REFERENCE TITLE: telemedicine; naturopaths

State of Arizona Senate Fifty-first Legislature Second Regular Session 2014

SB 1050

Introduced by Senator Griffin

 

AN ACT

 

Amending section 36‑3601, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to telemedicine.

 

 

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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

Section 1.  Section 36-3601, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:

START_STATUTE36-3601.  Definitions

For the purposes of this chapter:

1.  "Health care decision maker" has the same meaning prescribed in section 12-2801.

2.  "Health care provider" means a person licensed pursuant to title 32, chapter 7, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19.1, 25, 28, 29 or 33.

3.  "Telemedicine" means the practice of health care delivery, diagnosis, consultation and treatment and the transfer of medical data through interactive audio, video or data communications that occur in the physical presence of the patient, including audio or video communications sent to a health care provider for diagnostic or treatment consultation. END_STATUTE