Terms Used In Arizona Laws > Title 36 > Chapter 6 > Article 7.1 - Community Health Workers

• Certified community health worker: means a community health worker to whom the department has issued a certificate to practice as a certified community health worker in this state. See Arizona Laws 36-765
• Community health worker: means a nonmedical health worker who serves as a liaison for health and community service providers and enrollees to facilitate access to services and improve the quality of service delivery, including the coordination of services to improve medical and behavioral health outcomes. See Arizona Laws 36-765
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Department: means the department of health services. See Arizona Laws 36-765
• Director: means the director of the department. See Arizona Laws 36-765
• 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
• Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
• 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