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2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Professions and Occupations › § 32-2942 - Mental, behavioral and physical health evaluation and treatment program; confidential consent agreement; private contract; immunity

32-2942.
Mental,  behavioral and physical health evaluation and treatment program;  confidential consent agreement;  private contract;  immunity
A. The board may establish a confidential program for the evaluation,  treatment and monitoring of persons who are licensed pursuant to this chapter and who have a medical,  psychiatric,  psychological or behavioral health disorder that may impact the ability to safely practice medicine or perform health care tasks. The program shall include education,  intervention,  therapeutic treatment and posttreatment monitoring and support.
B. A licensee who has a medical,  psychiatric,  psychological or behavioral health disorder described in subsection A of this section and who has not committed a violation of this chapter may agree to enter into a confidential consent agreement with the board for participation in a program established pursuant to this section if the licensee either:
1. Voluntarily reports that disorder to the board.
2. Is reported to the board by a peer review committee,  hospital medical staff member,  health plan or other health care practitioner or health care entity.
C. The board may contract with a private organization to operate a program established pursuant to this section. The contract shall require that the private organization do all of the following:
1. Periodically report to the board regarding treatment program activity.
2. Release all treatment records to the board on demand.
3. Immediately report to the board the name of a licensee who the treating organization believes is incapable of safely practicing medicine or performing health care tasks.
D. An evaluator,  teacher,  supervisor or volunteer in a program established pursuant to this section who acts in good faith within the scope of that program is not subject to civil liability,  including malpractice liability,  for the actions of a licensee who is participating in the program pursuant to this section.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Professions and Occupations › § 32-2943 - Complaints; statute of limitations

32-2943.
Complaints;  statute of limitations
The board may not act on its own motion or on any complaint received by the board in which an allegation of unprofessional conduct or any other violation of this chapter against a professional who holds an Arizona license occurred more than four years before the complaint is received by the board. This time limitation does not apply to:
1. Medical malpractice settlements or judgments or allegations of sexual misconduct or if an incident or occurrence involved a felony,  diversion of a controlled substance or impairment while practicing by the licensee.
2. A board's consideration of the specific unprofessional conduct related to a licensee's failure to disclose conduct or a violation as required by law.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Professions and Occupations › § 32-3001 - Definitions

32-3001.
Definitions
In this chapter,  unless the context otherwise requires:
1. " Accredited"  means accredited by an accrediting agency recognized by the United States department of education.
2. " Board"  means the state board for private postsecondary education.
3. " Degree"  means an academic degree or honorary degree or the title of any designation,  mark,  appellation,  series of letters or words including associate,  bachelor,  master,  doctor or fellow which signifies,  purports to signify or is generally taken to signify satisfactory completion of the requirements of an educational program of study beyond the secondary school level or which is an honorary title conferred for recognition of some meritorious achievement.
4. " Grant"  means award,  bestow,  confer,  convey or sell.
5. " Operate"  means to establish,  keep,  maintain or utilize a physical facility,  location or mailing address in this state where,  from which or through which students are procured for private vocational or private degree programs,  private vocational or private degree programs are offered or private vocational credentials or private degrees are offered or granted and includes contracting for the performance of any of these acts.
6. " Private vocational program"  means an instructional program which includes a course or group of courses as defined in section 15-101 for which a student does not earn a degree and which is designed to provide or is advertised as providing a student with sufficient skills for entry into a paid occupation,  and which is not conducted solely by a public school,  public community college or public university.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Professions and Occupations › § 32-3002 - State board for private postsecondary education; committees

32-3002.
State board for private postsecondary education;  committees
A. A state board for private postsecondary education is established consisting of the following seven members appointed by the governor pursuant to section 38-211:
1. Two members who hold executive or managerial positions in a private educational institution offering private vocational programs in this state.
2. One member who holds an executive or managerial position in a private educational institution offering an associate degree.
3. Two members who hold executive or managerial positions in a private educational institution offering a baccalaureate or higher degree,  or both.
4. Two members who are citizens of this state and have been occupied in commerce or industry in this state for at least three years.
B. Board members serve at the pleasure of the governor. Terms of office of board members are four years to begin and end on the third Monday in January unless removed by the governor. The governor shall appoint a member for the unexpired portion of a term to fill a vacancy occurring during a term of office.
C. Four board members constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. The vote of a majority of the board members transacting business constitutes authority for the board to act.
D. Members of the board are eligible to receive compensation as determined pursuant to section 38-611 or fifty dollars,  whichever is more,  for each day actually spent in the performance of their duties and reimbursement for all expenses necessary and properly incurred in attending meetings or hearings of the board.
E. Members,  employees,  committee members and agents of the board and members of citizen advisory committees are immune from personal liability with respect to acts done and actions taken in good faith without wanton disregard of their statutory duties pursuant to this chapter.
F. The chairman may establish committees from the board membership necessary to carry out the functions of the board.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Professions and Occupations › § 32-3003 - Powers and duties

