SB1029 Summary

• Amends Arizona Revised Statutes sections 32-1403 and 32-1803 to add new powers and duties for the Arizona Medical Board and Arizona Board of Osteopathic Physicians.

• Grants both medical boards authority to determine whether a prospective or current Arizona licensed physician has the training or experience to serve as a qualifying physician under federal law (21 U.S.C. § 823(g)(2)(G)(ii)).

• Qualifying physicians designation enables licensed physicians to treat and manage opiate-dependent patients, likely in the context of medication-assisted treatment programs.

• Makes minor technical corrections to statutory language including changing "if" to "whether" and updating hyphenation conventions for terms like "vice chairperson."