Title 32 — Professions and Occupations

1. Within a two-year period immediately preceding initial application for a transitional training permit, was either: (a) Qualified to submit, and submitted, a valid application to an accredited internship or residency program but was not selected for a position. (b) Selected for…

The executive director may grant a one-year training permit to a person who: 1. Participates in a program at an approved school of medicine or a hospital that has an approved hospital internship, residency or clinical fellowship training program if the purpose of the program is t…

A. A doctor of osteopathic medicine who is not licensed in this state may be employed as a full-time faculty member by a school of osteopathic medicine in this state approved by the American osteopathic association or a teaching hospital's accredited graduate medical education pr…

A. The board shall waive a physician's biennial renewal fee if the physician has paid all past fees, presents an affidavit to the board stating that the physician has permanently retired from the practice of osteopathic medicine and does not have any pending complaints or open di…

A. The board may issue a pro bono registration to allow a doctor of osteopathy who is not a licensee to practice in this state for a total of sixty days each calendar year if the doctor meets all of the following requirements: 1. Holds an active and unrestricted license to practi…

A. Beginning July 1, 2017, the board may issue a temporary license, which may not be renewed or extended, to allow a physician who is not a licensee to practice in this state for a total of up to two hundred fifty consecutive days if the physician meets all of the following requi…

A. The board may not require an applicant for licensure pursuant to this article to hold or maintain a specialty certification as a condition of licensure in this state. This subsection does not prohibit the board from considering an applicant's specialty certification as a facto…

The following acts are prohibited: 1. Practicing medicine and surgery as an osteopathic physician and surgeon without holding a license issued by the board under the provisions of this chapter. 2. Misusing the designation "D.O." in a way that leads the public to believe that a pe…

A person holding a license under this chapter to practice medicine and surgery as an osteopathic physician and surgeon shall be subject to all state and local laws and regulations pertaining to public health. In diagnosticating, prognosticating and treating any human ills he shal…

A person licensed under this chapter shall use the title "osteopathic physician and surgeon", "osteopathic physician" or "doctor of osteopathy" or affix the initials "D.O." after the licensee's name.

It is unlawful for a person to use the title "medical assistant" or a related abbreviation unless the person is working as a medical assistant under the supervision of a doctor of osteopathic medicine pursuant to rules adopted by the board or possesses written verification of suc…

For the purposes of this chapter, "unprofessional conduct" includes the following acts, whether occurring in this state or elsewhere: 1. Knowingly betraying a professional secret or wilfully violating a privileged communication except as either of these may otherwise be required …

A. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the board on its own motion may investigate any information that appears to show that an osteopathic physician and surgeon is or may be guilty of unprofessional conduct or is or may be mentally or physically unable safely to eng…

A. Pursuant to an investigation conducted under this chapter, the board and its authorized agents and employees may examine any documents, reports, records or other physical evidence of any person being investigated, as well as the reports, records and other documents maintained …

[Repealed or reserved.]

A. A health care institution as defined in section 36-401 or a subscription provider of health care shall report to the board any information it may have that appears to show that a physician may be guilty of unprofessional conduct or may be mentally or physically unable safely t…

Except as provided in section 41-1092.08, subsection H, an appeal to the superior court in Maricopa county may be taken from any final decision of the board pursuant to title 12, chapter 7, article 6.

A. An injunction may be issued to enjoin the practice of osteopathic medicine by either of the following: 1. A person not licensed to practice osteopathic medicine nor exempt from the licensing requirement under this chapter. 2. A physician whose continued practice will or may ca…

A. A person who practices medicine and surgery as an osteopathic physician and surgeon without compliance with this chapter or a person who violates any of the provisions of this chapter is guilty of a class 5 felony. B. A violation of each section of this chapter constitutes a s…

Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prevent a medical assistant from assisting a doctor of osteopathic medicine pursuant to rules adopted by the board.

A. Notwithstanding section 32-1854, it is not an act of unprofessional conduct for a physician to report to the department of health services the name of a patient's spouse or sex partner or a person with whom the patient has shared hypodermic needles or syringes if the physician…

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

A. Except as provided in subsections B and F of this section, an osteopathic physician may dispense drugs and devices kept by the physician if: 1. All drugs are dispensed in packages labeled with the following information: (a) The dispensing physician's name, address and telephon…

In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. "Administer" means directly applying a controlled substance, prescription-only drug, dangerous drug or narcotic drug, whether by injection, inhalation, ingestion or any other means, to the body of a patient or research su…

A. In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, for the purposes of disciplining a permittee, "unethical conduct" means the following, whether occurring in this state or elsewhere: 1. Committing a felony, whether or not involving moral turpitude, or a misdemeanor invol…

A. The Arizona state board of pharmacy is established consisting of the following members who are appointed by the governor: 1. Six pharmacists at least one of whom is a pharmacist employed by a licensed hospital and at least one of whom is employed by a community pharmacy and en…

A. The board shall annually elect a president and a vice-president from among its membership and, subject to title 41, chapter 4, article 4, select an executive director who may or may not be a member of the board. The executive director shall serve at the pleasure of the board. …

