- 1. “Administrator” means the individual who is a senior leader in a health care institution or correctional facility.
- 2. “Ambulance service” has the same meaning as in A.R.S. § 36-2201.
- 3. “Business day” means the period from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on a Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, or Friday that is not a state holiday.
- 4. “Clinical laboratory” has the same meaning as in A.R.S. § 36-451.
- 5. “Correctional facility” has the same meaning as in A.A.C. R9-6-101.
- 6. “Dispense” has the same meaning as in A.R.S. § 32-1901.
- 7. “Emergency medical services provider” has the same meaning as in A.R.S. § 36-2201.
8. “First response agency” means:
- a. An ambulance service,
- b. An emergency medical services provider, or
- c. A law enforcement agency.
- 9. “Health care institution” has the same meaning as in A.R.S. § 36-401.
- 10. “Health professional” has the same meaning as in A.R.S. § 32-3201.
- 11. “Law enforcement agency” has the same meaning as in A.A.C. R13-1-101.
- 12. “Medical examiner” has the same meaning as in A.R.S. § 36-301.
- 13. “Naloxone” means a specific opioid antagonist that has been used since 1971 to block the effects of an opioid in an individual.
- 14. “Neonatal abstinence syndrome” means a set of signs of opioid withdrawal occurring in an individual shortly after birth that are indicative of opioid exposure while in the womb.
- 15. “Opioid” means the same as “opiate” in A.R.S. § 36-2501.
16. “Opioid antagonist” means a prescription medication, as defined in A.R.S. § 32-1901, that:
- a. Is approved by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Food and Drug Administration; and
- b. When administered, reverses, in whole or in part, the pharmacological effects of an opioid in the body.
- 17. “Opioid overdose” means respiratory depression, slowing heart rate, or unconsciousness or mental confusion caused by the administration, including self-administration, of an opioid to an individual.
- 18. “Pharmacist” has the same meaning as in A.R.S. § 32-1901.
In this Article, unless otherwise specified:
Historical Note
New Section made by emergency rulemaking at 23 A.A.R. 2857, effective September 21, 2017, for 180 days (Supp. 17-3). Emergency expired; new Section amended by emergency rulemaking at 24 A.A.R. 630, effective March 20, 2018, for 180 days (Supp. 18-1). New permanent Section made by final rulemaking at 24 A.A.R. 783, with an immediate effective date of April 5, 2018 (Supp. 18-2).