Title 36, Public Health and Safety

This article does not supersede any city, town or county ordinance which is equal to or greater than the standards prescribed in this article, nor does this article prohibit a city, town or county from inspecting pursuant to its ordinance.

This article does not apply to: 1. Manufactured homes as defined in section 41-4001 that were manufactured from and after June 15, 1976. 2. Factory-built buildings as defined by section 41-4001 that display a certificate from the Arizona department of housing.

A. The doors of all school houses, churches, theaters, public auditoriums and other public buildings shall be constructed so they may open outward. All screens, bars or other coverings of windows of such buildings, other than a place of legal imprisonment or confinement, shall be…

In this article, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. "Approved smoke detector" means an electronic device powered by batteries or alternating current that is capable of sensing visible or invisible products of combustion, that sounds an alarm audible in all sleeping areas o…

An approved smoke detector shall be installed in each guest unit in a motel or hotel which is not equipped with automatic fire extinguishing equipment.

This article does not supersede any city, town or county ordinance which is equal to or greater than the standards prescribed in this article, nor does this article prohibit a city, town or county from inspecting pursuant to its ordinance.

A person who abandons, discards, stores or keeps in any place accessible to children, or who, as the owner, lessee or manager, permits to remain on premises under his control, in any place accessible to children, a refrigerator, icebox, freezer cabinet or similar container, of a …

A person who scatters, throws, places or leaves in or about a house or building used or occupied as the residence of any other person, or in or about a yard, lawn or enclosure connected therewith, a sample of any drug, medicine or substance injurious to health, is guilty of a cla…

A. The department is authorized to develop and conduct local programs for the prevention, detection and treatment of lead-based paint poisoning, subject to legislative appropriation. Such authorization shall include: 1. Educational programs intended to communicate the health dang…

The director shall adopt rules and regulations establishing an effective procedure under which all physicians licensed pursuant to title 32, chapter 13, 14 or 17 shall report to the department all analyses of blood samples which indicate significant levels of lead. The regulation…

A. It shall be unlawful for any person to: 1. Apply lead-based paint to any interior surface of residential housing or a public building and to the exteriors and porches of such housing and buildings in any area which is readily accessible to children under seven years of age. 2.…

A. The director may adopt such rules and regulations as may be necessary and feasible to implement the purposes of this article. B. No person shall interfere, obstruct or hinder an authorized representative of the department in the performance of his duty to administer the provis…

In addition to the remedies provided in this article, the director, with the assistance of the attorney general, may apply to the superior court for injunctive relief.

A. A swimming pool, or other contained body of water that contains water eighteen inches or more in depth at any point and that is wider than eight feet at any point and is intended for swimming, shall be protected by an enclosure surrounding the pool area, as provided in this se…

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. "Risk assessment" means a procedure that produces a quantitative or qualitative estimate of p…

A. The department shall establish an environmental exposure risk assessment program. The program shall: 1. Analyze public health risks associated with environmental exposures. 2. Provide for an independent evaluation and assessment of different strategies to reduce or prevent pub…

A. The risk assessment fund is established. The director of the department of health services shall administer the fund. The fund consists of monies from the following sources: 1. Legislative appropriations. 2. Risk assessment fees collected pursuant to section 36-1692. 3. Gifts,…

A. Beginning January 1, 2020, a person, local government or state agency may not discharge or otherwise use for training purposes class B firefighting foam that contains intentionally added PFAS chemicals unless otherwise required by law or federal regulation. B. Beginning Januar…

In this article, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. "Clinical investigation" means activity conducted for the purpose of developing, refining or training in the process of in vitro fertilization for the treatment of human infertility, including experiments, investigations,…

A. For the purposes of the duty of care owed by a physician, an egg donor is a patient of the physician who retrieves the eggs from the egg donor. B. A physician shall not retrieve eggs except in a hospital, clinic or other medical facility that meets the licensing standards for …

A. A person shall not purchase or offer to purchase a human egg for human somatic cell nuclear transfer or for any purpose other than treatment of human infertility or for clinical investigation by a physician or clinic whose primary practice is treatment of human infertility. Th…

In this chapter, 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. "Mobile food unit" means a food establishment that is licensed by this state, that is readily…

A. The director shall adopt rules that do all of the following: 1. Establish health and safety licensing standards for mobile food vendors and mobile food units that apply on a statewide basis. The licensing standards shall: (a) Include three categories of mobile food units that …

(Rpld. 7/1/27) In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. "Administration" means the Arizona health care cost containment system administration. 2. "Assisted living center" has the same meaning prescribed in section 36-401. 3. "Assisted living facility" has the sa…

