Title 32 — Professions and Occupations

A. Examinations for certification shall include the subjects of radiation protection, x-ray physics, radiographic techniques, processing techniques, nursing procedures, anatomy terminology, radiological mathematics, professional ethics and such other subjects as the department ma…

A. The department shall issue an initial certificate that is valid for two years to each candidate who has paid the prescribed fee and who either has successfully passed the examination or has been accepted pursuant to section 32-2812. B. The department, on application, may issue…

A. The department shall adopt rules regarding the certification of practical technologists in bone densitometry to allow the certificate holder to apply ionizing radiation to a person's extremities through the use of a bone densitometry machine. The rules shall prescribe: 1. The …

A. Except as provided in section 32-4301, a certificate issued under this section is valid for two years. B. The department may renew a certificate for two years on payment of a renewal fee established by the director and submission of a renewal application containing information…

A. A person holding a certificate may use the title "certified radiologic technologist", "certified nuclear medicine technologist", "certified radiation therapy technologist", "certified computed tomography technologist", "certified mammographic technologist", "certified radiolog…

A person who was an unlimited practical technologist in radiology under this chapter from and after December 31, 1992 and whose certificate was not suspended or revoked but who failed to renew the certificate, on application to the department, may be placed on inactive status or …

A. A person who wishes to practice as a radiologist assistant must apply to the department for a certificate on a form and in the manner prescribed by the department pursuant to the requirements of section 32-2812. B. The department shall adopt rules to implement this section. Th…

A. The director may revoke or suspend a certificate or permit issued under this chapter if the holder of the certificate or permit: 1. Is guilty of any fraud or deceit in activities as a technologist or radiologist assistant or has been guilty of any fraud or deceit in procuring …

A. It is unlawful for any person to: 1. Sell or fraudulently obtain or furnish a radiologic technologist diploma, certificate or record. 2. Engage in the activities of a technologist under cover of a diploma or certificate illegally obtained or obtained by fraudulent misrepresent…

A. The department or its duly authorized representatives may enter during scheduled work hours on private or public property for the purpose of: 1. Ensuring that only certified individuals or individuals who are exempt from certification are operating ionizing radiation machines.…

The department may file a petition for injunctive relief against a person who violates a provision of this chapter. The person may be served in any county of this state. The action shall be brought on behalf of the director by the attorney general or the county attorney of the co…

A. A person who wishes to perform diagnostic mammography or screening mammography as defined in section 30-651 shall obtain a mammographic technologist certificate from the department. A person who wishes to perform computed tomography shall obtain a computed tomography technolog…

A physician licensed under chapter 13 or 17 of this title who reads or interprets mammographic images shall meet the following requirements: 1. Have completed forty hours of medical education credits in mammography. 2. Be certified by either the American board of radiology in dia…

A. A facility that wishes to conduct patient self-referral mammographic screening examinations after January 1, 1994 shall submit the following to the department: 1. The physician-approved guide for accepting self-referrals by patients. 2. A copy of the facility's quality assuran…

In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. "Acupuncture" means a medical therapy in which ailments are diagnosed and treated by the specific application of needles, heat or physical and electromagnetic impulses or currents to specific anatomic points on the body t…

A. The board of homeopathic and integrated medicine examiners is established consisting of the following members appointed by the governor: 1. Two public members. 2. Until January 1, 2017, four members who are licensed pursuant to section 32-2912, subsection A. 3. Beginning Janua…

A. The board shall hold an annual meeting each September in Maricopa county. At this meeting the board shall elect from its membership a president and a vice president. B. The board by majority vote may also establish an annual schedule of regular meetings at times and places pre…

A. The board shall: 1. Conduct all examinations for applicants for a license under this chapter, issue licenses, conduct hearings, regulate the conduct of licensees and administer and enforce this chapter. 2. Enforce the standards of practice prescribed by this chapter and board …

A. The executive director of the acupuncture board of examiners shall serve as the executive director of the board of homeopathic and integrated medicine examiners. The staff of the acupuncture board of examiners shall carry out the administrative responsibilities of the board of…

A. A board of homeopathic and integrated medicine examiners' fund is established. Pursuant to sections 35-146 and 35-147, the board shall deposit fifteen percent of all monies collected under this chapter in the state general fund and deposit the remaining eighty-five percent in …

(L24, Ch. 222, sec. 38. Eff. 7/1/28) A. A board of homeopathic and integrated medicine examiners' fund is established. Pursuant to sections 35-146 and 35-147, the board shall deposit ten percent of all monies collected under this chapter in the state general fund and deposit the …

A. When the board receives a complaint on a licensee who is also licensed pursuant to chapter 13 or 17 of this title, the board shall immediately notify the other board. B. If the boards disagree and if both boards continue to claim jurisdiction over the dual licensee, an arbitra…

This chapter does not prevent: 1. The practice of any other method, system or science of healing by a person who is licensed pursuant to the laws of this state if that person is acting within the scope of that license. 2. The practice by licensees discharging their duties while m…

A. The board shall grant a license to practice pursuant to this chapter to an applicant who meets all of the following requirements: 1. Holds a degree from an approved school of medicine or has received a medical education that the board determines is of equivalent quality. 2. Ho…

A. An applicant for licensure shall successfully pass an examination prescribed by the board. B. If a person is seeking licensure pursuant to section 32-2912, subsection A, the examination for a license to practice under this chapter shall include all subjects that are generally …

A. The board by formal vote at its annual meeting shall establish fees and penalties that do not exceed the following: 1. $550 for an application for a license to practice homeopathic medicine pursuant to section 32-2912, subsection G, paragraph 1. 2. $250 for issuance of an init…

A. The board shall issue a license to practice homeopathic medicine in this state if the applicant meets all board requirements for licensure and pays the licensure fee. B. The board may issue a duplicate license to a person who holds a license under this chapter on payment of th…

A. The board may publish an annual directory containing the following: 1. The names and addresses of the officers and members of the board. 2. The names and addresses of all persons who are certified, licensed or registered by the board. 3. The current certified board rules. 4. A…

A. The board president or a person designated by the board may issue locum tenens registration to a person who meets all of the following requirements: 1. Submits proof satisfactory to the board that the applicant for registration holds an unrestricted license to practice allopat…

A. The following acts are class 5 felonies: 1. Practicing medicine as a homeopathic doctor or homeopathic practitioner pursuant to this chapter without being licensed or exempt from licensure pursuant to this chapter. 2. Securing a license to engage in the practice of homeopathic…

A. A person who is licensed pursuant to section 32-2912, subsection A may use the designation and sign the licensee's name, wherever required, in any capacity, as "homeopathic doctor", "homeopathic physician". If the licensee is a graduate of a board-approved allopathic school of…

A. In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, "unprofessional conduct" includes the following acts, whether occurring in this state or elsewhere: 1. Performing an invasive surgical procedure that is not specifically allowed by this chapter or by board rules or pursua…

A. The board on its own motion may investigate any evidence that appears to show that a licensee is or may be medically incompetent, guilty of unprofessional conduct or mentally or physically unable to engage safely in the practice of homeopathic medicine. Any licensee, the Arizo…

A. In connection with the investigation by the board on its own motion or as the result of information received pursuant to section 32-2934, subsection A, the board or its authorized agents or employees shall at all reasonable times have access to, for the purpose of examination,…

A licensee must keep a patient's medical records as follows: 1. If the patient is an adult, for at least seven years after the last date the licensee provided the patient with medical or health care services. 2. If the patient is a child, either for at least three years after the…

Except as provided in section 41-1092.08, subsection H, judicial review of license suspension or revocation is available pursuant to title 12, chapter 7, article 6.

This chapter does not prevent a medical assistant from assisting a licensee pursuant to rules adopted by the board.

A. In addition to all other available remedies, if the board has any reason to believe that a person has violated this chapter or a board rule, the board through the attorney general or the county attorney may apply to the superior court in Maricopa county for an injunction restr…

A. The board may establish a program for the treatment and rehabilitation of licensees who are impaired by alcohol or substance abuse. This program shall include education, intervention, therapeutic treatment and posttreatment monitoring and support. B. The board may contract wit…

A. The board may establish a confidential program for the evaluation, treatment and monitoring of persons who are licensed pursuant to this chapter and who have a medical, psychiatric, psychological or behavioral health disorder that may impact the ability to safely practice medi…

1. Medical malpractice settlements or judgments or allegations of sexual misconduct or if an incident or occurrence involved a felony, diversion of a controlled substance or impairment while practicing by the licensee. 2. A board's consideration of the specific unprofessional con…

A. Except as provided in subsection C of this section, a person who is licensed pursuant to section 32-2912, subsection A may dispense drugs and devices kept by the licensee, including: 1. Controlled substances. 2. Prescription-only drugs. 3. Homeopathic medications. 4. Nonprescr…

In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. "Accredited" means accredited by an accrediting agency recognized by the United States department of education. 2. "Board" means the state board for private postsecondary education. 3. "Degree" means an academic degree or…

A. A state board for private postsecondary education is established consisting of the following seven members appointed by the governor pursuant to section 38-211: 1. Two members who hold executive or managerial positions in a private educational institution offering private voca…

A. The board shall: 1. Annually select a chairman from among its members. 2. Meet at least four times a year. 3. Adopt rules which are necessary or proper for the administration of this chapter. 4. Administer and enforce this chapter and rules adopted pursuant to this chapter. 5.…

A. Pursuant to sections 35-146 and 35-147, the board shall deposit fifteen percent of all fees or other revenues received by the board in the state general fund and deposit the remaining eighty-five percent in the board for private postsecondary education fund. B. Monies deposite…

(L24, Ch. 222, sec. 40. Eff. 7/1/28) A. Pursuant to sections 35-146 and 35-147, the board shall deposit ten percent of all fees or other revenues received by the board in the state general fund and deposit the remaining ninety percent in the board for private postsecondary educat…

A. A person shall not operate a private vocational program unless the person holds a private vocational program license issued pursuant to this chapter. Each program offered by a private vocational program licensee shall be authorized on a private vocational program license. The …

A. A person doing business for profit or not for profit in this state, except a public community college or public university, shall not grant or offer to grant a degree to any person or operate an institution which grants or offers to grant a degree to any person unless the pers…

A. Before granting a private vocational program license or license to grant degrees the board shall require of the applicant a letter of credit, a surety bond in a form acceptable to the board or a cash deposit pursuant to this section if the program or institution is not accredi…