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Terms Used In Arizona Laws 36-2601

  • Board: means the Arizona state board of pharmacy or its designee. See Arizona Laws 36-2601
  • 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.
  • Medical practitioner: means any person who is licensed and authorized by law to use and prescribe drugs and devices to treat sick and injured human beings or to diagnose or prevent sickness in human beings in this state or any state, territory or district of the United States. See Arizona Laws 36-2601
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • Person: means an individual, partnership, corporation or association and the person's duly authorized agents. See Arizona Laws 36-2601
  • Program: means the controlled substances prescription monitoring program. See Arizona Laws 36-2601
  • United States: includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Arizona Laws 1-215

1. "Board" means the Arizona state board of pharmacy or its designee.

2. "Dispenser" means a medical practitioner or pharmacy that is authorized to dispense controlled substances.

3. "Licensed health care provider" means a person who is licensed pursuant to Title 32, Chapter 7, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19.1, 25, 29 or 33.

4. "Medical practitioner" means any person who is licensed and authorized by law to use and prescribe drugs and devices to treat sick and injured human beings or to diagnose or prevent sickness in human beings in this state or any state, territory or district of the United States.

5. "Patient utilization report" means all of the following information about a patient that is compiled by the program and disclosed pursuant to section 36-2606:

(a) Controlled substances prescription monitoring program data.

(b) Clinical alerts and other required alerts or indicators.

6. "Person" means an individual, partnership, corporation or association and the person’s duly authorized agents.

7. "Program" means the controlled substances prescription monitoring program.