Terms Used In Arizona Laws > Title 36 > Chapter 32 > Article 4 - Prehospital Medical Care Directives

• Agent: means an adult who has the authority to make health care treatment decisions for another person, referred to as the principal, pursuant to a health care power of attorney. See Arizona Laws 36-3201
• Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
• Comfort care: means treatment given in an attempt to protect and enhance the quality of life without artificially prolonging that life. See Arizona Laws 36-3201
• Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
• Health care directive: means a document drafted in substantial compliance with this chapter, including a mental health care power of attorney, to deal with a person's future health care decisions. See Arizona Laws 36-3201
• including: means not limited to and is not a term of exclusion. 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
• Physician: means a doctor of medicine licensed pursuant to title 32, chapter 13 or doctor of osteopathic medicine licensed pursuant to Title 32, Chapter 17. See Arizona Laws 36-3201