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ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES57th Legislature, 2nd Regular Session |
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HB 2686: physicians; surgical centers; call coverage
Sponsor: Representative Heap, LD 10
Committee on Health & Human Services
Overview
Effective January 1, 2027, deems it unprofessional conduct for a medical doctor or osteopathic physician's failure to annually provide an outpatient surgical center their call-coverage plan when performing surgeries at the outpatient surgical center.
History
A physician is a Doctor of Medicine who has received licensure from the Arizona Medical Board authorizing them to operate in the state. A Doctor of Osteopathy is also a physician who holds a license, permit or registration to practice osteopathic medicine issued by the Arizona Board of Osteopathic Examiners in Medicine and Surgery (A.R.S. §§ 32-1401and 32-1800).
The Arizona Department of Health Services establishes rules for the administration, quality management, contracted services and personnel of outpatient surgical centers (R9-10-901-905).
Statute requires the governing body of each licensed hospital or outpatient surgical center to require that physicians admitted to practice in the hospital or center to organize into committees or other organizational structures to review professional practices within the hospital or center for the purposes of reducing morbidity, mortality and the improvement of patient care provided in the institution. The review must include the nature, quality and necessity of the care provided and the preventability of complications and deaths occurring in the hospital or center. Such review need not identify the patient or doctor by name but may use a case number or some other such designation (A.R.S. § 36-445).
Provisions
1. Deems it unprofessional conduct for a medical doctor or osteopathic physician who performs surgeries at an outpatient surgical center and fails to annually provide the outpatient surgical center with their call-coverage plan, including hospital call coverage. (Sec. 1-2)
2. Requires a physician to provide the outpatient surgical center with an updated call-coverage plan, including hospital call coverage, as changes are made. (Sec. 1-2)
3. Contains an effective date of January 1, 2027. (Sec. 3)
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