. Full legal name and any and all
				former names used by the applicant;
b. Current address of record, including
				county of residence, e-mail address and telephone number;
c. Place and date of birth;
d. Social Security number;
e. Relationship to the patient that meets the
				definition of "family member" in
				R4-19-101;
f. Patient age and enrollment status in
				Arizona Long Term Care System ("ALTCS").
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 4 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Chapter 20 - BOARD OF DISPENSING OPTICIANS › Article 1 - GENERAL › Section R4-20-101 - Definitions

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The following definitions apply in this Chapter unless
				  otherwise specified:
1. "ABO" means the American Board of Opticianry.
2. "Applicant" means an individual requesting an initial or
				  renewal license from the Board.
3. "Application packet" means the forms and additional
				  information the Board requires to be submitted by an applicant or on the
				  applicant's behalf.
4. "Comity" means the procedure for granting an Arizona
				  license to an applicant who is already licensed as a dispensing optician in
				  another state of the United States.
5. "Days" means calendar days.
6. "Laboratory experience" means work directly involved in
				  the process of producing optical devices and does not include work that is
				  strictly clerical.
7. "License" means a written authorization issued by the
				  Board to practice as a dispensing optician or operate an optical establishment
				  in Arizona.
8. "NCLE" means the National Contact Lens Examiners.
9. "Nationally recognized body on opticianry accreditation"
				  means the Commission on Opticianry Accreditation.
10. "Optical devices" means eyeglasses, contact lenses,
				  prosthetic eyes, low-vision aids, other eyewear, and eyewear appurtenances or
				  parts.
11. "Optometrist" means a person currently licensed in any
				  state of the United States in the practice of the profession of optometry as
				  defined in A.R.S. §
									32-1701.
12. "Physician" means a person currently licensed in any
				  state of the United States to practice allopathic or osteopathic
				  medicine.
13. "Work week" means the period of time beginning on Sunday
				  at 12:00 a.m. and ending the following Saturday at 11:59 p.m.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 4 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Chapter 20 - BOARD OF DISPENSING OPTICIANS › Article 1 - GENERAL › Section R4-20-102 - Application for a Dispensing Optician's License by Examination

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At least 30 days before a regularly scheduled board meeting
				  date, an applicant for a dispensing optician's license by examination shall
				  submit to the Board an application packet that contains:
1. An application form provided by the Board,
				signed and dated by the applicant, that contains:
a. The applicant's name, Social Security
				number, address, and telephone number;
b. The name and address of the applicant's
				employer at the time of application, if applicable;
c. If demonstrating technical skill and
				training under A.R.S. §
										32-1683(5)(b),
				the name and address of each dispensing optician, physician, or optometrist for
				whom the applicant served as an apprentice for three of the six years
				immediately preceding the application date, and the beginning and ending dates
				of each apprenticeship;
d. If
				demonstrating technical skill and training under A.R.S. §
										32-1683(5)(c),
				the name and address of the school from which the applicant graduated, dates of
				attendance, date of graduation, degree received, and the name and address of
				each dispensing optician for whom the applicant served as a dispensing optician
				apprentice for one of the six years immediately preceding the application date
				and the beginning and ending dates of service. The applicant shall submit a
				photocopy of the applicant's diploma from the optical dispensing
				school;
e. If demonstrating
				technical skill and training under A.R.S. §
										32-1683(5)(c)
				 received during military service, the name
				and address of the school from which the applicant graduated, dates of
				attendance, date of graduation, and degree received, the location and name of
				the duty station at which the applicant has worked for three of the six years
				immediately preceding the application date and the beginning and ending dates
				of service.
f. If demonstrating
				technical skill and training under A.R.S. §
										32-1683(5)(d),
				the name and address of each dispensing optician, physician, or optometrist for
				whom the applicant has worked for three of the six years immediately preceding
				the application date and the beginning and ending dates of
				employment;
g. A statement of
				whether the applicant has ever been convicted of a felony or of a misdemeanor
				involving moral turpitude in any state;
h. A statement of whether the applicant has
				ever had an application for a professional license denied or had a license
				suspended or revoked in any state; and
i. A sworn statement by the applicant
				verifying the truthfulness of the information provided by the
				applicant;
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 4 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Chapter 20 - BOARD OF DISPENSING OPTICIANS › Article 1 - GENERAL › Section R4-20-107 - Application for a Dispensing Optician's License by Comity

