Section R9-26-101. Definitions

In addition to the definitions listed in A.R.S. § 36-1941, the follow- ing terms apply to this Chapter and to A.R.S. § 36-1947:

“Audiologist” means a person who is licensed under A.R.S. §

36-1940 by the Arizona Department of Health Services.

“Commission” means the Arizona Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing.

“Deafblind” means a person who is either deaf or hard of hear- ing and:

Has a central visual acuity of 20/200 or less in the better eye with corrective lenses, or

Has a field defect where the peripheral diameter of the visual field subtends an angular distance no greater than 20 degrees, or

Has a progressive visual loss with a prognosis of one or both of the conditions stated in the two preceding subsec- tions.

“Director” means the Executive Director of the Arizona Com- mission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing.

“Hearing aid dispenser” has the same meaning as in A.R.S. § 36-1901(8).

“Hearing or speech-related disability” means a disability that prevents a person from hearing or articulating speech audibly or clearly, including deafness.

“Program” means the Telecommunications Equipment Distri- bution Program.

“Recipient” means a person who receives telecommunications equipment through the Program.

“Relay operator” means a person hired by a telecommunica- tion relay center to transmit a conversation between a person who is hearing or speech-related disabled and another person who uses a standard telephone.

“Severely hearing or speech impaired” under A.R.S. § 36- 1947(A) means a hearing or speech-related disability.

“Telecommunications equipment” means equipment that allows a person with a hearing or speech-related disability to access the telephone network.

“Telecommunication relay center” means a facility authorized by the Commission to provide telecommunication services through a third party to a person with a hearing or speech- related disability, and to any other person who uses a standard telephone.

“Vendor” means a person who sells telecommunications equipment.

“Vocational rehabilitation counselor” means a Department of Economic Security employee who has a Master’s degree in rehabilitation counseling from a university accredited by the National Council on Rehabilitation Education and who is cer- tified by the Commission on Rehabilitation Counseling.

“Voucher” means the Commission’s authorization of payment for telecommunications equipment.

Historical Note

Adopted effective May 12, 1986 (Supp. 86-3). Amended by final rulemaking at 6 A.A.R. 3827, effective Septem- ber 15, 2000 (Supp. 00-3). Amended by final rulemaking

at 8 A.A.R. 4292, effective November 18, 2002 (Supp.

02-3).