Assigned to HHS AS PASSED BY HOUSE
ARIZONA STATE SENATE
Fifty-Sixth Legislature, First Regular Session
AMENDED
FACT SHEET FOR S.B. 1333
database; health professionals; license revocations
Purpose
Requires health professional regulatory boards to report health professional license or
certification revocations to the Department of Health Services (DHS) for inclusion in a state
database. Delays the effective date of the requirement that applicants for initial nursing care
institution administrator licensure or assisted living facility manager certification submit a full set
of fingerprints for a criminal background check from January 1, 2023, to on or before July 1, 2024.
Background
In statute, health professionals includes podiatrists, chiropractors, dentists, medical
physicians and surgeons, naturopathic physicians, nurses, dispensing opticians, optometrists,
osteopathic physicians and surgeons, pharmacists, physical therapists, psychologists,
veterinarians, physician assistants, radiologic technologists, homeopathic physicians, behavioral
health professionals, occupational therapists, respiratory therapists, acupuncturists, athletic
trainers, massage therapists, nursing care institution administrators, assisted living facilities
managers, midwifes, audiologists and speech pathologists (A.R.S. § 32-3201).
Each health professional is licensed and certified through their respective health
professional regulatory board. When health professionals are suspected of committing an act of
unprofessional conduct they are investigated and addressed through the applicable licensing entity
or regulatory board, potentially resulting in suspension or revocation of licensure (A.R.S. Title 32;
A.R.S. Title 36).
Beginning January 1, 2023, the Board of Examiners of Nursing Care Institution
Administrators and Assisted Living Facility Managers must require each applicant for initial nursing
care institution administrator licensure or assisted living facility manager certification to submit a
full set of fingerprints for a state and federal criminal history records check (A.R.S. § 36-446.03).
The Joint Legislative Budget Committee estimates that S.B. 1333 would generate one-time
costs of $125,100 to develop the database, with annual ongoing costs of approximately $5,000.
Provisions
1. Requires health profession regulatory boards to report to DHS:
a) the revocation of a health professional's license or certification; and
b) all license and certification revocations that occurred between July 1, 2019, and July 1,
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2. Requires DHS, by July 1, 2024, to create a searchable online database that is posted on its
website and, at a minimum, contains:
a) the names of health professionals who have had a license or certification revoked or
suspended within the preceding five years;
b) the date of the revocation; and
c) the health profession regulatory board that revoked the license or certification.
3. Requires DHS to inform the health profession regulatory boards of the information required to
be submitted for the database.
4. Delays the effective date of the requirement that applicants for initial nursing care institution
administrator licensure or assisted living facility manager certification submit a full set of
fingerprints for a criminal background check from January 1, 2023, to on or before July 1,
2024.
5. Makes technical changes.
6. Becomes effective on the general effective date.
Amendments Adopted by the House of Representatives
1. Delays the effective date of the requirement that applicants for initial nursing care institution
administrator licensure or assisted living facility manager certification submit a full set of
fingerprints for a criminal background check from January 1, 2023, to on or before July 1,
2024.
2. Makes technical changes.
Senate Action House Action
HHS 2/7/23 DP 6-0-1 RA 3/15/23 DP 7-0-0-0
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Read 2/21/23 28-1-1 3
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Read 5/3/23 44-11-4
Prepared by Senate Research
May 3, 2023
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