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AZ HB2132
Bill
Status
1/16/2025
Primary Sponsor
Selina Bliss
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AI Summary
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Requires each outpatient surgical center and hospital to adopt policies mandating a registered nurse serve as circulator and be physically present in the operating room for the entire duration of each surgical procedure.
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Deadline for implementing these policies is January 1, 2026.
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Defines "circulator" as a registered nurse licensed under Arizona title 32, chapter 15, educated and trained in perioperative nursing to coordinate patient care and safety and support the surgical team during surgery.
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Directs the department to ensure compliance through onsite inspections and investigation of complaints related to violations of this requirement.
Legislative Description
Hospitals; outpatient surgical centers; nurses
Health Care Institutions
Last Action
House HHS Committee action: Do Pass Amended, voting: (9-3-0-0-0-0)
1/27/2025