Senate Bill 1446 Summary

• Establishes a student registered nurse anesthetist clinical rotation program in the Arizona State Board of Nursing for fiscal year 2025-2026 to expand preceptor training capacity at health care institutions.

• Creates a grant program to distribute funds to licensed health care institutions for direct and indirect costs of expanding or developing clinical training placements for registered nurse anesthetist students, with preference for obstetrics, pediatrics, cardiovascular, thoracic, and neurological care specialties.

• Limits indirect costs to no more than 20 percent of grant awards and requires grantees to return unused funds to the Board.

• Appropriates $3,000,000 from the state general fund to the Arizona State Board of Nursing for fiscal year 2025-2026, exempt from lapsing provisions.

• Requires the Board to establish an application process and consider geographic distribution, number of students expected to be trained and retained, and cost-effectiveness when awarding grants.