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Assigned to HHS & COMPS FOR
COMMITTEE
ARIZONA STATE SENATE
Fifty-Third Legislature, Second Regular Session
health professionals; workforce data
Purpose
Directs, beginning on January 2, 2020, health professional regulatory boards to collect information for the Health Professional Workforce Database (Database) from individuals seeking initial or renewal licenses, certification or registration.
Background
The Ad Hoc Committee on Health Care Workforce (Committee) was created to research and make recommendations for the collection and publication of relevant data concerning health care professions and workforce. The Committee met on October 2, 2017, and December 18, 2017. The Committee recommended the following: 1) that the Legislature adopt legislation that directs, by January 1, 2020, that the licensing Boards designated in the legislation collect workforce data, as part of the licensing renewal process; and 2) that the stakeholders, licensing boards and interested parties, in conjunction with the Arizona Area Health Education Centers be encouraged to assist in the process of preparing for future legislation.
There is no anticipated fiscal impact to the state General Fund associated with this legislation.
Provisions
1. Directs each health professional regulatory board, beginning on January 2, 2020, to collect information for the Database from individuals seeking initial or renewal licenses, certification or registration.
2. Requires the Director of the Department of Health Services to adopt rules prescribing the information for the Database that must be collected by health profession regulatory boards.
3. Specifies that any information that is personally identifiable is confidential and not a public record.
4. Defines board, database, designated database information and director.
5. Makes technical changes.
6. Becomes effective on the general effective date.
House Action
HEALTH 2/15/18 DP 9-0-0-0
3rd Read 2/21/18 60-0-0
Prepared by Senate Research
March 2, 2018
CRS/NW/lat