Arizona
Pesticide Reporting Requirements
Region
Arizona
Required to Report
Yes
What to Report
Any Pesticide-Related Exposure
State Office
Department of Health Services, Office of Environmental Health
Phone 1
602-364-3118
Timeframe to Report Injury or Exposure
Five working days
Mandated to report
PhysiciansHospitalsOther health professionals
SENSOR partnership with NIOSH
Pesticide Poisoning Prevention Program - (technical support from NIOSH): http://www.azdhs.gov/phs/oeh/children/pesticides/
Workers' Compensation
Coverage for Farmworkers
Required
Limitations
farmworkers are not separately mentioned.
Statute
Ariz. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 23-901(6) (2009)
Coverage for Undocumented Workers
Yes
Case Law
Ariz. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 23-901(6)(b) (2009) (defining employee to include "aliens . . . legally or illegally permitted to work for hire").
Benefits Available for Undocumented Workers
Undocumented worker was awarded medical, surgical, and hospital benefits and temporary compensation from the date of his injury through the date he was found to be medically stationary. Gamez v. Indus. Comm'n of Arizona, 141 P.3d 794, 795 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2006). He was denied further benefits because they were deemed medically unnecessary. Id., 141 P.3d at 796.
State Workers’ Compensation Website
Online forms
Additional Information
A strongly argued concurrence in Gamez v. Indus. Comm'n of Arizona insisted that undocumented workers were not employees as defined by the Workers' Compensation Act, despite the fact that the definition of "employee" includes "aliens and minors legally or illegally permitted to work for hire." 141 P.3d 794, 796-805 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2006).