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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
In this article, unless the context otherwise requires:
1. “Documentary proof” means written evidence that a pupil has been immunized or has laboratory evidence of immunity that conforms with the standards promulgated pursuant to § 15-872.
2. “Dose” means the number in a series of immunizations that may be prescribed pursuant to § 36-672.
3. “Health agency” means a local health department or similar governmental agency established pursuant to the laws of another state or country and its officers and employees.
4. “Homeless pupil” means a pupil who has a primary residence that is:
(a) A supervised publicly or privately operated shelter designed to provide temporary living accommodations.
(b) An institution that provides a temporary residence for individuals intended to be institutionalized.
(c) A public or private place not designed for, or ordinarily used as a regular sleeping accommodation for, human beings.
5. “Immunization” means the process of inoculation with a specific antigen to promote antibody formation in the body.
6. “Immunized” means the required initial immunization and boosters or reimmunization prescribed pursuant to § 36-672.
7. “Laboratory evidence of immunity” means written evidence of serologic confirmation of the presence of specific antibodies against an immunization-preventable disease that is signed by a physician or an authorized representative of a health agency.
8. “Local health department” means a local health department established pursuant to title 36, chapter 1, article 4. 1
9. “Physician” means a person licensed pursuant to title 32, chapter 13, 17 or 29 2 or a person licensed to practice allopathic or osteopathic medicine under the laws of another state or country.
10. “Pupil” means a person who is eligible to receive instruction at a school and includes pre-kindergarten age children receiving either services for children with disabilities or day care on a school campus otherwise exempt from day care rules pursuant to § 36-884.
11. “Registered nurse practitioner” has the same meaning prescribed in § 32-1601.
12. “School” means a public, private or parochial school that offers instruction at any level or grade through twelfth grade, except for day care facilities regulated pursuant to title 36, chapter 7.1. 3
13. “School administrator” means the principal or person having general daily control and supervision of the school or that person's designee.
14. “Suspension” or “suspended” means:
(a) For a pupil attending a public school, the temporary withdrawal of the privilege of attending school pursuant to § 15-843.
(b) For a pupil attending a private or parochial school, the temporary withdrawal of the privilege of attending school pursuant to the policies and procedures of the private or parochial school.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Arizona Revised Statutes Title 15. Education § 15-871. Definitions - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/az/title-15-education/az-rev-st-sect-15-871/
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