32-3003.
Powers and duties
A. The board shall:
1. Annually select a chairman from among its members.
2. Meet at least four times a year.
3. Adopt rules which are necessary or proper for the administration of this chapter.
4. Administer and enforce this chapter and rules adopted pursuant to this chapter.
5. Establish minimum standards for private vocational program licensure requirements.
6. Adopt an official seal for attestation of licenses or other official papers and documents.
7. Consider and pass upon applications for private vocational program licenses and licenses to grant degrees.
8. Hear and pass upon complaints or charges.
9. Compel attendance of witnesses,  administer oaths and take testimony concerning all matters coming within its jurisdiction.
10. Keep a record of its proceedings.
11. Keep a register which shows the date of each application for a private vocational program license,  qualifications and place of business of the applicant and disposition of the application.
12. Keep a register which shows the date of each application for a license to grant degrees,  qualifications and place of business of the applicant and disposition of the application.
13. Maintain a list of institutions licensed pursuant to this chapter which is open to public inspection at all reasonable times. The board shall give a copy of the list to any person who requests it.
14. Engage in a full exchange of information with other regulatory boards,  governmental agencies,  accrediting agencies and the United States department of education.
15. Do other things necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter.
B. The board may:
1. Subject to title 41,  chapter 4,  article 4,  employ personnel it deems necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter and designate their duties. These duties may include considering and passing on license applications,  considering and passing on complaints or charges,  making investigations,  compelling attendance of witnesses and issuing official papers and documents.
2. Make investigations,  hold hearings and make decisions to enforce this chapter.
3. Issue subpoenas to compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of documents and administer oaths,  take testimony,  hear proof and receive exhibits in evidence.
4. Accept and spend federal monies and private grants,  gifts,  contributions and devises to assist in carrying out the purposes of this chapter. These monies do not revert to the state general fund at the end of a fiscal year.
5. Enter into an intergovernmental agreement pursuant to section 15-1747 to manage private postsecondary institutions in this state subject to the terms of the reciprocity agreement.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Professions and Occupations › § 32-3004 - Board for private postsecondary education fund

32-3004.
Board for private postsecondary education fund
A. Pursuant to sections 35-146 and 35-147,  the board shall deposit ten per cent of all fees or other revenues received by the board in the state general fund and deposit the remaining ninety per cent in the board for private postsecondary education fund.
B. Monies deposited in the board for private postsecondary education fund are subject to section 35-143.01.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Professions and Occupations › § 32-3022 - License to grant degrees

32-3022.
License to grant degrees
A. A person doing business for profit or not for profit in this state,  except a public community college or public university,  shall not grant or offer to grant a degree to any person or operate an institution which grants or offers to grant a degree to any person unless the person doing business holds a license to grant degrees issued pursuant to this chapter. Each degree program offered by a holder of a license to grant degrees shall be authorized on the license. The board shall prescribe the manner in which the degrees,  including level and subject area,  shall be identified on the license.
B. An applicant for a license to grant degrees shall have each degree program it offers accredited or have institutional accreditation with an accrediting agency recognized by the United States department of education. The board shall prescribe appropriate evidence of accreditation which each applicant shall submit and the manner in which degree programs shall be identified for institutional accreditation.
C. Notwithstanding subsection B of this section,  an applicant for a license to grant degrees who offers a degree program which is not accredited shall meet all of the following requirements:
1. Application or commitment to apply for accreditation with an accrediting agency recognized by the United States department of education. The board shall prescribe the manner in which the applicant shall demonstrate application or commitment to apply for accreditation and the time periods in which the various stages of accreditation shall be met.
2. Demonstration in the manner prescribed by the board,  including on-site verification,  that the applicant meets the requirements prescribed in section 32-3021,  subsections B and C if the applicant has not met the requirements in its application for accreditation.
3. Demonstration in the manner prescribed by the board that the applicant who offers the degree provides actual instruction relating to each degree.
D. The board may,  on application,  issue a license to grant degrees to a new educational institution as provided in this section,  except that the board shall establish separate minimum standards for licensure requirements of new educational institutions. The minimum standards may include the modification of licensure requirements as provided in section 32-3021,  subsection B,  paragraphs 3,  5,  6,  7 and 8 to meet the circumstances of new educational institutions. The board shall monitor the new educational institution to ensure compliance with the licensure requirements. The board shall issue a license to grant degrees as provided in this subsection one time only to new educational institutions.
E. This section does not apply to religious degrees which are used solely for religious purposes within a religious organization which has tax exempt status from the internal revenue service.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Professions and Occupations › § 32-3025 - Application for license; nontransferability; display

