36-2171. Definitions In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. ' Advance practice provider' means a physician assistant as defined in section 32-2501 or a registered nurse practitioner as defined in section 32-1601. 2. ' Behavioral health provider' means a physician who is a board-certified or board-eligible psychiatrist, a psychologist, a physician assistant or a registered nurse practitioner who is certified to practice as a behavioral health specialist or a person who is licensed pursuant to title 32 as a clinical social worker, professional counselor or marriage and family therapist. 3. ' Department' means the department of health services. 4. ' Pharmacist' has the same meaning prescribed in section 32-1901. 5. ' Rural' means either of the following: (a) A county with a population of less than four hundred thousand persons according to the most recent United States decennial census. (b) A census county division with less than fifty thousand persons in a county with a population of four hundred thousand or more persons according to the most recent United States decennial census.
Arizona Legal Code
§ 36.2171
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