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AZ HB2187
Bill
Status
1/16/2024
Primary Sponsor
Barbara Parker
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AI Summary
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Establishes specific allowable license titles and designations for health professionals (physicians, nurses, physician assistants) in advertisements, communications, and clinical settings.
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Prohibits advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) from using medical titles or medical specialty titles alone or in combination with nursing titles.
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Requires health professional advertisements to disclose only applicable licenses, avoid deceptive or misleading terms, and include the professional's name and license type.
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Allows health professionals to display earned academic degrees and use accurate professional titles describing qualifications if not misleading, and permits use of titles prescribed in applicable state statutes.
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Designates violations as unlawful practices under Arizona law, with enforcement authority granted to the Attorney General; bill is titled the "Medical Title Transparency and Patient Protection Act."
Legislative Description
Health professionals; title use; prohibitions
Prohibition
Last Action
House HHS Committee action: Held, voting: (0-0-0-0-0-0)
2/12/2024