32-3025.
Application for license;  nontransferability;  display
A. Each applicant for a private vocational program license to grant degrees shall make a verified application to the board upon forms prepared and furnished by the board. Any license issued shall be restricted to vocational programs or degree programs and locations of programs specifically indicated on the application. The holder of a license shall present a supplementary application as may be directed by the board for approval of additional vocational programs or degree programs or locations.
B. Each original application for a license shall be accompanied by the prescribed fee. A supplementary application for the approval of additional vocational programs or degree programs or locations shall be accompanied by the prescribed fee. Fees shall not be refunded if a license is refused or revoked.
C. The board may grant a private vocational program license or license to grant degrees for programs with variable locations. Private vocational program licenses and licenses to grant degrees are not transferable to another location in this state except as specified on the license.
D. A private vocational program license or license to grant degrees shall be prominently displayed at a place on the premises of the educational institution which is open to the inspection of all interested persons.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Professions and Occupations › § 32-3027 - Fees

32-3027.
Fees
A. The board shall establish and collect the following nonrefundable fees:
1. A filing fee for any combination of an initial and original private vocational program license or license to grant degrees as follows:
(a) For up to and including five program reviews,  $2, 000.
(b) For a sixth and subsequent program review,  $100 each.
(c) Notwithstanding subdivisions (a) and (b) of this paragraph,  the total filing fee may not to exceed $5, 000.
2. An annual renewal fee for an applicant holding one or more private vocational program and degree granting licenses,  based on the aggregate annual gross tuition revenues from all programs licensed in this state but not exceeding the following amounts for an applicant with the following annual gross tuition revenue:
(a) Less than $50, 000 annual gross tuition revenue,  $750.
(b) $50, 000 to $249, 999 annual gross tuition revenue,  $975.
(c) $250, 000 to $499, 999 annual gross tuition revenue,  $1, 375.
(d) $500, 000 to $999, 999 annual gross tuition revenue,  $1, 800.
(e) $1, 000, 000 to $2, 499, 999 annual gross tuition revenue,  $2, 300.
(f) $2, 500, 000 to $6, 999, 999 annual gross tuition revenue,  $2, 750.
(g) $7, 000, 000 to $9, 999, 999 annual gross tuition revenue,  $3, 100.
(h) $10, 000, 000 to $13, 999, 999 annual gross tuition revenue,  $4, 200.
(i) $14, 000, 000 to $19, 999, 999 annual gross tuition revenue,  $5, 000.
(j) $20, 000, 000 or more annual gross tuition revenue,  $6, 000.
3. A supplemental application fee for licensure of a new or an additional vocational program or degree program,  $500.
4. A supplemental application fee for licensure of an additional location or a change of location,  $500.
5. A supplemental application fee for a change in ownership of an educational institution offering private vocational programs or granting degrees,  $2, 000.
6. A fee for an on-site verification,  inspection or investigation that equals the actual cost incurred or $500,  whichever is less.
7. A late renewal fee,  $100 per day.
B. For a student record request the board may charge a $10 processing fee.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Professions and Occupations › § 32-3051 - Grounds for disciplinary action

