House Engrossed Senate Bill

group home monitoring; complex needs

(now: temporary licenses; health professionals; extension)

State of Arizona

Senate

Fifty-fifth Legislature

Second Regular Session

2022

SENATE BILL 1309

An Act

providing for the continuation of temporary licensure for health professionals.

(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

Section 1. Temporary licenses; health professionals; extension; delayed repeal; definitions

A. Any temporary license that was issued by a health profession regulatory board to a health professional during the governor's declaration of emergency related to COVID-19 and that was active on March 1, 2022 does not expire until January 1, 2023.

B. This section is repealed from and after June 30, 2023.

C. For the purposes of this section, "health profession regulatory board" and "health professional" have the same meanings prescribed in section 32-3201, Arizona Revised Statutes.

Sec. 2. Emergency

This act is an emergency measure that is necessary to preserve the public peace, health or safety and is operative immediately as provided by law.