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REFERENCE TITLE: medical board; license renewal |
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State of Arizona House of Representatives Fifty-second Legislature Second Regular Session 2016
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HB 2364 |
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Introduced by Representative Carter
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AN ACT
Amending section 32‑1430, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to the Arizona medical board.
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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Section 32-1430, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:
32-1430. License renewal; expiration; unauthorized medical practice; penalties
A. Except as provided in section 32‑4301, each person holding an active license to practice medicine in this state shall renew the license every other year on or before the licensee's birthday and shall pay the fee required by this article, accompanied by a completed renewal form. The board shall provide the renewal form online and, on request, shall mail the form to the licensee. A licensee who does not renew an active license as required by this subsection on or before thirty days after the licensee's birthday must also pay a penalty fee as required by this article for late renewal. A licensee's license automatically expires if the licensee does not renew an active license within four months after the licensee's birthday. A person who practices medicine in this state after that person's active license has expired is in violation of this chapter.
B. A person renewing an active license to practice medicine in this state shall provide to the board as part of the renewal process a report of disciplinary actions, restrictions or any other action placed on or against that person's license or practice by another state licensing or disciplinary board or an agency of the federal government. This action may include denying a license or failing the special purpose licensing examination. The report shall include the name and address of the sanctioning agency or health care institution, the nature of the action taken and a general statement of the charges leading to the action taken.
C. The licensee shall submit proof with the renewal form of having completed a training unit as prescribed by the board relating to the requirements of this chapter and board rules.
D. A person whose license has expired may reapply for a license to practice medicine as provided in this chapter. who submits an application for renewal within a two‑year period after the expiration of the person's previous license shall do all of the following:
1. Submit a completed renewal form and comply with subsections b and c of this section.
2. Pay the renewal and late renewal fees prescribed in section 32‑1436 and as established by the board.
3. Provide proof of completion of all continuing medical education as established by the board that would be required if the licensee had not allowed the license to expire.
4. Provide a notarized statement describing any medical practice the person engaged in following the expiration of the person's previous license.
E. On satisfactory completion of the requirements prescribed in subsection D of this section, the board may renew the person's license. If the board finds that the person engaged in any unauthorized practice of medicine following the expiration of the person's previous license, the board may assess a civil penalty of not more than one thousand dollars or impose any other sanction the board determines appropriate, including denial of the application.