32-3051.
Grounds for disciplinary action
The board may take disciplinary action against any person licensed pursuant to this chapter for any one or a combination of the following reasons:
1. Violation of this chapter or rules adopted pursuant to this chapter.
2. Conviction of a felony or any crime related to the operation of an educational institution.
3. Engaging in fraudulent advertising.
4. Failure to reapply as prescribed by the board for a license issued under this chapter if the licensee is continuing in business.
5. Engaging in false or misleading advertising,  solicitation or recruitment practices.
6. Unprofessional or dishonorable conduct by the licensee or any employee,  administrator,  owner,  member,  officer,  director or agent of the licensee,  whether occurring in this state or elsewhere,  including:
(a) Engaging in sexual conduct with a student who is not the person's spouse at the time of the conduct. For the purposes of this subdivision,  " sexual conduct"  means either of the following:
(i) Engaging in or soliciting a sexual relationship,  whether consensual or nonconsensual.
(ii) Making sexual advances,  requesting sexual favors or engaging in any other verbal or physical contact of a sexual nature.
(b) Verbally abusing a student or employee.
(c) Threatening or intimidating by word or conduct causing physical injury to a student.
(d) Intentionally,  knowingly or recklessly causing any physical injury to a student.
(e) Knowingly touching a student with the intent to injure,  insult or provoke the student.
7. Failure to comply with all state and federal laws relating to the operation of a private postsecondary educational institution.
8. Failure to comply with applicable standards of accreditation as determined by the board.
9. Failure to be financially responsible as determined by the board.
10. Failure to have adequate management capability as determined by the board.
11. Failure to provide the approved program as determined by the board.
12. Failure to provide faculty who meet the minimum qualifications as determined by the board.
13. Failure to provide the facility,  equipment and other resources to operate the program.
14. Failure to follow published administrative policies,  procedures and fees of the educational institution.
15. Failure to offer published student services.
16. Failure to maintain records as prescribed by rule.
17. Failure to provide a safe learning environment.
18. Failure to comply with a board order,  consent agreement,  stipulation,  subpoena or investigative request.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Professions and Occupations › § 32-3053 - Persons doing business without a license

32-3053.
Persons doing business without a license
The board may make investigations as provided in section 32-3003,  subsection B in order to determine whether a person doing business in this state is required to hold a license as prescribed in this chapter. If the board determines that a person is doing business without holding a license required by this chapter,  the board may bring an action as provided in section 32-3057.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Professions and Occupations › § 32-3054 - Hearing; rehearing or review; surrender of license

32-3054.
Hearing;  rehearing or review;  surrender of license
A. In any case involving the refusal to issue or renew a license or disciplinary action,  the applicant or licensee may request a hearing or file a motion for rehearing or review pursuant to title 41,  chapter 6,  article 10.
B. Upon the revocation of a license,  the holder shall surrender the license to the board,  and upon failure or refusal so to do,  the board may seize the license.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Professions and Occupations › § 32-3055 - Judicial review

32-3055.
Judicial review
Except as provided in section 41-1092.08,  subsection H,  any person affected by a final administrative decision of the board may have the decision reviewed judicially pursuant to title 12,  chapter 7,  article 6. If the plaintiff in the review proceedings is not a resident of this state,  the venue shall be in Maricopa county. Service of summons issued in such review proceedings may be had upon the secretary. The board shall not be required to certify the record of the proceedings unless the plaintiff in the review proceedings first pays to the board the reasonable costs thereof.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Professions and Occupations › § 32-3057 - Cease and desist order; injunctive relief; civil penalty

32-3057.
Cease and desist order;  injunctive relief;  civil penalty
A. In addition to all other remedies,  if it appears to the board,  either on complaint or otherwise,  that any person has engaged in or is engaging in an act,  practice or transaction which violates this chapter or any rule or order of the board,  the board may either:
1. Serve on the person by certified mail or personal service a cease and desist order requiring the person to cease and desist immediately,  on receipt of the notice,  from engaging in the act,  practice or transaction.
2. Apply,  through the attorney general or through the county,  city or town attorney of the county,  city or town in which the act,  practice or transaction is alleged to have been committed,  to the superior court in that county for an injunction restraining the person from engaging in the act,  practice or transaction,  or doing anything in furtherance of the act,  practice or transaction. On a proper showing,  a temporary restraining order,  a preliminary injunction or a permanent injunction shall be granted without a bond. Process in the action may be served on the defendant in any county in this state where the defendant transacts business or is found.
B. A person who has received a cease and desist order under subsection A,  paragraph 1 of this section shall,  upon request,  be granted a hearing before the board within thirty days of the effective date of the order.
C. If the person fails to comply with the order,  the board shall file an action,  pursuant to subsection A,  paragraph 2 of this section,  in superior court to restrain and enjoin the person from engaging in the act,  practice or transaction. The court in the action shall proceed as in other actions for injunction. If the court finds that the person wilfully failed to obey a valid cease and desist order,  the court shall impose a civil penalty of not less than two hundred fifty dollars nor more than one thousand dollars per day per violation. Any amount collected as a civil penalty shall be deposited in the state general fund.
D. Each violation of this chapter or a rule or order of the board constitutes a separate offense and the court may impose a civil penalty not to exceed one thousand dollars for each violation. The board may impose an additional penalty in an amount not to exceed one thousand dollars for each day the civil penalty is not paid,  beginning on the day after the penalty has been imposed. All monies derived from the imposition of civil penalties shall be transmitted to the state treasurer for deposit in the state general fund.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Professions and Occupations › § 32-3058 - Records; preservation; seizure; confidentiality; release

