Title 32, Professions and Occupations

A. The board shall initiate an investigation pursuant to section 32-2551 if a professional regulatory board in another jurisdiction in the United States has taken disciplinary action against a licensee for an act that occurred in that jurisdiction that constitutes unprofessional …

A. On written application, the board may issue a new license to a physician assistant whose license was previously revoked by the board or surrendered if the applicant demonstrates to the board's satisfaction that the applicant is completely rehabilitated with respect to the cond…

The physician assistant licensure compact is adopted and enacted into law as follows: SECTION 1. PURPOSE In order to strengthen access to medical services, and in recognition of the advances in the delivery of medical services, the participating states of the physician assistant …

In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. "Advertising" means submitting bids, contracting or making known by any public notice, publication or solicitation of business, directly or indirectly, that services regulated under this chapter are available for consider…

A. The director of the department of public safety shall administer this chapter. B. The department shall keep a record of: 1. All applications for licenses or registration under this chapter. 2. Whether a license, registration certificate, renewal license or renewal registration…

This chapter does not prevent any political subdivision of this state from prescribing additional requirements for regulation of security guard agencies, but the political subdivision may not assess an additional fee.

This chapter does not apply to: 1. An officer or employee of the federal government, this state or a political subdivision of this state while the officer or employee is performing official duties. 2. An individual who performs security related work at: (a) A commercial nuclear g…

A. The department shall charge and collect reasonable fees as determined by the director to cover the operational and equipment costs of regulating the security guard industry. B. An agency license granted under this chapter may be renewed after the department receives an applica…

A. A person, except a regularly commissioned peace officer, shall not act or attempt to act as, or represent that the person is, a security guard unless the person is registered as a security guard pursuant to this chapter and is acting within the scope of the person's employment…

A. If a person shows at a hearing to the board's satisfaction that the person is not awaiting trial on or has not been convicted of committing any of the offenses listed in section 41-1758.03, subsection B, the board may grant a good cause exception for the following: 1. A misdem…

A. The department may enter into a reciprocal agreement with a state that has security guard qualification laws substantially similar to this chapter to allow a security guard registration to be used by the registrant within the jurisdiction of either this state or the other stat…

A person shall not engage in a business regulated by this chapter or act, assume to act as or represent himself to be a licensee unless the person is licensed pursuant to this chapter.

A. Each applicant, if an individual, or each associate, director or manager, if the applicant is other than an individual, for an agency license to be issued pursuant to this chapter shall: 1. Be at least twenty-one years of age. 2. Be a citizen or a legal resident of the United …

A. Every application for an original or renewal agency license to operate as a private security guard service shall set forth verified information to assist the department in determining the applicant's ability to meet the requirements set forth in this chapter and shall include …

A. The department shall issue an agency license under this article to any applicant who satisfactorily complies with this chapter. Each agency license shall contain the name and address of the licensee and the number of the license and shall be issued for a period of four years. …

A. An applicant for an agency license shall have a qualifying party. B. For a sole proprietorship, the qualifying party shall be the agency licensee. C. For a partnership, corporation or limited liability company, the qualifying party shall be the individual who is liable for man…

A. A licensee may not establish a branch office of a licensed agency unless the department has issued a branch office certificate. B. A branch office certificate authorizes the qualifying party of an agency licensee to conduct the business of a private security guard service agen…

A. No person, except a regularly commissioned peace officer, shall act, attempt to act or represent himself as a security guard unless such person is registered as a guard pursuant to this chapter and acting within the scope of his employment for an agency licensed pursuant to ar…

A. An applicant for an associate or a security guard registration certificate issued pursuant to this article shall: 1. Be at least eighteen years of age. 2. Be a citizen or legal resident of the United States who is authorized to seek employment in the United States. 3. Not have…

A. Every application for an employee registration certificate must set forth verified information to assist the department in determining the applicant's ability to meet the requirements set forth in this chapter, as follows: 1. The full name and address of the applicant. 2. Fing…

A. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, after an investigation, the department shall issue a security guard registration certificate, armed security guard registration certificate, security guard training instructor registration certificate or firearms safety training…

A. An applicant for a security guard training instructor or firearms safety training instructor registration certificate issued pursuant to this article shall: 1. Be at least eighteen years of age. 2. Be a citizen or legal resident of the United States who is authorized to seek e…

A. An agency licensee shall provide eight hours of preassignment training for each person who is employed as a security guard before the employee acts in the capacity of a security guard. The training shall be provided by an instructor who is certified by the department. The requ…

Each holder of a license or registration certificate issued under this chapter shall obtain a standard identification card that is issued by the department. The department shall determine the size and design of the identification card and the card shall contain the following info…

A person employed as a security guard or armed security guard shall not possess the authority of a regularly commissioned police or peace officer. Any duties performed by a security guard or armed security guard shall be performed in the capacity of a private citizen.

