Arizona Board Board of Medical Examiners

Glossary of Terms

Protecting the Public's Health
Arizona Medical Board
9545 East Doubletree Ranch Road
Scottsdale, Arizona · 85258-5539
480-551-2700 · Toll Free: 877-255-2212

The purpose of this glossary is to assist you in understanding the words and phrases used by the Arizona Medical Board. These summaries are not legal definitions, but rather general descriptions of words and phrases used in the Board's website physician profiles.

NOTE: The term "licensee" used in these definitions refers to physicians and physician assistants licensed to practice medicine in Arizona. The term "Board" refers to either the Arizona Medical Board that regulates physicians or the Arizona Regulatory Board of Physician Assistants.

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Board Actions:

Dismiss · Non-Disciplinary Actions · Disciplinary Actions
   
Types of Non-Disciplinary Actions:

Advisory Letter (Physicians) or Letter of Concern (Physician Assistants)
Practice Limitation · Medical Probation

 
   
Types of Disciplinary Actions: Civil Penalty · Fine · Probation · Letter of Reprimand · Decree of Censure · Practice Restriction · Suspension · Summary Suspension · Cancelled with Cause · Surrender of License · Revocation
   

General Terms:

Allopathic Medicine · Board · Certification · Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) · Fellowship · Formal Hearing · Internship · Licensee · Licensure · Malpractice · Medical Practice Act · Negligence · Open Investigations · Osteopathic Medicine · Physician Assistant · Registration · Residency · Schedule II, III, IV, or V drugs · Unprofessional Conduct
   

Probationary Terms:

Biological Fluid Test · Chaperone · Competency Exam (SPEX) · Focused Education or Continuing Medical Education (CME) · Post Licensure Assessment (PLAS) · Restitution
   

Board Orders:

Board Order · Consent Agreement or Stipulated Agreement · Interim Order · Stayed Disciplinary Action
   

Licensing Terms:

Active · Canceled · Expired · Inactivated · Restriction · Revoked · Surrender of License · Suspended
   
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