32-3058.
Records;  preservation;  seizure;  confidentiality;  release
A. If a person who holds a private vocational program license or license to grant degrees discontinues operation,  the chief administrative officer of the educational institution shall file with the board the original or electronic copies,  or both,  of all educational records of the institution as specified by the board.
B. Educational records include at least all educational information required by colleges or vocational institutions in considering students for transfer or advanced study,  including academic transcripts of each student and former student and financial accounting records of each student and former student.
C. If it appears to the board that any educational records of an educational institution are in danger of being destroyed,  secreted,  mislaid or otherwise made unavailable to the board,  the board may seize and take possession of the educational records on its own motion and without the order of any court.
D. The board shall retain the educational records it receives pursuant to sections 41-151.15 and 41-151.19. These records are confidential and are not subject to review by the general public. The board shall establish procedures for access to and release of such records to students and their authorized representatives.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Professions and Occupations › § 32-3071 - Definitions

32-3071.
Definitions
In this article,  unless the context otherwise requires:
1. " Assessment"  means the amount a private postsecondary education institution is required to pay to the student tuition recovery fund.
2. " Ceasing operations"  means that a private postsecondary education institution has stopped offering educational courses or programs to the public for any reason.
3. " Distance learning instruction"  means a written correspondence or online education program for students who are enrolled in an institution licensed under this chapter.
4. " Fund"  means the student tuition recovery fund.
5. " Newly enrolled student"  means a student who is enrolling with a private postsecondary education institution for the first time.
6. " Person injured"  means a student of a private postsecondary education institution that charges prepaid tuition to a student who is damaged monetarily by the institution ceasing operations before fulfilling its contractual obligations or fully providing the services that were paid for in advance. Person injured does not include a nonresident student who is eligible to claim for recovery under a student tuition recovery fund or similar fund in the student's state of residence.
7. " Prepaid tuition"  means monies that are advanced to an educational institution before the educational institution provides its service.
8. " Private postsecondary education institution"  or " institution"  means an educational institution that is subject to licensure under this chapter.
9. " Total course cost"  means the tuition and other fees that are charged by the private postsecondary education institution for each course offered.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Professions and Occupations › § 32-3072 - Student tuition recovery fund

32-3072.
Student tuition recovery fund
A. The student tuition recovery fund is established and shall be administered by the board. A person who is injured by a private postsecondary education institution ceasing operations may recover from the fund an amount that does not exceed the actual damages sustained.
B. Each private postsecondary education institution that collects prepaid tuition shall annually pay an assessment to the board for each newly enrolled student in an amount equal to the sum of two-tenths of one percent of the total course cost for each newly enrolled student,  not to exceed $10 per student. A private postsecondary education institution is not required to pay more than $25, 000 per annual assessment period. A private postsecondary education institution is not required to pay assessments for newly enrolled students who are not residents of this state and for whom the institution has paid a student tuition recovery fund assessment or an assessment to a similar fund in the student's state of residence. A private postsecondary education institution is not required to pay assessments for students who are not residents of this state and who are enrolled in distance learning instruction.
C. If on June 30 of any year the balance in the fund exceeds $500, 000,  and on notice by the board to institutions,  only institutions and schools that are newly or provisionally licensed during or after that fiscal year then ended shall pay the assessment.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Professions and Occupations › § 32-3073 - Powers and duties of board over fund

32-3073.
Powers and duties of board over fund
A. The board shall:
1. Administer the student tuition recovery fund.
2. Receive claims against the fund from persons injured and provide students' educational records from closed institutions.
3. Determine the amount of monies in any fiscal year to be drawn to administer the fund.
4. Deduct reasonable costs from the fund in addition to those allowed in paragraph 2 of this subsection for any of the following purposes:
(a) Seizing student records from a closed school.
(b) Processing student record requests.
(c) Reimbursing the board or a third party as the custodian of records.
5. Not later than ten business days after a board meeting,  notify institutions,  pursuant to section 32-3072,  subsection C,  that only institutions that are newly or provisionally licensed during or after that fiscal year shall pay the assessment.
6. Review the balance of the fund at the first board meeting that is held after June 30 of each year.
7. Adopt rules necessary to administer this article.
B. If an institution that is subject to assessments under section 32-3072 ceases operations with assessments unpaid to the board,  the board and the attorney general shall recover the assessments from the institution.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Professions and Occupations › § 32-3074 - Deposit of assessments

