Title 36, Public Health and Safety

A physician, local health department or school nurse administering an immunization shall furnish documentary proof of immunization to the person immunized or, if that person is a child, to the child's parent or guardian or the person in loco parentis of the child.

A. A governmental entity may not impose any requirement to wear a mask or face covering anywhere on the governmental entity's premises, except where long-standing workplace safety and infection control measures that are unrelated to COVID-19 may be required. B. The requirements o…

A. Any governmental entity may not require a person under eighteen years of age to receive a vaccination for COVID-19 or any variant of COVID-19 without the consent of a parent or guardian. B. The county attorney may prosecute any violation of this section. C. A person who violat…

A. Any government entity may not require a resident of this state to receive a vaccination for COVID-19 or any variant of COVID-19. B. Subsection A of this section does not apply to a health care institution that is owned or operated by a government entity in this state. C. For t…

A. This state accepts the conditions of title V of the social security act, entitled "grants to states for maternal and child welfare", enacted August 14, 1935, and as amended. B. The department of health services is designated as the state agency to cooperate with the department…

The director of department of health services shall by regulations establish standards for the involvement of local health departments in meeting minimum requirements for providing maternal and child health services in accordance with title V, of the social security act.

A. A physician shall at the time of the first prenatal examination, after a diagnosis of pregnancy, take or cause to be taken a sample of the blood of the woman and submit it to an approved laboratory for a standard serological test for syphilis. If the woman has not had a serolo…

A. When a birth or stillbirth is reported, the attending physician or other person required to report the birth shall state on the certificate whether a blood test for syphilis was made on a specimen of blood taken from the woman who bore the child or from the umbilical cord at d…

A. The newborn screening program fund is established. The department of health services shall administer the fund. The fund consists of fees collected pursuant to section 36-694 and gifts, grants and donations received by the department. B. Subject to legislative appropriation, t…

A. This state accepts the conditions of title XVI of the social security act, section 1615, enacted October 20, 1976 (P.L. 94-566; 90 Stat. 2683, 42 U.S.C. sec. 138 2d). B. The department of health services is designated as the state agency to cooperate with the department of hea…

A. Subject to appropriated monies the health start program is established in the department of health services. The program shall serve pregnant women, children and their families. The program shall be statewide, based in identified neighborhoods and delivered by lay health worke…

A. The department of health services shall develop the Arizona children and families resource directory. The directory shall include a list of private and public organizations and providers that specialize in early childhood development and the services included in section 8-481,…

A. The department shall establish a program to distribute folic acid supplements to women of childbearing age and to provide them with counseling and information regarding the proper use of the supplements. B. The department shall authorize local health departments and other enti…

A. The department shall establish a farmers' market nutrition program and apply to receive federal matching funds under the federal farmers' market nutrition act of 1992. B. To provide the local funds for the farmers' market nutrition program, the department may use monies approp…

In this article, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. "Active tuberculosis" means a disease that is caused by mycobacterium tuberculosis or other members of the mycobacterium tuberculosis complex family in any part of the body and that is in an active state as determined by …

The department shall: 1. Own and control all personal property or interest in that property that is devoted and used by the tuberculosis control officer for purposes of this article. 2. Be the official custodian of all files and records that belong to or were kept at the Arizona …

A. The tuberculosis control officer shall be appointed by the director. The control officer shall be a licensed physician experienced in the field of tuberculosis and tuberculosis control and, subject to the supervision of the director, shall administer and direct the activities …

A. The director or the director's designee may enter into reciprocal agreements with federal agencies, foreign governments, state agencies, Indian tribal governments, political subdivisions and other jurisdictions to facilitate the return of any afflicted person. The expense of t…

A. An afflicted person who is under medical treatment for tuberculosis prior to release for employment and who needs or whose family needs financial assistance shall be referred to the department of economic security for determination of financial assistance eligibility. B. The d…

A. The local board of health, through the board of supervisors of the county, shall be responsible for providing or arranging for the provision of medical care and treatment of persons in the county infected with tuberculosis. B. A county with a population of more than one millio…

The director may contract for the care of any afflicted person. These contracts shall provide that appropriated monies may be used only when monies from medical insurance, if any, of an individual are exhausted or insufficient to purchase the medical or institutional care the aff…

The director shall adopt rules to: 1. Prescribe reasonable and necessary measures for the submission of tuberculosis reports and statistics from counties. 2. Prescribe reasonable and necessary measures regarding standards of medical care to be used by health care providers, agenc…

A. When a local health officer is notified that an afflicted person is within the officer's jurisdiction, the local health officer shall immediately initiate an investigation. In performance of the duty to prevent or control tuberculosis, the tuberculosis control officer or local…

