REFERENCE TITLE: health professionals; website; time limitation State of Arizona House of Representatives Fifty-seventh Legislature First Regular Session 2025 HB 2351 Introduced by Representatives Contreras P: Aguilar, Contreras L, Crews, De Los Santos, Gutierrez, Mathis, Sandoval, Stahl Hamilton, Villegas; Senator Ortiz An Act amending section 32-3214, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to health professionals. (TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)
REFERENCE TITLE: health professionals; website; time limitation
State of Arizona House of Representatives Fifty-seventh Legislature First Regular Session 2025
HB 2351
Introduced by Representatives Contreras P: Aguilar, Contreras L, Crews, De Los Santos, Gutierrez, Mathis, Sandoval, Stahl Hamilton, Villegas; Senator Ortiz
REFERENCE TITLE: health professionals; website; time limitation
State of Arizona
House of Representatives
Fifty-seventh Legislature
First Regular Session
2025
HB 2351
Introduced by
Representatives Contreras P: Aguilar, Contreras L, Crews, De Los Santos, Gutierrez, Mathis, Sandoval, Stahl Hamilton, Villegas; Senator Ortiz
An Act
amending section 32-3214, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to health professionals.
(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona: Section 1. Section 32-3214, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read: START_STATUTE32-3214. Board actions; public access to records; website; exception A. If a health profession regulatory board dismisses a complaint, the record of that complaint is available to that health profession regulatory board and the public pursuant to section 39-121 but may not appear on the Health profession regulatory board's website. For the purposes of this subsection, "dismisses a complaint" means that a health profession regulatory board does not issue a disciplinary or nondisciplinary order or action against a licensee or certificate holder. A pending complaint or investigation may not be disclosed to the public. B. All disciplinary actions against a licensee or certificate holder shall be available on the health profession regulatory board's website for not more than five years. If a health profession regulatory board issues a final nondisciplinary order or action, the record of the final nondisciplinary order or action shall be made available on the health profession regulatory board's website for not more than five years. Letters of concern and advisory letters may not be made available on the website but a copy of such letters are available to the public pursuant to section 39-121 and shall be provided to any person on request. C. If a health profession regulatory board maintains a website, the health profession regulatory board must display on its website a statement that a person may obtain additional public records related to any licensee or certificate holder, including dismissed complaints and nondisciplinary actions and orders, by contacting the health profession regulatory board directly. D. This section does not prohibit a health profession regulatory board from conducting its authorized duties in a public meeting. E. Subsections A and B of this section do not apply to meeting minutes and notices kept by the health profession regulatory board in accordance with the public meeting requirements of title 38, chapter 3, article 3.1. END_STATUTE
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Section 32-3214, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:
START_STATUTE32-3214. Board actions; public access to records; website; exception
A. If a health profession regulatory board dismisses a complaint, the record of that complaint is available to that health profession regulatory board and the public pursuant to section 39-121 but may not appear on the Health profession regulatory board's website. For the purposes of this subsection, "dismisses a complaint" means that a health profession regulatory board does not issue a disciplinary or nondisciplinary order or action against a licensee or certificate holder. A pending complaint or investigation may not be disclosed to the public.
B. All disciplinary actions against a licensee or certificate holder shall be available on the health profession regulatory board's website for not more than five years. If a health profession regulatory board issues a final nondisciplinary order or action, the record of the final nondisciplinary order or action shall be made available on the health profession regulatory board's website for not more than five years. Letters of concern and advisory letters may not be made available on the website but a copy of such letters are available to the public pursuant to section 39-121 and shall be provided to any person on request.
C. If a health profession regulatory board maintains a website, the health profession regulatory board must display on its website a statement that a person may obtain additional public records related to any licensee or certificate holder, including dismissed complaints and nondisciplinary actions and orders, by contacting the health profession regulatory board directly.
D. This section does not prohibit a health profession regulatory board from conducting its authorized duties in a public meeting.
E. Subsections A and B of this section do not apply to meeting minutes and notices kept by the health profession regulatory board in accordance with the public meeting requirements of title 38, chapter 3, article 3.1. END_STATUTE