32-3074.
Deposit of assessments
A. The assessments and student record request fees received by the board for deposit in the fund shall be held in trust to carry out the purposes of the fund. On notice from the board,  the state treasurer shall invest and divest monies in the fund as provided by section 35-313,  and monies earned from investment shall be credited to the fund.
B. The monies deposited in the fund are continuously appropriated to the board to carry out the purposes of the fund.
C. Any monies unexpended and unencumbered in the fund at the close of a fiscal year shall not revert to the state general fund.
D. Monies held in the fund shall be available only to satisfy valid claims submitted to the board by persons who provide educational records and who are injured and are exempt from execution and from all claims by an institution's creditors or other claimants.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Professions and Occupations › § 32-3075 - Statute of limitations; recovery from fund; eligibility

32-3075.
Statute of limitations;  recovery from fund;  eligibility
A. A claim against the fund shall not be commenced later than one year after the private postsecondary education institution has ceased operations. The person injured shall submit a complaint to the board outlining the circumstances surrounding the claim. The board shall promptly investigate the complaint. If the complaint and claim are valid the board shall pay the claim in the amount it considers reasonable.
B. Any person injured by a private postsecondary education institution ceasing operation is eligible to submit a claim against the fund unless the person is not a resident of this state and is enrolled in distance learning instruction.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Professions and Occupations › § 32-3076 - Subrogation

32-3076.
Subrogation
The state has the right of subrogation to the extent of payments made from the fund including the right to collect from a letter of credit,  bond or cash deposit made pursuant to section 32-3023 or directly from the institution. The board and the attorney general shall promptly enforce all subrogation claims.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Professions and Occupations › § 32-3077 - Violation; penalties

32-3077.
Violation;  penalties
A. The board may suspend the license of an institution which is required to pay the assessment to the student tuition recovery fund and fails to timely pay the assessment. The board shall prohibit the institution from collecting any prepaid tuition due during the period of suspension. If the suspension is not lifted within thirty days from the date of the suspension,  the board shall direct that the institution refund the total course cost paid by each person injured.
B. The board or any injured person may apply to the superior court for enforcement of a violation of an order of the board entered pursuant to this section.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Professions and Occupations › § 32-3101 - Definitions

32-3101.
Definitions
In this chapter,  unless the context otherwise requires:
1. " Certification"  means a voluntary process by which a regulatory entity grants recognition to an individual who has met certain prerequisite qualifications specified by that regulatory entity and who may assume or use the word " certified"  in a title or designation to perform prescribed health professional tasks.
2. " Grandfather clause"  means a provision applicable to practitioners actively engaged in the regulated health profession before the effective date of a law that exempts the practitioners from meeting the prerequisite qualifications set forth in the law to perform prescribed occupational tasks.
3. " Health professional group"  means any health professional group or organization,  any individual or any other interested party that proposes that any health professional group not presently regulated be regulated or that proposes to increase the scope of practice of a health profession.
4. " Health professions"  means professions that are regulated pursuant to chapter 7,  8,  11,  13,  14,  15,  15.1,  16,  17,  18,  19,  19.1,  21,  25,  28,  29,  33,  34,  35,  39 or 41 of this title,  title 36,  chapter 6,  article 7 or title 36,  chapter 17.
5. " Increase the scope of practice"  means to engage in conduct beyond the authority granted to a health profession by law.
6. " Inspection"  means the periodic examination of practitioners by a state agency in order to ascertain whether the practitioners' occupation is being carried out in a fashion consistent with the public health,  safety and welfare.
7. " Licensure"  or " license"  means an individual,  nontransferable authorization to carry on a health activity that would otherwise be unlawful in this state in the absence of the permission and that is based on qualifications that include graduation from an accredited or approved program and acceptable performance on a qualifying examination or a series of examinations.
8. " Practitioner"  means an individual who has achieved knowledge and skill by practice and who is actively engaged in a specified health profession.
9. " Public member"  means an individual who is not and never has been a member or spouse of a member of the health profession being regulated and who does not have and never has had a material financial interest in either the rendering of the health professional service being regulated or an activity directly related to the profession being regulated.
10. " Registration"  means the formal notification that,  before rendering services,  a practitioner shall submit to a state agency setting forth the name and address of the practitioner,  the location,  nature and operation of the health activity to be practiced and,  if required by a regulatory entity,  a description of the service to be provided.
11. " Regulatory entity"  means any board,  commission,  agency or department of this state that regulates one or more health professions in this state.
12. " State agency"  means any department,  board,  commission or agency of this state.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Professions and Occupations › § 32-3102 - Nonapplicability of chapter

