Terms Used In Arizona Laws > Title 32 > Chapter 35 > Article 1 - General Provisions

• Action: includes any matter or proceeding in a court, civil or criminal. See Arizona Laws 1-215
• Board: means the board of respiratory care examiners. See Arizona Laws 32-3501
• Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
• Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
• Diagnostic testing: includes obtaining physiologic samples and determining acid-base status and blood gas values from blood samples and pulmonary function measurements. See Arizona Laws 32-3501
• Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
• including: means not limited to and is not a term of exclusion. See Arizona Laws 1-215
• Licensed respiratory care practitioner: means a respiratory therapist who is licensed pursuant to this chapter. See Arizona Laws 32-3501
• Medical direction: means direction by a physician who is licensed pursuant to chapter 13 or 17 of this title. See Arizona Laws 32-3501
• Moral turpitude: means an offense, whether a misdemeanor or felony, that is related to extortion, burglary, larceny, bribery, embezzlement, robbery, racketeering, money laundering, forgery, fraud, murder, voluntary manslaughter or a sexual offense that requires the individual to register pursuant to section 13-3821. See Arizona Laws 1-215
• Person: includes a corporation, company, partnership, firm, association or society, as well as a natural person. See Arizona Laws 1-215
• Practice of respiratory care: means direct and indirect respiratory care services that are performed in a clinic, hospital, skilled nursing facility or private dwelling or other place deemed appropriate or necessary by the board in accordance with the prescription or verbal order of a physician and performed under qualified medical direction. See Arizona Laws 32-3501
• Public law: A public bill or joint resolution that has passed both chambers and been enacted into law. Public laws have general applicability nationwide.
• Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
• Respiratory therapist: means a person who successfully completes a respiratory therapy training program approved by the board. See Arizona Laws 32-3501
• Respiratory therapy training program: means a program that is accredited by the commission on accreditation for respiratory care or its successor agency and that is adopted by the board. See Arizona Laws 32-3501
• Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
• Therapeutics: includes the following:

  (a) Applying and monitoring oxygen therapy. See Arizona Laws 32-3501

• Unprofessional conduct: includes the following:

  (a) Committing a felony, whether or not involving moral turpitude, or a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude. See Arizona Laws 32-3501