Section R4-18-101. Definitions

In addition to the definitions in A.R.S. §§ 32-1501 through 32- 1581, the following definitions apply to this Chapter unless other- wise specified:

1.        “Administrative completeness review” means the Board's process for determining that an applicant has provided, or caused to be provided, all of the application packet infor- mation and documentation required by statute or rule for an application for a license or a certificate.

2.        “Applicant” means a person requesting from the Board an initial, temporary, or renewal license or certificate.

3.        “Approved Specialty College or Program” means a post- doctoral training program that awards a medical specialist certificate, and is certified by a Specialty Board of Exam- iners, The American Association of Naturopathic Physi- cians (“AANP”) or another professional association or, another state’s licensing agency, and which is recognized by the Board.

4.        “Chief medical officer” means a physician who is respon- sible for a clinical, preceptorship, internship, or postdoc- toral training program's compliance with state and federal laws, rules, and regulations.

5.        “Continuing medical education” or “CME” means courses, seminars, lectures, programs, conferences, and workshops related to subjects listed in A.R.S. § 32- 1525(B), that are offered or sanctioned by one of the organizations referenced in R4-18-205(B).

6.        “Device” means the same as in A.R.S. § 32-1581(H)(1).

7.        “Endorsement” means the procedure for granting a license in this state to an applicant who is currently licensed to practice naturopathic medicine by another state, district, or territory of the United States or by a for- eign country that requires a written examination substan- tially equivalent to the written examination provided for in A.R.S. § 32-1525.

8.        “Facility” means a health care institution as defined in

A.R.S. § 36-401, office or clinic maintained by a health care institution or by an individual licensed under A.R.S. Title 32, Chapter 13, 14, 17, or 29, office or public health

clinic maintained by a state or county, office or clinic operated by a qualifying community health center under

A.R.S. § 36-2907.06, or an office or clinic operated by a corporation, association, partnership, or company autho- rized to do business in Arizona under A.R.S. Title 10.

9.        “Informed consent” means a document, signed by a patient or the patient's legal guardian, which contains the information in R4-18-802(A)(1), (A)(2), and (A)(3).

10.     “Institutional review board” means a group of persons that is approved according to guidelines of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Human Research Protection, which reviews investiga- tional or experimental protocols and approves their use on animals or humans for the purposes of protecting the subjects of the investigational or experimental protocol from undue harm and assures that the research and its review is carried out according to guidelines of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Human Research Protection.

11.     “Internship” means clinical and didactic training by a doctor of naturopathic medicine certified by the Board according to A.R.S. § 32-1561.

12.     “License” means a document issued by the Board that authorizes the individual to whom it is issued to practice naturopathic medicine.

13.     “Medical student” means naturopathic medical student defined in A.R.S. § 32-1501(24).

14.     “Medication” means the same as drug defined in A.R.S. § 32-1501(15) or natural substance defined in A.R.S. § 32- 1501(23).

15.     “National board” means any of the following:

a.         The Federation of State Medical Licensing Boards,

b.        The National Board of Chiropractic Examiners,

c.         The National Board of Medical Examiners,

d.        The National Board of Osteopathic Examiners, or

e.         The North American Board of Naturopathic Exam- iners.

16.     “Procedure” means an activity directed at or performed on an individual for improving health, treating disease or injury, or making a diagnosis.

17.     “Protocol” means an explicit detailed plan of an experi- mental medical procedure or test that is approved by an institutional review board.

18.     “Resident physician in training” means a person who holds a degree of doctor of naturopathic medicine and is certified by the Board to diagnose and treat patients under supervision in an internship, preceptorship, or a post doc- toral training program.

19.     “Substantive review” means the Board's process for determining whether an applicant for licensure, certifica- tion, or approval meets the requirements of A.R.S. Title 32, Chapter 14 and this Chapter.

20.     “Verified” means a notarized form dated, and signed by the applicant, affirming the information provided in the application, including any accompanying documents sub- mitted by or on behalf of the applicant, is true and com- plete.

Historical Note

Adopted effective December 31, 1984 (Supp. 84-6).

Amended effective December 29, 1995 (Supp. 95-4). Amended Section corrected Supp. 96-4 to reflect adopted Section on file with the Office of the Secretary of State effective December 31, 1984 (Supp. 84-6). Amended by

final rulemaking at 8 A.A.R. 3702, effective August 9,

2002 (Supp. 02-3). Amended by final rulemaking at 19

A.A.R. 1302, effective July 6, 2013 (Supp. 13-2).

Amended by final rulemaking at 21 A.A.R. 2009, effec- tive September 1, 2015 (Supp. 15-3).