32-3102.
Nonapplicability of chapter
This chapter does not:
1. Apply to any regulatory entity or increase in scope of practice legislatively enacted before the effective date of this chapter,  except as provided in this chapter.
2. Apply to or interfere in any way with the practice of religion or any kind of treatment by prayer.
3. Apply to any remedial or technical amendments to any legislation.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Professions and Occupations › § 32-3103 - Regulation of health professions; legislation; criteria

32-3103.
Regulation of health professions;  legislation;  criteria
A. Regulation shall not be imposed on any unregulated health profession for the purpose of prohibiting competition,  but only for the exclusive purpose of protecting the public interest. All proposed legislation to regulate a health profession for the first time shall be reviewed according to the following criteria. A health profession shall be regulated by this state only if:
1. There is credible evidence that the unregulated practice of that health profession can clearly harm or endanger the public health,  safety or welfare and the potential for harm is easily recognizable and not remote or dependent on tenuous argument.
2. The public needs and can reasonably be expected to benefit from an assurance of initial and continuing professional ability.
3. The public cannot be effectively protected by other means in a more cost-beneficial manner.
B. After evaluating the criteria prescribed in subsection A of this section and considering governmental and societal costs and benefits,  if the legislature finds that it is necessary to regulate a health profession not previously regulated by law,  the legislature shall implement the least restrictive alternative method of regulation to address the specific harm or danger identified,  consistent with the public interest and the following:
1. If existing common law and statutory civil actions and criminal prohibitions are not sufficient to eradicate existing harm,  the regulation shall provide for stricter civil actions and criminal prohibitions.
2. If a service is being performed for individuals that involves a hazard to the public health,  safety or welfare,  the regulation shall impose inspection requirements and enable an appropriate state agency to enforce violations by injunctive relief in court.
3. If the threat to the public health,  safety or economic well-being is relatively small as a result of the operation of the health profession,  the regulation shall implement a system of registration.
4. If the consumer may have a substantial basis for relying on the services of a practitioner,  the regulation shall implement a system of certification.
5. If it is apparent that adequate regulation cannot be achieved by means other than licensing,  the regulation shall implement a system of licensing.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Professions and Occupations › § 32-3104 - Health professional groups; written report; legislative informational hearings; proposed legislation

32-3104.
Health professional groups;  written report;  legislative informational hearings;  proposed legislation
A. A health professional group shall submit a written report explaining the factors prescribed in section 32-3105 or 32-3106 to the president of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives. The report shall be submitted on or before November 1 before the start of the legislative session for which the legislation is proposed,  and the health professional group may request informational hearings pursuant to this section. The president of the senate or the speaker of the house of representatives shall assign the written report to the health committee of the house of representatives and the health and human services committee of the senate,  or their respective successor committees,  and the legislative committees may conduct informational hearings on the written report before the legislative session convenes. The report may be amended after it has been filed but before any hearing on the report. The committees shall study the written report and may take public comment on the report at the informational hearings but shall not vote whether to accept or reject the report filed by the health professional group. If a health professional group proposes to increase the scope of practice of its profession,  the health professional group may send copies of the written report to the regulatory board of the health profession and the department of health services for review and comment. A health professional group may seek to introduce legislation in the legislative session regardless of comments,  if any,  from the informational hearings.
B. If a health professional group's report is not heard by a legislative committee pursuant to subsection A of this section,  the health professional group may seek to have legislation introduced in the legislative session for certification,  registration or licensure or to increase the scope of practice of an existing regulated health profession. The lack of a hearing shall not be considered as either support or rejection of the health professional group's proposed legislation.
C. Unless there is a material change in the proposed increased scope of practice,  a health professional group is not required to refile a report if the health professional group filed the report within the previous five years. On or before November 1,  the health professional group shall notify in writing the speaker of the house of representatives,  the president of the senate and the chairpersons of the respective health committees if the health professional group intends to pursue the proposed increased scope of practice during the next legislative session and shall reference the specific report that was previously filed on which the health professional group is relying.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Professions and Occupations › § 32-3106 - Health professional groups; proposed increased scope of practice; factors; legislation

