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AZ SB1235
Bill
Status
Engrossed
3/3/2026
Primary Sponsor
John Kavanagh
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AI Summary
- Enacts Arizona's participation in the Emergency Medical Services Personnel Licensure Interstate Compact, allowing EMTs, Advanced EMTs, and Paramedics licensed in member states to practice across state lines under a "privilege to practice" system
- Requires home states to use the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians (NREMT) examination for initial licensure and implement criminal background checks with fingerprint verification within five years of compact activation
- Establishes the Interstate Commission for EMS Personnel Practice as a joint public agency to administer the compact, promulgate rules, maintain a coordinated database of licensure and adverse actions, and collect annual assessments from member states
- Provides expedited licensure processing for veterans, active military service members, National Guard and Reserve members separating from active duty, and their spouses who hold current NREMT certification
- Grants member state EMS authorities power to take adverse actions against licenses, issue subpoenas, and issue cease and desist orders, while requiring reporting of disciplinary actions to the coordinated interstate database
Legislative Description
EMS reciprocity; compact.
Definitions
Last Action
Transmit to House
3/3/2026
Committee Referrals
Rules1/21/2026
Regulatory Affairs and Government Efficiency1/21/2026
Full Bill Text
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