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SB1192 - 572R - Senate Fact Sheet
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ARIZONA STATE SENATE
Fifty-Seventh
Legislature, Second Regular Session
AMENDED
FACT SHEET FOR
S.B. 1192
license exemption;
basic first aid
Purpose
Excludes the provision of basic first aid in good faith to an injured
person, without compensation, from licensure requirements under the Arizona
Medical Board (AMB) if the individual administering aid obtains the injured
person�s consent before rendering assistance.
Background
The AMB is the regulatory body responsible for the licensing and
oversight of doctors of medicine in Arizona. Statute prescribes practices and
circumstances that are explicitly excluded from medical licensure requirements,
including: 1) the provision of medical assistance in an emergency; 2) the
administration of family remedies, including the sale of vitamins, health
foods, supplements or any other natural remedies; 3) the practice of religion
or religious rites; 4) healing arts provided by an Indian tribe or a licensee;
5) activities or functions that do not require the judgment of a doctor of
medicine and are usually delegated by a doctor of medicine to another
individual under their supervision; 6) official duties of a medical officer in
the U.S. Armed Forces, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs or the U.S.
Public Health Service, if the duties are restricted to federal lands; 7) any
act, task or function performed by a physician assistant in the proper
performance of their duties; and 8) the emergency harvesting of donor organs by
a doctor of medicine licensed to practice in another state or country for use
in another state or country (
A.R.S.
� 32-1421
).
Current statute precludes health care providers or any other person who,
in good faith, renders emergency care at a public gathering or at the scene of
an emergency from liability for civil or other damages resulting from care
provided, except in cases of gross negligence (
A.R.S.
� 32-1471
).
There is no anticipated fiscal impact
to the state General Fund associated with this legislation.
Provisions
1.
Excludes
the provision of basic first aid in good faith to an injured person, without
compensation, from licensure requirements under the AMB if the individual
administering aid obtains the injured person�s consent before rendering
assistance.
2.
Specifies
that, if the injured person is under 15 years old, the person providing basic
first aid must:
a)
obtain consent from a parent or legal guardian; and
b)
notify law enforcement of the injured person's condition.
3.
Specifies
that providing basic first aid in good faith to an injured person does not
limit any liability protections regarding the provision of emergency aid.
4.
Defines
basic first aid
as:
a)
cleaning minor cuts, scrapes or scratches;
b)
treating a minor burn;
c)
applying bandages and dressings;
d)
providing fluids to relieve heat stress; and
e)
for
purposes of treating one of the aforementioned ailments, administering
antiseptics or topical ointments, creams or analgesics and, if requested,
providing nonprescription pain-relieving medication.
5.
Makes technical changes.
6.
Becomes effective on the general effective date.
Amendments Adopted by
Committee
�
Specifies that providing basic first aid in good faith to an
injured person does not limit any liability protections regarding the provision
of emergency aid.
Senate Action
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SB1192 - 572R - S Ver
Senate Engrossed
license exemption;
basic first aid.
State of Arizona
Senate
Fifty-seventh Legislature
Second Regular Session
2026
SENATE BILL 1192
AN
ACT
amending
section 32-1421, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to the Arizona
medical board.
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Be it
enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section
1.
1. Section
32-1421, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:
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32-1421.
Exemptions from licensing requirements; definition
A. This article does not apply to any person while
engaged in:
1. The provision of medical assistance in case of an
emergency.
2. The administration of family remedies
,
including the sale of vitamins, health foods or health food
supplements or any other natural remedies, except drugs or medicines for which
an authorized prescription is required by law.
3. The practice of religion, treatment by prayer or
the laying on of hands as a religious rite or ordinance.
4. The practice of any of the healing arts of and by
Indian tribes in this state.
5. The lawful practice of any of the healing arts to
the extent authorized by a license issued by this state.
6. Activities or functions that do not require the
exercise of a doctor of medicine's judgment for their performance,
that
are not in violation of the laws of this state and
that
are usually or customarily delegated by a doctor of
medicine under the
doctor's
doctor of
medicine's
direction or supervision or
that
are
performed in accordance with the approval of a committee of physicians in a
licensed health care institution.
7. The official duties of a medical officer in the
armed forces of the United States, the United States department of veterans
affairs or the United States public health service
,
or
their successor agencies, if the duties are restricted to federal lands.
8. Any act, task or function competently performed
by a physician assistant in the proper performance of the physician assistant's
duties.
9. The emergency harvesting of donor organs by a
doctor of medicine or team of doctors of medicine licensed to practice medicine
in another state or country for use in another state or country.
10. Providing basic first aid in good
faith and without compensation to an injured person
if
THE person ADMINISTERING THE BASIC FIRST AID OBTAINS THE INJURED PERsON'S
CONSENT BEFORE RENDERING ASSISTANCE.� iF THE INJURED PERSON IS under fifteen
years of age, CONSENT MUST BE OBTAINED FROM A PARENT OR LEGAL
GUARDIAN. If the person administering the basic first aid determines
that the injured person is under fifteen years of age, the person must notify
law enforcement of the injured person's condition.
B. This article does not apply to:
1. A doctor of medicine residing in another
jurisdiction who is authorized to practice medicine in that jurisdiction, if
the doctor engages in actual single or infrequent consultation with a doctor of
medicine
who is
licensed in this state and if the
consultation regards a specific patient or patients.
2. A doctor of medicine who is licensed to practice
in another jurisdiction if the doctor engages in the practice of medicine that
is limited to patients with whom the doctor has an already established doctor-patient
relationship and who reside outside this jurisdiction when both the doctor and
the patient are physically in this state for not more than sixty consecutive
days. For the purposes of this paragraph, "patient" means
a person who is not a resident of this state and who is an athlete or a professional
entertainer.
C. this section does not limit any
liability protections that are provided in section 32-1471.
D. For the purposes of this section,
"basic first aid":
1. Means any of the following:
(
a
) Cleaning
minor cuts, scrapes or scratches.
(
b
) Treating a
minor burn.
(
c
) Applying
bandages and dressings.
(
d
) Providing
fluids to relieve heat stress.
2. Includes administering
antiseptics or topical ointments, creams or analgesics
and, if requested, providing nonprescription pain-relieving
medication for the purpose of treating the ailments specified in paragraph 1 of
this subsection.
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