SB 1072
Initials AG/BG Page 1 House Engrossed
ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Fifty-seventh Legislature
First Regular Session
Senate: RAGE DP 6-1-0-0 | 3rd Read 20-10-0-0
House: HHS DP 7-4-0-1
SB 1072: medical boards; complaints; time limit
Sponsor: Senator Petersen, LD 14
House Engrossed
Overview
Requires the Arizona Medical Board (AMB) and the Arizona Board of Osteopathic Examiners
in Medicine and Surgery (BOEMS) to take final action on a complaint that is unrelated to
protecting the public health and safety within one year of receiving the complaint.
History
The primary duty of the AMB is to protect the public from unlawful, incompetent,
unqualified, impaired or unprofessional practitioners of allopathic medicine through
licensure, regulation and rehabilitation of the profession in this state. The AMB on its own
motion may investigate any evidence that appears to show that a Doctor of Medicine is or
may be medically incompetent, guilty of unprofessional conduct or mentally or physically
unable safely to engage in the practice of medicine (A.R.S. §§ 32-1403 and 32-1451).
Established in 1949, BOEMS regulates the osteopathic profession by issuing and renewing
licenses, permits and registrations, investigating and resolving complaints and providing
information to the public about license, permit and registration holders. Its mission is to
protect the public by setting educational and training standards for licensure, and by
reviewing complaints made against osteopathic physicians, interns and residents to ensure
that their conduct meets the standards of the profession, as defined in law (A.R.S. § 32-1803
and 32-1854).
Provisions
1. Requires the AMB and BOEMS or their executive directors if delegated, to take final
action on a complaint that is unrelated to protecting the public health and safety within
one year after receiving the complaint. (Sec. 1)
2. Declares the complaint administratively closed if the AMB or BOEMS or their respective
executive directors has not taken final action on the complaint. (Sec. 1)
3. Makes technical changes. (Sec. 1)
☐ Prop 105 (45 votes) ☐ Prop 108 (40 votes) ☐ Emergency (40 votes) ☐ Fiscal Note