physician assistants; board; continuation

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide details about the purpose statement mentioned in the candidate explanation.

Continuing the Arizona Regulatory Board of Physician Assistants

This bill extends the existence of the Arizona Regulatory Board of Physician Assistants until July 1, 2030.

What This Bill Does

• Extends the Arizona Regulatory Board of Physician Assistants' operation from July 1, 2026 to July 1, 2030.
• Repeals the current law about when the board will end and replaces it with a new date in 2030.

Who It Names or Affects

• The Arizona Regulatory Board of Physician Assistants
• Physician assistants who are licensed or want to be licensed in Arizona

Terms To Know

physician assistant

A healthcare professional who works under the supervision of a doctor and provides medical care.

regulatory board

An official group that makes rules to control or limit something, like how physician assistants can practice in Arizona.

Limits and Unknowns

• The bill does not specify any changes to the board's duties or responsibilities.
• There is no expected financial impact on the state budget from this change.

Official Summary Text

HB2731 - 572R - Senate Fact Sheet

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Fifty-Seventh
Legislature, Second Regular Session

AMENDED

FACT SHEET FOR
H.B. 2731

physician
assistants; board; continuation

Purpose

Continues the
Arizona Regulatory Board of Physician Assistants (Board) for four years.

Background

The Board is the
regulatory body responsible for the licensing and oversight of physician
assistants in Arizona and for protecting the public from unlawful, incompetent,
unqualified, impaired or unprofessional physician assistants. The Board
develops professional standards, reviews applicant credentials, establishes
licensing requirements and fees, investigates complaints and administers
disciplinary proceedings against licensees (
A.R.S.
� 32-2504
).

The Board
consists of 11 members appointed by the Governor, including: 1) five physician assistants
who hold a current license; 2) two public members; 3) two actively engaged and
licensed allopathic physicians,
one of whom supervises
or collaborates with a physician assistant
; and

4) two actively engaged and licensed osteopathic physicians, one of whom
supervises or collaborates with a physician assistant. Members are appointed
for four-year terms, beginning and ending on July 1 (
A.R.S.
� 32-2502
).

The Senate and
House of Representatives Health and Human Services Joint Committee of Reference
(COR) held a public meeting on January 30, 2026, to review and evaluate the
Auditor General's performance audit and sunset review report, consider the Board's
responses to the statutorily outlined sunset factors and receive public
testimony. The COR recommended that the Legislature continue the Board for two
years until July 1, 2028, and that statutory changes be made to improve the Board's
ability to efficiently and accurately perform their duties as prescribed by law
(
COR
Report
). The Board terminates on July 1, 2026, unless legislation is
enacted for its continuation (
A.R.S.
� 41-3026.12
).

There is no
anticipated fiscal impact to the state General Fund associated with this
legislation.

Provisions

1.

Continues, retroactive to July 1, 2026, the Board until July 1, 2030.

2.

Repeals the Board on January 1, 2031.

3.

Contains a purpose statement.

4.

Becomes effective on the general effective date, with a retroactive
provision as noted.

Amendments Adopted by Committee

1.

Continues
the Board until July 1, 2030, rather than July 1, 3030.

2.

Repeals the Board on January 1, 2031, rather than January 1, 3031.

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Current Bill Text

HB2731 - 572R - H Ver

House Engrossed

physician assistants;
board; continuation

State of Arizona

House of Representatives

Fifty-seventh Legislature

Second Regular Session

2026

HOUSE BILL 2731

AN
ACT

Repealing section 41-3026.12, Arizona
Revised Statutes; amending title 41, chapter 27, article 2, Arizona Revised
Statutes, by adding section 41-3030.19; relating to the Arizona
regulatory board of physician assistants.

(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)

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

Section 1.
Repeal

Section 41-3026.12, Arizona Revised
Statutes, is repealed.

Sec. 2. Title 41, chapter 27, article 2,
Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 41-3030.19, to read:

START_STATUTE
41.3030.19.

Arizona regulatory board of physician assistants; termination
July 1, 2030

A. The Arizona regulatory board of
physician assistants terminates on July 1,
3030.

B. Title 32, chapter 25 and this
section are repealed on January 1,
3031.
END_STATUTE

Sec. 3.
Purpose

Pursuant to section 41-2955,
subsection B, Arizona Revised Statutes, the legislature continues the Arizona
regulatory board of physician assistants to promote the safe and professional
practice of health care tasks performed by physician assistants.

Sec. 4.
Retroactivity

Sections 1 and 2 of this act apply
retroactively to from and after July 1, 2026.