32-3106.
Health professional groups;  proposed increased scope of practice;  factors;  legislation
A. A health professional group that is seeking an increased scope of practice shall explain each of the following factors:
1. Why an increased scope of practice is beneficial,  including the extent to which health care consumers need and will benefit from safe,  quality care from practitioners with this scope of practice.
2. Whether those health professionals seeking an increased scope of practice currently have or will be required to have didactic and clinical education from accredited professional schools or training from recognized programs that prepare them to perform the proposed scope of practice,  and details on what that education or training includes for that proposed scope of practice.
3. Whether the subject matter of the proposed increased scope of practice is currently tested by nationally recognized and accepted examinations for applicants for professional licensure and the details of the examination relating to the increased scope of practice.
4. The extent to which the proposed increased scope of practice will impact the practice of those who are currently licensed in this state or the entry into practice of those individuals who have relocated from other states with substantially equivalent requirements for registration,  certification or licensure as this state.
5. The extent to which implementing the proposed increased scope of practice may result in savings or a cost to this state and to the public.
6. The relevant health profession licensure laws,  if any,  in this or other states.
7. Recommendations,  if any,  from the applicable regulatory entity or entities,  from the department of health services and from accredited educational or training programs.
B. The legislature shall review any legislation to increase the scope of practice according to the following criteria:
1. Any limit on a health profession's scope of practice must be only for the purpose of protecting the public from a specific harm or danger.
2. Whether the addition of adequately trained health professionals providing an expanded range of professional health care services will have a beneficial effect to the public and increase access to safe,  quality care.
3. Whether any changes in the health profession's regulatory entity are necessary to adequately protect the public.
C. The legislature shall not consider either of the following in its review of legislation to increase the scope of practice:
1. Competition from or with other licensed professions.
2. The ability or inability to obtain health insurance coverage for the proposed increased scope of practice.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Professions and Occupations › § 32-3108 - Grievance process; public testimony

32-3108.
Grievance process;  public testimony
Notwithstanding any law to the contrary,  a regulatory entity shall allow a person or a representative of a person who has made a complaint or a person or a representative of a person against whom a complaint has been made attending a board disciplinary meeting open to the public to address the board on that complaint on the agenda by filling out a request form before or at the time of the meeting.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Professions and Occupations › § 32-3121 - Definitions

32-3121.
Definitions
In this article,  unless the context otherwise requires:
1. " Health profession regulatory board"  has the same meaning prescribed in section 32-3201.
2. " Temporary license"  means a short-term license issued to a qualified individual to work in this state on a short-term basis by teaching a course,  seminar or class,  working during the process of receiving a full and active license,  working while traveling with a sports or athletic team or providing free services during a declared state or national disaster.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Professions and Occupations › § 32-3123 - Board delegation; executive director

32-3123.
Board delegation;  executive director
Notwithstanding any other provision of this title,  a health profession regulatory board may grant authority to the board's executive director to issue and approve licenses,  certifications,  registrations,  preceptorships,  reinstatements or waivers to an applicant or licensee who meets all of the following requirements:
1. Fulfills all requirements of the applicable chapter under this title for licensure,  certification,  registration,  preceptorship,  reinstatement or waivers.
2. Has not had a license suspended or revoked by a health profession regulatory board in this or any other jurisdiction.
3. Is not currently under investigation by a health profession regulatory board in this or any other jurisdiction.
4. Has not surrendered a license in lieu of disciplinary action by a health profession regulatory board in this or any other jurisdiction.
5. Has not engaged in any criminal or civil conduct that could be considered unprofessional conduct.
6. Has no disciplinary action on a license issued by a health profession regulatory board in this or any other jurisdiction.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Professions and Occupations › § 32-3201 - Definitions

32-3201.
Definitions
In this chapter,  unless the context otherwise requires:
1. " Health profession regulatory board"  means any board that regulates one or more health professionals in this state.
2. " Health professional"  means a person who is certified or licensed pursuant to chapter 7,  8,  11,  13,  14,  15,  15.1,  16,  17,  18,  19,  19.1,  21,  25,  28,  29,  33,  34,  35,  39,  41 or 42 of this title,  title 36,  chapter 4,  article 6,  title 36,  chapter 6,  article 7 or title 36,  chapter 17.
3. " Medical record"  has the same meaning prescribed in section 12-2291 but does not include prescription orders.