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REFERENCE TITLE: perimenopause; menopause; education |
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State of Arizona House of Representatives Fifty-seventh Legislature First Regular Session 2025
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HB 2734 |
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Introduced by Representatives Gutierrez: Abeytia, Austin, Cavero, Connolly, Contreras P, Crews, De Los Santos, Garcia, Liguori, Luna-Nájera, Mathis, Peshlakai
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An Act
amending title 36, chapter 1, article 2, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 36-150; relating to the department of health services.
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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Title 36, chapter 1, article 2, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 36-150, to read:
36-150. Perimenopause and menopause education
The department shall:
1. Enter into partnerships with health care providers, including obstetricians and gynecologists, and community-based health centers and hospitals to educate women on the symptoms, processes and other issues surrounding perimenopause and menopause so that women may be prepared for perimenopause and menopause.
2. In coordination with the partners described in paragraph 1 of this section, create informational materials in electronic and physical form that may be distributed to or accessed by women who are determined by their health care provider to be experiencing or soon be experiencing perimenopause and menopause. The informational materials must include:
(a) Symptoms of and treatments for perimenopause and menopause.
(b) Symptoms of perimenopause and menopause for which a woman would consult a health care provider.
(c) The biological process behind perimenopause and menopause.
(d) How to talk to family and friends about perimenopause and menopause.
(e) Any other information that the department deems necessary to prepare and educate women regarding perimenopause and menopause.