1. 1. “Administrator” means an individual who has authority and responsibility for managing the provision of treatment.
2. 2. “Applicant” means an individual or business organization that has submitted an application packet to the Department.
3. 3. “Application packet” means the forms, documents, and additional information the Department requires an applicant to submit to become a provider.

4. 4. “Behavioral health professional” means an individual licensed under A.R.S. Title 32 whose scope of practice allows the individual to:

   1. a. Independently engage in the practice of behavioral health as defined in A.R.S. § 32-3251; or
   2. b. Except for a licensed substance abuse technician, engage in the practice of behavioral health as defined in A.R.S. § 32-3251 under direct supervision as defined in A.A.C. R4-6-101.
5. 5. “Business organization” has the same meaning as “entity” in A.R.S. § 10-140.
6. 6. “Client” means an individual who is ordered by a referring court to complete a domestic violence offender treatment program as a result of a conviction for a misdemeanor domestic violence offense according to A.R.S. § 13-3601.01.
7. 7. “Client record” means documentation relating to the treatment received by a client.

8. 8. “Controlling person” means a person who, with respect to a business organization:

   1. a. Through ownership, has the power to vote at least 10% of the outstanding voting securities of the business organization;
   2. b. If the business organization is a partnership, is a general partner or is a limited partner who holds at least 10% of the voting rights of the partnership;
   3. c. If the business organization is a corporation, association, or limited liability company, is the president, the chief executive officer, the incorporator, an agent, or any person who owns or controls at least 10% of the voting securities; or
   4. d. Holds a beneficial interest in 10% or more of the liabilities of the business organization.
9. 9. “Day” means a calendar day, not including the day of the act, event, or default, from which a designated period of time begins to run, but including the last day of the period unless it is a Saturday, Sunday, or state holiday, in which case the period runs until the end of the next day that is not a Saturday, Sunday, or state holiday.
10. 10. “Department” means the Arizona Department of Health Services.
11. 11. “Documentation” means information in written, photographic, electronic, or other permanent form.
12. 12. “Domestic violence offense” has the same meaning as in A.R.S. § 13-3601.01.
13. 13. “Employee” means an individual compensated by a provider for work on behalf of the provider.
14. 14. “Facility” means the building or buildings used to provide treatment.
15. 15. “Monitoring” means the Department’s inspection of a facility to observe and check the quality of misdemeanor domestic violence offender treatment services.
16. 16. “Provider” means an individual or business organization that meets the standards in this Article, as determined by the Department, and is approved by the Department to provide treatment.
17. 17. “Referring court” means a court of competent jurisdiction that orders a client to receive misdemeanor domestic violence offender screening, misdemeanor domestic violence offender education, or misdemeanor domestic violence offender treatment.
18. 18. “Treatment” means a program of activities for misdemeanor domestic violence offenders according to A.R.S. § 13-3601.01.

The following definitions apply in this Article unless otherwise specified:

Historical Note

Adopted under an exemption from A.R.S. Title 41, Chapter 6 pursuant to Laws 1992, Ch. 301, § 61, effective October 23, 1992; received in the Office of the Secretary of State November 9, 1992 (Supp. 92-4). Amended under an exemption from A.R.S. Title 41, Chapter 6 pursuant to Laws 1992, Ch. 301, § 61, effective September 30, 1993 (Supp. 93-3). Section repealed; new Section made by exempt rulemaking at 7 A.A.R. 4439, effective October 3, 2001 (Supp. 01-3). Amended by exempt rulemaking at 9 A.A.R. 3214, effective June 30, 2003 (Supp. 03-2). Section repealed; new Section made by exempt rulemaking at 19 A.A.R. 2367, effective October 1, 2013 (Supp. 13-2). Amended by final expedited rulemaking at 29 A.A.R. 3435 (October 27, 2023), with an immediate effective date of October 4, 2023 (Supp. 24-3).