ARIZONA STATE SENATE
Phoenix, Arizona
REVISED
health professions;
definition
Updates
definitions relating to health care professions.
During
the past several years, the Legislature has adopted regulations for a number of
health care professions, including occupational therapists, respiratory care
practitioners and acupuncturists, increasing the number of regulated health
care professions in this state to 23. Several
statutory definitions relating to health care professions, however, have not
been updated to reflect all of the occupations currently being regulated. S.B. 1144 updates those definitions by
including references to the following: behavioral health professionals;
occupational therapists, respiratory care practitioners, acupuncturists and
athletic trainers.
There
is no cost to the state general fund relating to the provisions of this bill.
1. Updates definitions relating to health care professions by adding behavioral health professional, occupational therapy, respiratory care, acupuncture and athletic trainer.
2. Makes technical changes.
3. Provides for a general effective date.
Amendments Adopted by Committee
Eliminates the authority of additional state health regulatory agencies to obtain confidential mental health patient records during complaint investigations.
Senate Action
HEA 1/23/01 DPA 7-0-1-0
Prepared by Senate Staff
January 30, 2001