ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Fifty-fourth Legislature

Second Regular Session

Senate: TPS DPA/SE 5-3-0-0 | 3rd Read 26-4-0-0

SB 1094: podiatry board; fingerprinting; violations; classification

Sponsor:  Senator Livingston, LD 22

Committee on Health & Human Services

Overview

Requires an applicant for podiatry licensure to submit fingerprints to the Arizona State Board of Podiatry Examiners and makes it a class 5 felony to practice podiatry or hold oneself out as entitled to practice podiatry without having a valid license to practice podiatry.

History

The Arizona State Board of Podiatry Examiners (Board) is a five-member Board made up of three podiatrists and two public members. The Board licenses and regulates doctors of podiatric medicine who specialize in the diagnosis and treatment of the foot, ankle and lower leg. The Board evaluates the professional competency of podiatrists seeking to be licensed in the State of Arizona. Further, the Board promotes continued competency and fitness by investigating complaints against podiatrists, holding hearings, monitoring the activities of its licensees and enforcing the standards of practice for the podiatric profession as set forth by law.

Provisions

1.    Amends the definition of podiatrist by including the ability to perform full body examinations within the profession's scope of practice. (Sec. 1)

2.    Requires an applicant, beginning September 1, 2020, to☐ Prop 105 (45 votes) ☐ Prop 108 (40 votes) ☐ Emergency (40 votes) ☐ Fiscal Note submit a full set of fingerprints to the Board for the purpose of obtaining a state and federal criminal records check. (Sec. 2)

3.    Allows the Department of Public Safety to exchange fingerprint data with the Federal Bureau of Investigation. (Sec. 2)

4.    Makes it a class 5 felony rather than a class 2 misdemeanor to practice or hold oneself out as practicing or entitled to practice podiatry or use specified terms without having a valid unrevoked license to practice podiatry. (Sec. 3)

5.    Makes technical changes. (Sec. 1, 2 and 3)

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