2005 Arizona Revised Statutes - Revised Statutes §36-2171 Definitions
In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
1. "Department" means the department of health services.
2. "Mid-level provider" means a physician assistant as defined in section 32-2501, a registered nurse practitioner as defined in section 32-1601 or a registered nurse practitioner who is certified by the state board of nursing as a qualified nurse midwife.
3. "Rural" means either:
(a) A county with a population of less than four hundred thousand persons according to the most recent United States decennial census.
(b) A census county division with less than fifty thousand persons in a county with a population of four hundred thousand or more persons according to the most recent United States decennial census.
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