A. The board shall: 1. Make bylaws and adopt rules that are necessary to protect the public and that pertain to the practice of pharmacy, the manufacturing, wholesaling or supplying of drugs, devices, poisons or hazardous substances, the use of pharmacy technicians and support pe…

A. The board of pharmacy shall hold meetings to consider license, permit and registration applications and to transact other business legally coming before it. The board must hold at least four meetings in each fiscal year. B. The board shall designate the time and place of its m…

A. The board may join and subscribe to state, district, regional or national organizations or publications relating to and dealing with pharmacy and manufacturing, wholesaling, and distribution of drugs, devices, poisons, and hazardous substances. B. Members of the board, the exe…

A. Except as provided in section 32-1939, the executive director shall receive and receipt for all fees and other monies provided for in this chapter and shall deposit, pursuant to sections 35-146 and 35-147, fifteen percent of such monies in the state general fund and eighty-fiv…

(L24, Ch. 222, sec. 28 & Ch. 232, sec. 1. Eff. 7/1/28) A. Except as provided in section 32-1939, the executive director shall receive and receipt for all fees and other monies provided for in this chapter and shall deposit, pursuant to sections 35-146 and 35-147, ten percent of s…

A. The provisions of this chapter regarding the selling of drugs, poisons, or hazardous substances shall be considered to include the sale, dispensing, furnishing or giving of any such article, or the supplying or applying of any such articles in the conduct of any drug, poison, …

1. That the donor is legally authorized to possess the medicine. 2. The donor's name, address and telephone number and permit or license number, if applicable. 3. That the donor will remove or redact any patient names and prescription numbers on donated medicine or will otherwise…

A. If a natural disaster or terrorist attack occurs and, as a consequence of the natural disaster or terrorist attack, a state of emergency is declared by the governor or by a county, city or town pursuant to its authority and the declared state of emergency results in individual…

A. This chapter does not prevent: 1. The prescription and dispensing of drugs or prescription medications by a registered nurse practitioner or clinical nurse specialist pursuant to rules adopted by the Arizona state board of nursing in consultation with the Arizona medical board…

A. A pharmacist, pharmacy intern, pharmacy technician and pharmacy technician trainee are not required to disclose the following information when filing an application under this chapter: 1. A single misdemeanor charge that was dismissed, expunged or set aside more than five year…

A. An applicant for licensure as a pharmacist shall: 1. Be a graduate of a school or college of pharmacy or department of pharmacy of a university recognized by the board or the accreditation council for pharmacy education or qualify under subsection D of this section. 2. Have su…

A. A pharmacist who meets the qualifications established by the board to supervise the training of a pharmacy intern shall comply with the rules of the board and be known as a pharmacy intern preceptor. B. A person shall not act as a pharmacy intern until that person is licensed …

A. An applicant for licensure as a pharmacy technician must: 1. Be at least eighteen years of age. 2. Have a high school diploma or the equivalent of a high school diploma. 3. Complete a training program prescribed by board rules. 4. Pass a board-approved pharmacy technician exam…

A. An applicant for licensure as a pharmacist shall pay the board an initial licensure fee of not more than $500. B. An applicant for licensure as a pharmacist, intern or pharmacy technician shall pay a fee prescribed by the board that does not exceed $50 for issuance of a wall l…

A. Except for interns and pharmacy technician trainees, the board shall assign all persons who are licensed under this chapter to one of two license renewal groups. Except as provided in section 32-4301, a holder of a license certificate designated in the licensing database as ev…

A. Except as prescribed in subsection B of this section, a pharmacist, intern, pharmacy technician or pharmacy technician trainee, within ten days after a change in that person's employer, employer's address, home address or contact information, shall electronically update the pe…

A. A licensee shall give written notice to the board office staff of a change in the licensee's residency status authorized by the United States citizenship and immigration services. B. If the licensee's residency status ceases to be authorized by the United States citizenship an…

A. A pharmacist or pharmacy intern is subject to disciplinary action by the board for any of the following: 1. The board determines that the licensee has committed an act of unprofessional conduct. 2. The licensee is found by psychiatric examination to be mentally unfit to practi…

A. A pharmacy technician or pharmacy technician trainee is subject to disciplinary action by the board for any of the following: 1. The board determines that the licensee or registrant has committed an act of unprofessional conduct. 2. The licensee or registrant is found by psych…

A. The board may discipline a permittee if: 1. The board determines that the permittee or permittee's employee is guilty of unethical conduct pursuant to section 32-1901.01, subsection A. 2. Pursuant to a psychiatric examination, the permittee or the permittee's employee is found…

A. A person that resides in this state or in any other jurisdiction and that sells a narcotic or other controlled substance, a prescription-only drug or device, a nonprescription drug, a precursor chemical or a restricted chemical within or into this state shall hold a valid boar…

A. Except as provided in subsection B of this section, a license shall be denied, revoked or suspended or a pharmacist or pharmacy intern shall be placed on probation or censured and a civil penalty imposed only after due notice and a hearing pursuant to title 41, chapter 6, arti…

A. Except as provided in section 32-4301, the board shall require and provide for biennial registration of every pharmacy, wholesaler, third-party logistics provider and manufacturer and any other place in which or from which drugs are sold, compounded, dispensed, stocked, expose…