HB2409 Summary

• Allows dental hygiene applicants to satisfy clinical examination requirements through either the Western Regional Examining Board examination or an examination from another state/testing agency deemed substantially equivalent by the board.

• Modifies language in the medical practice exemptions section to replace outdated terminology, changing references from "which" to "that" and "such persons" to clarified language.

• Updates references to the "United States Veterans Administration" to "United States Department of Veterans Affairs" in medical licensing exemptions.

• Requires medical license applicants to submit direct verification to the board of all prior state licensures and hospital affiliations/employment for the five years preceding application.

• Extends pro bono registration eligibility to doctors whose Arizona medical licenses have expired, allowing them to practice up to 60 days per calendar year (consecutively or cumulatively) while providing free medical services.