HB2929 perimenopause; menopause; task force | Arizona Bill

Plain English Breakdown

The bill text does not define 'perimenopause' or 'menopause,' so definitions in terms_to_know are limited to their context within the legislation.

HB2929: Creating a Task Force on Perimenopause and Menopause

This bill creates the Legislative Perimenopause and Menopause Task Force to study ways to improve treatment, education, and payment for women experiencing these life stages.

What This Bill Does

Establishes the Legislative Perimenopause and Menopause Task Force with sixteen specific members representing health professionals, educators, hospitals, insurers, and tribal systems.
Requires the task force to meet at least once each year.
Directs the group to identify ways to improve treatment and education for women in perimenopause and menopause.
Asks the task force to review current health care education standards and create nonbinding recommendations or guidance for schools, accreditation bodies, and licensing boards.
Requires the task force to examine how doctors and hospitals are paid for providing care related to these conditions.
Mandates that the task force submit written reports with its findings by December 31, 2027, and again on December 31, 2028.

Who It Names or Affects

Women in Arizona experiencing perimenopause or menopause.
Health care providers including physicians, nurse practitioners, midwives, family medicine doctors, behavioral health specialists, and hospital systems.
Educational institutions such as universities and community colleges.

Terms To Know

Perimenopause: A life stage mentioned in the bill where women experience changes before menopause begins.
Menopause: A natural biological process marking the end of menstrual cycles, as referenced by the task force's focus area.
Nonbinding recommendations: Suggestions or guidance offered by the task force that schools and boards may consider but are not required to follow by law.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill creates a study group but does not mandate specific new programs or funding.
Task force members do not receive payment for their time, though they can be reimbursed for expenses.
This section of the law will automatically end on June 30, 2029.

Official Summary Text

HB2929 - perimenopause; menopause; task force

Current Bill Text

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HB2929 - 572R - I Ver

REFERENCE TITLE:
perimenopause; menopause; task force

State of Arizona

House of Representatives

Fifty-seventh Legislature

Second Regular Session

2026

HB 2929

Introduced by

Representatives
Gutierrez: Abeytia, Aguilar, Cavero, Connolly, De Los Santos, Garcia,
Luna-N�jera, Mathis, Peshlakai, Simacek, Travers, Villegas;� Senator Alston

AN
ACT

establishing the perimenopause and
menopause task force.

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

Section 1.
Perimenopause
and menopause task force; membership; compensation; reports; delayed repeal

A. The legislative
perimenopause and menopause task force is established consisting of the
following members:

1. The director of the
department of health services or the director's designee.

2. One
member who is a physician licensed pursuant to title 32, chapter 13, Arizona
Revised Statutes, who is a member of a statewide physician organization, whose
practice focuses on treating women in perimenopause and menopause and who is
appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.

3. One member who is a
registered nurse practitioner licensed pursuant to title 32, chapter 15,
Arizona Revised Statutes, whose practice treats women in perimenopause and
menopause
and who is appointed by the speaker
of the house of representatives.

4. One member who is a
physician licensed pursuant to title 32, chapter 17, Arizona Revised Statutes,
whose practice focuses on treating women in perimenopause and menopause and who
is appointed by the president of the senate.

5. One member who is a
certified nurse midwife who is licensed pursuant to title 32, chapter 15,
Arizona Revised Statutes, who treats women in perimenopause and menopause and
who is appointed by the president of the senate.

6. One member who
represents an association of obstetricians and gynecologists in this state, who
treats women in perimenopause and menopause and who is appointed by the
president of the senate.

7. One member who is
licensed pursuant to title 32, chapter 13 or 17, Arizona Revised Statutes, who
practices family medicine, whose practice treats women in perimenopause and
menopause and who is appointed by the governor.

8. One member who
represents a university under the jurisdiction of the Arizona board of regents,
who is part of the department of obstetrics and gynecology at the university
and who is appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives

9. One member who
represents community colleges in this state and who is appointed by the
governor.

10. One member who
represents a behavioral health practice that treats women in perimenopause and
menopause and who is appointed by the governor.

11. One member who
represents an alliance of hospital systems in this state and who is appointed
by the president of the senate.

12. One member who
represents a statewide association representing hospitals and who is appointed
by the speaker of the house of representatives.

13. One member who
represents community health centers in this state and who is appointed by the
governor.

14. One member who
represents a tribal health system and who is appointed by the speaker of the
house of representatives.

15. One member who
represents a health plan that is contracted with the Arizona health care cost
containment system, who has experience implementing health care education
programs and who is appointed by the president of the senate.

16. One member who
represents the insurance industry in this state and who is appointed by the
governor.

B. The task force shall
elect a chairperson and shall meet at the call of the chairperson.� The task
force shall meet at least one time each year.

C. Members of the task
force are not eligible to receive compensation but are eligible for
reimbursement of expenses pursuant to title 38, chapter 4, article 2, Arizona
Revised Statutes.

D. The task force shall:

1. Identify ways to enhance
the treatment and education of women experiencing perimenopause and menopause.

2. Review existing health
care education standards and curricula related to perimenopause and menopause
and develop nonbinding recommendations, competency frameworks or guidance that
may be considered by educational institutions, accreditation bodies and
licensing boards, as appropriate.

3. Examine how, if
necessary, health professionals and health care institutions may be compensated
for care they provide that relates to perimenopause or menopause.

4. On or before December
31, 2027 and December 31, 2028, report the task force's findings to the
governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, the president of the
senate and the chairpersons of the house of representatives and senate health
and human service committees, or their successor committees.

E. This section is repealed
from and after June 30, 2029.