A. The particular type of uniform and insignia for a security guard or an armed security guard shall be subject to approval according to rules adopted by the department and shall be such that it will not deceive or confuse the public or be identical with that of any law enforceme…

A. The following constitute grounds for disciplinary action against a licensee or registrant, or if the licensee is other than an individual, against its qualifying party or any of its associates, directors or managers: 1. Using any letterhead, advertisement or other printed matt…

Any person who violates any of the provisions of this chapter is guilty of a class 1 misdemeanor.

Any licensee or registrant under this chapter shall, upon demand, divulge to any law enforcement officer or county attorney any information he may acquire as to any criminal offense.

A. The department may investigate any licensee, registrant, associate, employee or person if that licensee, registrant, associate, employee or person advertises as providing or performs services that require licensure or registration under this chapter. B. The department shall in…

A. Except as provided in subsection E of this section, the department may deny the issuance or renewal of an agency license if the individual applicant or, if the applicant is other than an individual, any qualifying party: 1. Does not meet the requirements prescribed in section …

A. Except as provided in subsection F of this section, the department may deny the issuance of an identification card to an applicant for a security guard registration certificate, an armed security guard registration certificate, a security guard training instructor registration…

Within forty-eight hours after being arrested, a security guard, an armed security guard, a security guard training instructor or a firearms safety training instructor shall notify the person's employer of the arrest. Within twenty-four hours after receiving notice of the arrest,…

In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. "Active candidate status" means that a person meets the requirements established by the American board of genetic counseling, or its successor, to take the American board of genetic counseling's certification examination …

A. The board of genetic counselors is established consisting of the following members who are appointed by the governor: 1. Five genetic counselors who hold active certification in good standing with the American board of genetic counseling and, beginning January 1, 2028, who hol…

A. The board shall: 1. As its primary duty, protect the public from unlawful, incompetent, unqualified, impaired or unprofessional genetic counselors. 2. License and regulate genetic counselors pursuant to this chapter. The board shall exercise its authority to license and regula…

A. The executive director of the Arizona board of osteopathic examiners in medicine and surgery is the director of the board of genetic counselors. The staff of the Arizona board of osteopathic examiners in medicine and surgery shall carry out the administrative responsibilities …

A. Except as otherwise provided in this article, a person may not act as a genetic counselor without being licensed pursuant to this chapter. B. This chapter does not apply to any of the following: 1. A person who is licensed in this state as a physician or who is licensed to pra…

A. On completion of rulemaking and not later than October 1, 2026, a person who wishes to practice genetic counseling in this state shall be licensed pursuant to this chapter. A person who was practicing genetic counseling on September 12, 2026 shall apply to the board for licens…

A. The board may grant a person with active candidate status a provisional license for that person to practice genetic counseling if the person files an application and pays the provisional license fee established by the board pursuant to section 32-2711. The provisional license …

A. The board may deny, suspend or revoke the license of any genetic counselor or any applicant for licensure who: 1. Violates any provision of this chapter or the rules adopted pursuant to this chapter. 2. Is convicted of a felony or a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude. 3. In…

A. The director may investigate a complaint or any information that indicates that a person is or may be violating this article. In connection with an investigation, the director may examine and copy documents and other physical evidence wherever located that relate to the conduc…

A person is guilty of a class 6 felony who: 1. Obtains a license as a genetic counselor by fraud, intentional misrepresentation or deceit. 2. Practices genetic counseling without a license issued pursuant to this chapter or after the person's license has been denied, suspended or…

The board shall prescribe in rule and collect fees for all of the following: 1. An initial genetic counselor license application. 2. A one-year provisional genetic counselor license and, if granted, a one-year provisional license extension. 3. A two-year initial genetic counselor…

It is a violation of this chapter for a person who is not licensed pursuant to this chapter to use the title "licensed genetic counselor" or the abbreviation "L.G.C." or to use any other words, letters, signs or figures to indicate that the person is a licensed genetic counselor.

A. The genetic counselors board fund is established. The board shall deposit, pursuant to sections 35-146 and 35-147, ten percent of all monies collected pursuant to this chapter in the state general fund and deposit the remaining ninety percent in the genetic counselors board fu…