36-3401 - Arizona Statutes

36-3401. Definitions In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. "Advisory council" means the Arizona state advisory council on the seriously mentally ill. 2. "Children" means persons who are under the age of nineteen years or persons who are under the age of twenty-two years and enrolled in an educational facility. 3. "Clean claim" means a claim that can be processed without obtaining additional information from the service provider or from a third party. Clean claim does not include claims under investigation for fraud or abuse or claims under review for medical necessity. 4. "Department" means the department of health services. 5. "Deputy director" means the deputy director of the division of behavioral health in the department of health services. 6. "Director" means the director of the department of health services. 7. "Division" means the division of behavioral health in the department of health services. 8. "Regional behavioral health authority" means an organization under contract with the department to coordinate the delivery of mental health services in a geographically specific service area of the state for eligible persons. 9. "Service provider" means an organization or mental health professional that meets the criteria established by the department and has a contract with the department or a regional behavioral health authority.