(Rpld. 7/1/27) A. The Arizona nurse education investment pilot program is established in the department to increase the capacity of nursing education programs in this state by fostering collaboration among this state's education and health care communities and the state and feder…

(Rpld. 1/1/27) A. The student nurse clinical rotation and licensed or certified nurse training program is established in the administration to expand the capacity of preceptor training programs at health care institutions for nursing students and licensed or certified nurses. B. …

(Rpld. 1/1/27) A. Subject to available monies, the administration may establish a licensed registered nurse transition to practice pilot program to facilitate and improve the transition for nurses from education to practice. The program shall support and develop new nurses, provi…

(Rpld. 1/1/27) A. The department shall develop reporting requirements for each institution of higher education and health care institution participating in the Arizona nurse education investment program. The administration shall develop reporting requirements for the student nurs…

(Rpld. 1/1/27) A. Subject to available monies, the department shall establish the preceptor grant program for graduate students to expand the capacity of preceptor training for graduate students pursuing degrees as physicians in allopathic or osteopathic medicine, as advanced pra…

(Rpld. 1/1/27) A. The pilot program fund is established. The Arizona health care cost containment system administration shall administer the fund. Monies in the fund are continuously appropriated and are exempt from the provisions of section 35-190 relating to lapsing of appropri…

In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. "Accredited program" means a program leading to the award of a degree in audiology that is accredited by an organization recognized for that purpose by the United States department of education. 2. "Approved training prog…

A. The director shall: 1. Supervise and administer qualifying examinations to test the knowledge and proficiency of applicants for a hearing aid dispenser's license. 2. Designate the time and place for holding examinations for a hearing aid dispenser's license. 3. License persons…

The director shall deposit pursuant to sections 35-146 and 35-147, ten per cent of all monies collected pursuant to this chapter in the state general fund and shall deposit the remaining ninety per cent in the health services licensing fund established by section 36-414, except t…

A. The director shall issue a regular license to each applicant who meets the requirements of this chapter. A regular license is valid for two years. B. A licensee shall renew a regular license every two years on payment of the renewal fee prescribed in section 36-1908. There is …

A. A sponsor shall directly train and supervise a temporary licensee. The director shall prescribe by rule a reasonable number of hours of training and supervision required. A sponsor may not sponsor more than two temporary licensees at one time. B. A sponsor and the temporary li…

A. A person who holds a license shall notify the director in writing of the address of the place or places where the person engages in the practice of fitting and dispensing hearing aids, the practice of audiology or the practice of speech-language pathology and of any subsequent…

A. A person shall not engage in the practice of fitting and dispensing hearing aids, audiology or speech-language pathology or display a sign or in any other way advertise or claim to be a hearing aid dispenser, an audiologist or a speech-language pathologist unless the person ho…

The director shall prescribe and collect fees from persons who are regulated under this chapter for the following: 1. An original application for a regular or temporary license. 2. An original issuance of a regular or temporary license. 3. An original application for a regular or…

A. A hearing aid dispenser or dispensing audiologist shall deliver a bill of sale to each person supplied with a hearing aid by the hearing aid dispenser or the dispensing audiologist or at that person's order or direction. B. A bill of sale shall contain the hearing aid dispense…

This chapter does not: 1. Apply to a person while engaged in the practice of recommending hearing aids if such practice is part of the academic curriculum of an accredited institution of higher education or part of a program conducted by a public or charitable institution, or a n…

A. The director may issue a license to a person who is currently licensed in another state or jurisdiction that the director determines meets the minimum licensure requirements of this chapter. The person shall apply for licensure and pay all applicable fees as prescribed by this…

A. An applicant for a hearing aid dispenser license shall pay to the director a nonrefundable application fee and shall show to the satisfaction of the director that the applicant: 1. Has an education equivalent to a four-year course in an accredited high school or has continuous…

A. The examination provided for in this article shall consist of: 1. A demonstration of minimal knowledge in the techniques of testing hearing and fitting and evaluating hearing aids. 2. A knowledge of the medical and rehabilitation facilities, for children and adults with hearin…

The department shall establish an awareness campaign for hearing aid dispensers and post on its website educational materials regarding the bill of sale notice requirements prescribed in section 36-1909.

A. An applicant who fulfills the requirements of section 36-1923, subsection A may apply to the director for a temporary license. B. On receiving an application as provided by subsection A of this section, accompanied by an application fee and proof of sponsorship, the director s…

A. The director may deny, revoke or suspend a license issued under this chapter for any of the following reasons: 1. Being convicted of a felony or misdemeanor involving moral turpitude. The record of the conviction or a certified copy from the clerk of the court where the convic…