Arizona Revised Statutes Title 41. State Government § 41-619.51. Definitions

1. “Agency” means the supreme court, the department of economic security, the department of child safety, the department of education, the department of health services, the department of juvenile corrections, the department of emergency and military affairs, the department of public safety, the department of transportation, the state real estate department, the department of insurance and financial institutions, the Arizona game and fish department, the Arizona department of agriculture, the board of examiners of nursing care institution administrators and assisted living facility managers, the state board of dental examiners, the Arizona state board of pharmacy, the board of physical therapy, the state board of psychologist examiners, the board of athletic training, the board of occupational therapy examiners, the state board of podiatry examiners, the acupuncture board of examiners the state board of technical registration or the board of massage therapy or the Arizona department of housing.

2. “Board” means the board of fingerprinting.

3. “Central registry exception” means notification to the department of economic security, the department of child safety or the department of health services, as appropriate, pursuant to § 41-619.57 that the person is not disqualified because of a central registry check conducted pursuant to § 8-804.

4. “Expedited review” means an examination, in accordance with board rule, of the documents an applicant submits by the board or its hearing officer without the applicant being present.

5. “Good cause exception” means the issuance of a fingerprint clearance card to an employee pursuant to § 41-619.55.

6. “Person” means a person who is required to be fingerprinted pursuant to this article or who is subject to a central registry check and any of the following: