Title 32 — Professions and Occupations
44 chapters · 1,581 sections in this title.
A.R.S. § 32-3025 Application for license; nontransferability; display
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A. Each applicant for a private vocational program license to grant degrees shall make a verified application to the board upon forms prepared and furnished by the board. Any license issued shall be restricted to vocational programs or degree programs and locations of programs sp…
A.R.S. § 32-3027 Fees
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A. The board shall establish and collect the following nonrefundable fees: 1. A filing fee for any combination of an initial and original private vocational program license or license to grant degrees as follows: (a) For up to and including five program reviews, $2,000. (b) For a…
A.R.S. § 32-3051 Grounds for disciplinary action
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The board may take disciplinary action against any person licensed pursuant to this chapter for any one or a combination of the following reasons: 1. Violation of this chapter or rules adopted pursuant to this chapter. 2. Conviction of a felony or any crime related to the operati…
A.R.S. § 32-3052 Types of disciplinary action; definition
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A. On its own motion the board may investigate any evidence indicating that any person may be guilty of violating this chapter or rules adopted pursuant to this chapter. Any person may report to the board any information which shows that a person licensed pursuant to this chapter…
A.R.S. § 32-3053 Persons doing business without a license
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The board may make investigations as provided in section 32-3003, subsection B in order to determine whether a person doing business in this state is required to hold a license as prescribed in this chapter. If the board determines that a person is doing business without holding …
A.R.S. § 32-3054 Hearing; rehearing or review; surrender of license
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A. In any case involving the refusal to issue or renew a license or disciplinary action, the applicant or licensee may request a hearing or file a motion for rehearing or review pursuant to title 41, chapter 6, article 10. B. Upon the revocation of a license, the holder shall sur…
A.R.S. § 32-3055 Judicial review
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Except as provided in section 41-1092.08, subsection H, any person affected by a final administrative decision of the board may have the decision reviewed judicially pursuant to title 12, chapter 7, article 6. If the plaintiff in the review proceedings is not a resident of this s…
A.R.S. § 32-3056 Violation; classification
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A person who violates any provision of this chapter is guilty of a class 3 misdemeanor.
A.R.S. § 32-3057 Cease and desist order; injunctive relief; civil penalty
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A. In addition to all other remedies, if it appears to the board, either on complaint or otherwise, that any person has engaged in or is engaging in an act, practice or transaction which violates this chapter or any rule or order of the board, the board may either: 1. Serve on th…
A.R.S. § 32-3058 Records; preservation; seizure; confidentiality; release
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A. If a person who holds a private vocational program license or license to grant degrees discontinues operation, the chief administrative officer of the educational institution shall file with the board the original or electronic copies, or both, of all educational records of th…
A.R.S. § 32-3059 Opt-in regulation
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Notwithstanding any other law, a private postsecondary institution in this state that is exempt from regulation by the board may notify the board that the institution is opting in to regulation by the board.
A.R.S. § 32-3071 Definitions
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In this article, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. "Assessment" means the amount a private postsecondary education institution is required to pay to the student tuition recovery fund. 2. "Ceasing operations" means that a private postsecondary education institution has sto…
A.R.S. § 32-3072 Student tuition recovery fund
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A. The student tuition recovery fund is established and shall be administered by the board. A person who is injured by a private postsecondary education institution ceasing operations may recover from the fund an amount that does not exceed the actual damages sustained. B. Each p…
A.R.S. § 32-3073 Powers and duties of board over fund
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A. The board shall: 1. Administer the student tuition recovery fund. 2. Receive claims against the fund from persons injured and provide students' educational records from closed institutions. 3. Determine the amount of monies in any fiscal year to be drawn to administer the fund…
A.R.S. § 32-3074 Deposit of assessments
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A. The assessments and student record request fees received by the board for deposit in the fund shall be held in trust to carry out the purposes of the fund. On notice from the board, the state treasurer shall invest and divest monies in the fund as provided by section 35-313, a…
A.R.S. § 32-3075 Statute of limitations; recovery from fund; eligibility
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A. A claim against the fund shall not be commenced later than one year after the private postsecondary education institution has ceased operations. The person injured shall submit a complaint to the board outlining the circumstances surrounding the claim. The board shall promptly…
A.R.S. § 32-3076 Subrogation
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The state has the right of subrogation to the extent of payments made from the fund including the right to collect from a letter of credit, bond or cash deposit made pursuant to section 32-3023 or directly from the institution. The board and the attorney general shall promptly en…
A.R.S. § 32-3077 Violation; penalties
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A. The board may suspend the license of an institution which is required to pay the assessment to the student tuition recovery fund and fails to timely pay the assessment. The board shall prohibit the institution from collecting any prepaid tuition due during the period of suspen…
A.R.S. § 32-3101 Definitions
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In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. "Certification" means a voluntary process by which a regulatory entity grants recognition to an individual who has met certain prerequisite qualifications specified by that regulatory entity and who may assume or use the …
A.R.S. § 32-3102 Nonapplicability of chapter
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This chapter does not: 1. Apply to any regulatory entity legislatively enacted before August 7, 1985, except as provided in this chapter. 2. Apply to or interfere in any way with the practice of religion or any kind of treatment by prayer. 3. Apply to any remedial or technical am…
A.R.S. § 32-3103 Regulation of health professions; legislation; criteria
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A. Regulation shall not be imposed on any unregulated health profession for the purpose of prohibiting competition, but only for the exclusive purpose of protecting the public interest. All proposed legislation to regulate a health profession for the first time shall be reviewed …
A.R.S. § 32-3104 Health professional groups; written report; legislative informational hearings; proposed legislation
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A. A health professional group shall submit a written report explaining the factors prescribed in section 32-3105 to the president of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives. The report shall be submitted on or before November 1 before the start of the legislat…
A.R.S. § 32-3105 Health professional groups; proposed regulation; factors
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A health professional group that is seeking regulation shall explain each of the following factors to the extent requested by the legislative committees: 1. Why regulation is necessary, including: (a) The nature of the potential harm to the public if the health profession is not …
A.R.S. § 32-3106 Health professional groups; increased scope of practice; factors; legislation; notification; definition
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1. Whether current education and training or preparedness or available continuing education and training for that health professional group adequately prepares members of the health professional group for the increased scope of practice sought. 2. Whether increasing the scope of …
A.R.S. § 32-3107 Continuing education requirements; evidence of effectiveness
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Any legislative proposal which contains a continuing education requirement for a health profession shall be accompanied by evidence that such a requirement has been proven effective for the health profession.
A.R.S. § 32-3108 Grievance process; public testimony
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Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, a regulatory entity shall allow a person or a representative of a person who has made a complaint or a person or a representative of a person against whom a complaint has been made attending a board disciplinary meeting open to the public …
A.R.S. § 32-3121 Definitions
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In this article, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. "Health profession regulatory board" has the same meaning prescribed in section 32-3201. 2. "Temporary license" means a short-term license issued to a qualified individual to work in this state on a short-term basis by te…
A.R.S. § 32-3122 Rules
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A health profession regulatory board may adopt rules to carry out this article.
A.R.S. § 32-3123 Board delegation; executive director
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Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, a health profession regulatory board may grant authority to the board's executive director to issue and approve licenses, certifications, registrations, preceptorships, reinstatements or waivers to an applicant or licensee who me…
A.R.S. § 32-3124 Temporary licensure; rules; fee; applicability
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A. A health profession regulatory board in this state may issue a temporary license to allow an applicant who is not a licensee to practice in this state if the applicant meets all of the following requirements: 1. Holds an active and unrestricted health profession license in a s…
A.R.S. § 32-3201 Definitions
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In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. "Health profession regulatory board" means any board that regulates one or more health professionals in this state. 2. "Health professional" means a person who is certified or licensed pursuant to chapter 7, 8, 11, 13, 14…
A.R.S. § 32-3201.01 Definition of medication-assisted treatment
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In this title, unless the context otherwise requires, "medication-assisted treatment" means the use of pharmacological medications that are approved by the United States food and drug administration, in combination with counseling and behavioral therapies, to provide a whole pati…
A.R.S. § 32-3202 License or certificate suspension
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The certificate or license of a health professional who does not renew the certificate or license as prescribed by statute and who has been advised in writing that an investigation is pending at the time the certificate or license is due to expire or terminate does not expire or …
A.R.S. § 32-3203 Malpractice claim investigation
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On receipt of a malpractice report and a copy of a malpractice complaint as provided in section 12-570, the health profession regulatory board shall initiate an investigation into the matter to determine if the licensee is in violation of the statutes or rules governing licensure…
A.R.S. § 32-3204 Experimental diagnosis, therapy or treatment; implied consent; definition
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A. Notwithstanding any provision of this title to the contrary, a health professional, within the scope of that person's profession, may use an experimental diagnosis, therapy or treatment on a patient who is unable to make or communicate health care decisions and who has an emer…
A.R.S. § 32-3205 Board disciplinary action; voting requirements
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If a disciplinary action requires a vote of board members, a health profession regulatory board shall conduct that vote by roll call. The board shall maintain a record of each member's vote. This section does not prohibit a board from using a consent agenda.
A.R.S. § 32-3206 Disciplinary action; information; disclosure
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A. At least ten business days before a meeting of a health profession regulatory board to review the status of an investigation, the board shall provide notice of the meeting to the health professional, including notice of the opportunity for the health professional to request a …
A.R.S. § 32-3207 Health professionals disease hazard; testing; petition; definition
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B. The court shall hear the petition promptly. If the court finds that probable cause exists to believe that significant exposure occurred between the patient or deceased person and the health professional, the court shall order that either: 1. The person who transferred blood or…
A.R.S. § 32-3208 Criminal charges; mandatory reporting requirements; civil penalty; exceptions
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A. A health professional who has been charged with a misdemeanor involving conduct that may affect patient safety or a felony after receiving or renewing a license or certificate must notify the health professional's regulatory board in writing within ten working days after the c…
A.R.S. § 32-3209 Release of information; fees
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A. On request of any person, a health profession regulatory board must provide the following information to that person: 1. A copy of the minutes of any specified board meeting. 2. A copy of a board action concerning a person regulated by the board. 3. A copy of the final adjudic…
A.R.S. § 32-3210 Billing for laboratory costs; unprofessional conduct; definition
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A. It is an act of unprofessional conduct for a health professional to request a laboratory that provides anatomic pathology services at the health professional's orders to submit a bill for anatomic pathology services, whether occurring in this state or elsewhere, to any person …
A.R.S. § 32-3211 Medical records; protocol; unprofessional conduct; corrective action; exemptions
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A. A health professional must prepare a written protocol for the secure storage, transfer and access of the medical records of the health professional's patients. At a minimum the protocol must specify: 1. If the health professional terminates or sells the health professional's p…
A.R.S. § 32-3212 Umbilical cord blood; patient information; definition
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A. Beginning January 1, 2007, if a health professional has a patient who is in her second trimester of pregnancy, the health professional must inform the patient of the following options relating to stem cells that are contained in the umbilical cord blood after the delivery of h…
A.R.S. § 32-3213 Health professionals; disclosure; unprofessional conduct; definition
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A. An advertisement for health care services that includes a health professional's name shall identify the title and type of license the health professional holds and under which the health professional is practicing. B. A health professional who violates this section commits an …
A.R.S. § 32-3214 Board actions; public access to records; website
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A. If a health profession regulatory board dismisses a complaint, the record of that complaint is available to that regulatory board and the public pursuant to section 39-121 but may not appear on the board's website. For the purposes of this subsection, "dismisses a complaint" m…
A.R.S. § 32-3215 Medical marijuana; unprofessional conduct; annual reports; identifying information
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A. It is an act of unprofessional conduct for a health professional who is licensed pursuant to chapter 13, 14, 17 or 29 of this title to recommend medical marijuana pursuant to title 36, chapter 28.1 for other than a debilitating medical condition as defined in section 36-2801. …
A.R.S. § 32-3216 Health care providers; charges; public availability; direct payment; notice; definitions
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A. A health care provider must make available on request or online the direct pay price for at least the twenty-five most commonly provided services, if applicable, for the health care provider. The services may be identified by a common procedural terminology code or by a plain-…
A.R.S. § 32-3217 Volunteer health services registration; health professionals; free medical clinic
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A. A health profession regulatory board in this state may issue a volunteer health services registration to allow a health professional who is not a licensee to practice in this state for a total of up to fourteen days each calendar year if the health professional meets all of th…
A.R.S. § 32-3218 Health profession regulatory boards; members; training; definitions
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A. Beginning January 1, 2015, each member of a health profession regulatory board shall complete a twelve-hour training within one year after the member's initial appointment to the board. Any member of a health profession regulatory board whose initial appointment was before Jan…
A.R.S. § 32-3219 Licensure; renewal; notification; definitions
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A. A medical practitioner regulatory board shall notify each medical practitioner who receives an initial or renewal license and who intends to apply for registration or has an active registration under the controlled substances act (21 United States Code section 801 through 904)…