32-3223.01. Health profession regulatory board; mental health inquiry; prohibition; definition

A. A health profession regulatory board may not include any question on an application for a license, permit, certificate or endorsement that requests information about whether the applicant has sought mental health assistance or received a mental health diagnosis or treatment. The health profession regulatory board may ask if the applicant is currently under a regulatory entity's order in another state for the monitoring of a health condition, including substance abuse.  The applicant is not required to respond if the monitoring is part of a confidential program.

B. For the purposes of this section, "health profession regulatory board" includes the department of health services relating to health professionals who are regulated by the department.