HB 2134
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ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Fifty-seventh Legislature
First Regular Session
House: HHS DPA 12-0-0-0
HB 2134: physician assistants; qualifications
Sponsor: Representative Bliss, LD 1
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Overview
Modifies qualifications for physician assistants (PA).
History
PAs in Arizona are licensed and regulated by the Arizona Regulatory Board of Physician
Assistants (Board). The mission of the Board is to protect public safety through judicious
licensing, regulation and education of all PAs.
An applicant for PA licensure must:
1) have graduated from a Board-approved PA educational program;
2) pass a Board-approved certifying examination;
3) be physically and mentally able to safely perform health care tasks as a PA;
4) have a professional record that indicates that the applicant has not committed any act
or engaged in any conduct that constitutes grounds for disciplinary action against a
licensee;
5) not have had a license to practice revoked by a regulatory board in another jurisdiction
in the United States (U.S.) for an act that occurred in that jurisdiction that constitutes
unprofessional conduct;
6) not be currently under investigation, suspension or restriction by a regulatory board
in another jurisdiction in the U.S. for an act that occurred in that jurisdiction and that
constitutes unprofessional conduct;
7) not have surrendered, relinquished or given up a license in lieu of disciplinary action
by a regulatory board in another jurisdiction in the U.S. for an act that occurred in
that jurisdiction that constitutes unprofessional conduct; and
8) have submitted verification of all hospital affiliations and employment for the five
years preceding application (A.R.S. § 32-2521).
Provisions
1. Requires an applicant for a PA license to:
a) have graduated from a Board-approved physician assistants educational program
accredited by a nationally recognized accreditation of PA education; and
b) pass a nationally recognized Board-approved certifying examination for PAs. (Sec. 2)
2. Requires the Board to:
a) license only those PA applicants who meet all statutory requirements for PA licensure;
and
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b) review the credentials and the abilities of applicants for licensure who meet all other
licensing requirements but whose professional records or physical or mental
capabilities may not meet the requirements. (Sec. 1)
3. Makes technical changes. (Sec. 1 and 2)