ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Fifty-fifth Legislature

First Regular Session

House: ED DP 10-0-0-0

HB 2494: Arizona health education centers; increase.

Sponsor: Representative Jermaine, LD 18

Caucus & COW

Overview

Establishes a sixth area health education center that focuses on the Indian health care delivery system to the Arizona Area Health Education System (System).

History

The Arizona Board of Regents (ABOR) is required to establish the System in the College of Medicine at the University of Arizona. ABOR appoints both the System director and governing boards for each center. Governing board members must be health care providers and consumers who reflect the ethnic representation of each center's geographic area. Each governing board must make recommendations regarding health professionals' educational needs, local program priorities and the allocation of System monies to the director.

Each center must conduct physician and other health professional education programs, programs to recruit and retain minority students in health professions and continuing education programs for health professionals (A.R.S. § 15-1643).

Currently, the System consists of five area health education centers that represent geographic areas with specified populations that the System determines lack services by health care professionals. The five areas are southeast Arizona, western Arizona, central Arizona, eastern Arizona and northern Arizona (University of Arizona Health Education Centers).

Provisions

1. Adds a sixth area health education center that focuses on the Indian health care delivery system to the System. (Sec. 1)

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