ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Fifty-fourth Legislature Second Regular Session
	House: HHS DPA 9-0-0-0

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HB 2317: physician assistants; licensure; board

Sponsor:  Representative Barto, LD 15

Committee on Health & Human Services

Overview

Allows the Arizona Regulatory Board of Physician Assistants (ARBoPA) to issue a new license to a physician assistant (PA) whose license was previously surrendered if the applicant demonstrates to the ARBoPA satisfaction that they are completely rehabilitated in regard to the conduct that was the basis of the surrender.

History

The ARBoPA licenses qualified PA's and is responsible for protecting the public from unlawful, incompetent, unqualified, impaired or unprofessional PA's through licensing, regulating, investigating patient complaints against PA's and taking disciplinary action against their licensees. ARBoPA currently licenses and regulates over 1,000 PA's in Arizona. (A.R.S. § 32-2504)

Statute allows ARBoPA to issue a new license to a PA whose license was previously revoked by the ARBoPA if the applicant demonstrates to the ARBoPA satisfaction that the applicant is completely rehabilitated with respect to the conduct that was the basis for the revocation and outlines determination requirements for a decision. (A.R.S. § 32-2558(a))

Provisions

1. Allows the ARBoPA to issue a new license to a PA whose license was previously surrendered if the applicant demonstrates to the ARBoPA satisfaction that they are completely rehabilitated in regard to the conduct that was the basis of the surrender. (Sec. 2)

2. Makes the necessary statutory adjustments to implement the change. (Sec. 2)

3. Makes technical and conforming changes. (Sec. 1)

Amendments

Committee on Health & Human Services

1. Makes a conforming change. (Sec. 1)

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Initials IG                     Caucus & COW

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