If, as a result of an investigation or as a result of any report required by this article, the tuberculosis control officer or local health officer believes someone is an afflicted person, the tuberculosis control officer, local health officer or designee shall encourage the affl…

A. If the tuberculosis control officer or the local health officer knows or has reasonable grounds to believe someone is an afflicted person who endangers another person or the community and the afflicted person fails or refuses to comply with voluntary examination, monitoring, t…

A. The tuberculosis control officer, the local health officer or a designated legal representative may petition the superior court for court ordered examination, monitoring, treatment, isolation or quarantine of an afflicted person who presents a substantial danger to another per…

A. The afflicted person or, if a minor or incapacitated person, the afflicted person's parent or guardian and that person's attorney have the right to be present at all hearings, subject to any conditions or procedures that are deemed appropriate or necessary by order of the cour…

A. If the court finds by clear and convincing evidence that a person is an afflicted person and presents a substantial danger to another person or to the community, the court shall order the afflicted person to do any one or more of the following pursuant to a written treatment p…

A. If the tuberculosis control officer or the local health officer determines that an afflicted person who is not currently detained is in need of immediate and acute intervention or care because the afflicted person's behavior is dangerous to another person or to the community, …

A. If the court determines that the afflicted person is or may be in need of a guardian or conservator, or both, it shall order an investigation concerning the need for a guardian or conservator and shall appoint a suitable person or agency to conduct the investigation. B. If the…

A. After an afflicted person has been taken into custody pursuant to this article, the tuberculosis control officer or local health officer is responsible for selecting a facility or quarters suitable for the comfortable, safe and humane confinement of the afflicted person, if th…

A. An afflicted person under court ordered examination, treatment, monitoring, isolation or quarantine pursuant to this article may be released before the expiration of the period ordered by the court if the petitioner or the medical director of the designated institution or prog…

This article does not allow a private or public facility or agency to restrict an afflicted person's right to choose a physician or to select the mode of treatment within the terms determined by the tuberculosis control officer or the local health officer as available and necessa…

A. An afflicted person is not required to undergo treatment under this article if that person depends exclusively on prayer or spiritual means for healing in accordance with the tenets and practices of a recognized church or religious denomination and claims an exemption on that …

A. An afflicted person who is ordered to receive court ordered examination, treatment, monitoring, isolation or quarantine pursuant to this article or, if a minor or incapacitated person, the afflicted person's parent or guardian shall be informed in writing of the following righ…

A. Orders of the tuberculosis control officer or local health officer issued pursuant to this article and procedures prescribed by this article are exempt from title 41, chapter 6 and title 12, chapter 7, article 6. B. An order of the superior court that imposes, denies, modifies…

A. A treating, screening or attending health care provider as defined in section 36-661, a clinical laboratory as defined in section 36-451 or an operator of a homeless shelter who knowingly fails or refuses to perform a duty or legal responsibility imposed pursuant to this artic…

Any person or entity that acts pursuant to this article is not subject to civil liability for good faith conduct in following or attempting to follow the requirements of this article. An act is done in good faith under this article if it is reasonable under the circumstances. Thi…

In this article, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. "Department" means the department of health services. 2. "Director" means the director of the department of health services. 3. "Midwife" means a person who delivers a baby or provides health care related to pregnancy, la…

A. Except as provided in subsection B of this section, no person may act as a midwife without being licensed pursuant to this article. B. The following persons are exempt from the licensure requirements of this section: 1. A physician licensed pursuant to title 32 who is permitte…

A person who desires to obtain a license to practice midwifery shall make written application to the director of the department of health services, upon a form to be supplied by the director and shall furnish such information as may be required by the director.

A. The director shall grant a midwife's license to a person meeting the qualifications prescribed by this article and rules adopted pursuant to this article and paying applicable fees. B. A license is valid for two years and may be renewed biennially on application to the directo…

A. The director may adopt rules necessary for the proper administration and enforcement of this article. B. The director shall, by rule: 1. Define and describe, consistent with this article and the laws of this state, the duties and limits of the practice of midwifery. 2. Adopt s…

A. The director may deny, suspend or revoke the license of any midwife who: 1. Violates any provision of this article or the rules adopted under this article. 2. Has been convicted of a felony or a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude. 3. Indulges in conduct or a practice detrim…

A. The director may investigate information that indicates that a person is violating this article. In connection with an investigation, the department may examine and copy documents and other physical evidence wherever located that relate to the conduct or competency of a midwif…

A person is guilty of a class 6 felony who: 1. Obtains a license as a midwife by fraud, intentional misrepresentation or deceit. 2. Performs midwifery without a proper license or after the license has been denied, suspended or revoked.