Bill Text: AZ SB1050 | 2014 | Fifty-first Legislature 2nd Regular | Introduced

NOTE: There are more recent revisions of this legislation. Read Latest Draft

---

Bill Title: Telemedicine; naturopaths

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2014-04-17 - Chapter 67 [SB1050 Detail]

Download: Arizona-2014-SB1050-Introduced.html

---

 

 

 

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.

 

 

(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)

 

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