AZ SB1469

Amends Arizona Revised Statutes section 36-2604 to require law enforcement agencies requesting prescription monitoring program data to have a valid search warrant for open investigations or complaints.

Removes the previous standard allowing data release based on written statements that information was "necessary" and replaces it with a mandatory search warrant requirement for law enforcement access.

Adds new subsection G establishing that investigators who find no evidence of statutory crime but suspect inappropriate prescribing may only refer medical practitioners to professional licensing boards, not pursue criminal proceedings.

Clarifies that information provided to law enforcement pursuant to subsection B (notification of suspected illegal conduct) is exempt from the search warrant requirement for that specific notification obligation.

Bill became effective June 8, 2022.