HB 2403 Summary

• Repeals title 32, chapter 41, Arizona Revised Statutes, eliminating the state regulation and licensure of athletic trainers.

• Removes references to licensed athletic trainers from multiple statutes including provisions regarding health care professionals, concussion management in schools, pharmacy regulations, and smoke-free facilities.

• Removes the board of athletic training from the list of self-supporting regulatory boards under the office of administrative hearings.

• Amends section 36-601.01 (Smoke-free Arizona Act) by removing athletic trainers from the definition of health care professionals who may work in health care facilities.

• Requires a three-fourths affirmative vote of both houses of the legislature for enactment under Arizona Constitutional requirements.