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An applicant for a dispensing optician's license by comity
				  shall submit an application packet to the Board that contains:
1. An application form provided by the Board,
				signed and dated by the applicant that contains:
a. The applicant's name, Social Security
				number, address, and telephone number;
b. The applicant is dispensing optician
				license number and the state and date of licensure;
c. A statement of whether the applicant has
				ever been convicted of a felony or of a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude
				in any state;
d. A statement of
				whether the applicant has ever been denied a license or had a license suspended
				or revoked in any state; and
e. A
				sworn statement by the applicant verifying the truthfulness of the information
				provided by the applicant;
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 4 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Chapter 20 - BOARD OF DISPENSING OPTICIANS › Article 1 - GENERAL › Section R4-20-109 - Renewal of Dispensing Optician's License; Late Renewal; Reinstatement

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A. No later than
				December 31 of each year, an applicant for renewal of a dispensing optician's
				license shall submit to the Board the fee required by
				R4-20-112, proof of
				continuing education credits required by
				R4-20-120,
				and an application form, provided by the Board, signed and dated by the
				applicant, that contains:
1. The applicant's
				name, Social Security number, address, and telephone number;
2. The name, address, telephone number, and
				Arizona license number of the optical establishment at which the applicant is
				currently practicing as a dispensing optician; and
3. A statement that the information contained
				on the renewal application is correct.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 4 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Chapter 20 - BOARD OF DISPENSING OPTICIANS › Article 1 - GENERAL › Section R4-20-110 - Application for an Optical Establishment License; Qualifications

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 28, July 12, 2024
A. Any person,
				corporation, company, partnership, firm, association or society operating an
				optical establishment, except those exempt under A.R.S. §
									32-1691,
				shall obtain an optical establishment license.
B. An applicant for an optical establishment
				license shall submit an application packet to the Board that contains:
1. An application form provided by the Board,
				signed and dated by the applicant, that contains:
a. The applicant's name, establishment name,
				establishment address, and telephone number.
b. The hours the establishment will be open
				to the public for business;
c. If a corporation, the
				name of the statutory agent, the corporation's officers, and the state of
				incorporation; and
d. The name and license
				number of each licensed dispensing optician who is scheduled to work at the
				establishment on a full-time basis, consisting of 32 hours or more per
				week;
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 4 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Chapter 20 - BOARD OF DISPENSING OPTICIANS › Article 1 - GENERAL › Section R4-20-111 - Time-frames for License Approvals

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A. The overall time-frame described in A.R.S.
				§
									41-1072(2)
				 for each type of approval granted by the
				Board is set forth in Table 1. The applicant and the Executive Director of the
				Board may agree in writing to extend the substantive review and overall
				time-frame. The substantive review time-frame may not be extended by more than
				25% of the overall time-frame.
B.
				The administrative completeness review time-frame described in A.R.S. §
									41-1072(1)
				 for each type of approval granted by the
				Board is set forth in Table 1.
1. The
				administrative completeness review time-frame begins:
a. For approval to take a dispensing optician
				examination or for an optical establishment license, when the Board receives an
				application packet.
b. For approval
				or denial of a license by examination when the applicant takes the dispensing
				optician examination.
c. For a
				license by comity, when the Board receives an application packet.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 4 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Chapter 20 - BOARD OF DISPENSING OPTICIANS › Article 1 - GENERAL › Section R4-20-112 - Fees

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A. Dispensing
				optician fees, which are non-refundable, unless A.R.S. §
									41-1077
				applies, are as follows:
1. License issuance
				fee: $100
2. Renewal of dispensing
				optician license: $135
3. License
				renewal late fee: $100
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 4 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Chapter 20 - BOARD OF DISPENSING OPTICIANS › Article 1 - GENERAL › Section R4-20-113 - Display of Licenses; Non-transferability

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A. A licensee shall display all licenses in a
				conspicuous place. If a license is renewed, the licensee shall display the
				evidence of renewal in public view.
B. Optical establishment and dispensing
				optician licenses are not transferable.
C. A licensee shall return an optical
				establishment license to the Board upon transfer of ownership or going out of
				business.