SB1190 Summary

• Amends Arizona Revised Statutes section 32-1207 to modify the State Board of Dental Examiners' record-keeping requirements for complaints and investigations.

• Requires the board to maintain records of its acts and proceedings, including license issuance, denial, renewal, suspension, and revocation, while keeping pending complaints and investigations confidential from the public.

• Establishes tiered public access to complaint records: dismissed complaints remain private; nondisciplinary letters of concern are public for 5 years; nondisciplinary continuing education requirements are public for 5 years after compliance; nondisciplinary civil penalties are public for 5 years after satisfaction.

• Clarifies that nothing in the statute prohibits the board from conducting its authorized duties in a public meeting.

• Defines "record of complaint" as the document reflecting the final disposition of a complaint or investigation.