PREFILED    JAN 09 2026

REFERENCE TITLE: rural hospitals; radiation protection grants

State of Arizona

Senate

Fifty-seventh Legislature

Second Regular Session

2026

SB 1118

Introduced by

Senators Werner: Angius, Shope;  Representative Bliss

AN ACT

Appropriating monies to the department of health services.

(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

Section 1. Appropriation; department of health services; rural hospitals; radiation protection systems; grants; definitions

A. The sum of $________ is appropriated from the state general fund in fiscal year 2026-2027 to the department of health services to establish and administer a grant program to assist rural hospitals with the costs of acquiring and installing radiation protection systems in procedure rooms in which ionizing radiation procedures occur.

B. For the purposes of this section:

1. "Radiation protection system" means a shielding system that is designed to protect against scatter or direct ionizing radiation exposure, that provides protection equal to or greater than the shielding effectiveness of a .25 millimeter lead-equivalent apron and that includes real-time dosimetry to measure radiation exposure to health professionals throughout an ionizing radiation medical procedure.

2. "Rural hospital" means a licensed hospital that is located in a county with a population of less than one million persons.