Arizona Administrative Code › Title 4 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Chapter 07 - Board of Chiropractic Examiners › Article 1 - DEFINITIONS; MEETINGS › Section R4-7-101 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 28, July 12, 2024
In addition to the definitions in A.R.S. §
									32-900,
				  unless otherwise specified, the following terms have the following
				  meanings:
1. "Adequate patient records" means legible chiropractic
				  records containing, at the minimum, sufficient information to identify the
				  patient and physician, support the diagnosis, identify the specific elements of
				  the chiropractic service performed, indicate special circumstances or
				  instruction provided to the patient, if any, identify a treatment plan, and
				  provide sufficient information for another practitioner to assume continuity of
				  patient care.
2. "Business day" means Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to
				  5:00 p.m. except for state holidays.
3. "C.A." means a chiropractic assistant under A.R.S. §
									32-900.
4. "Certification" means approval to practice chiropractic
				  specialties under A.R.S. §
									32-922.02.
5. "Chiropractor" means doctor of chiropractic or
				  chiropractic physician pursuant to A.R.S. §§
									32-925(A),
				  32-926(A)
				  and (B) and may be designated by the
				  abbreviation "D.C."
6. "Controlled substance" means a drug or substance
				  identified, defined, or listed in A.R.S. Title 36, Chapter 27, Article
				  2.
7. "Device" has the same meaning as prescribed in A.R.S.
				  §
									32-1901.
8. "Diagnosis" means the determination of the nature of a
				  condition or illness under A.R.S. §
									32-925(A)
				  and (B).
9. "Dispense" means to deliver to an ultimate user under
				  A.R.S. §
									32-925(A)
				  and (B).
10. "Extern" means a student of a Board-approved chiropractic
				  college who participates in the preceptorship training program.
11. "License" means a document issued by the Board to
				  practice chiropractic
12. "Non-prescription drug" or "over-the-counter drug" has
				  the same meaning as prescribed in A.R.S. §
									32-1901.
				  Drug has the same meaning as prescribed in A.R.S. §
									32-1901,
				  but does not include those substances referenced in subsection (13).
13. "Nutrition" includes, but is not limited to, vitamins,
				  minerals, water, enzymes, botanicals, homeopathic preparations, phytonutrients,
				  glandular extracts, and natural hormones.
14. "Preceptor" means a supervising chiropractor approved by
				  the Board to supervise a student in a Board approved preceptorship training
				  program.
15. "Preceptorship training program" means a Board approved
				  program by which a student may practice chiropractic under the supervision of a
				  preceptor.
16. "Prescribe" means to order or recommend a treatment or
				  device.
17. "Prescription drug" has the same meaning as prescribed in
				  A.R.S. §
									32-1901.
18. "Supervision" means a licensed chiropractor is present in
				  the office, sees a patient, assigns the work to be done regarding the patient,
				  and is available to check the work of the supervised individual as it
				  progresses and the completed work.