PREFILED    JAN 09 2026

REFERENCE TITLE: radiation protection systems; medical procedures

State of Arizona

Senate

Fifty-seventh Legislature

Second Regular Session

2026

SB 1121

Introduced by

Senators Werner: Shope;  Representatives Bliss, Gress

AN ACT

Amending title 36, chapter 4, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 36-420.06; relating to health care institutions.

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

Section 1. Title 36, chapter 4, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 36-420.06, to read:

START_STATUTE36-420.06. Procedures involving ionizing radiation; lead aprons; radiation protection systems; definition

A. A hospital, outpatient surgical center or other health care institution that performs procedures using ionizing radiation may not require that physicians, physician assistants, nurses or other health professionals wear lead aprons during these procedures if the procedure room is equipped with a radiation protection system.

B. A health professional may voluntarily choose to wear a lead apron during a procedure using ionizing radiation even if the procedure room is equipped with a radiation protection system.

C. For the purposes of this section, "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.END_STATUTE