Arizona legislation · Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session (2026)
Arizona HB2686: physicians; surgical centers; call coverage
Status: Chaptered, June 4, 2026
HB2686 - physicians; surgical centers; call coverage
What the bill says
An act Amending sections 32-1401 and 32-1854, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to physicians. Section [DELETED: 1.] 1. Section 32-1401, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read: START_STATUTE32-1401. Definitions In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. "Active license" means a valid and existing license to practice medicine. 2. "Adequate records" means legible medical records, produced by hand or electronically, containing, at a minimum, sufficient information to identify the patient, support the diagnosis, justify the treatment, accur.
From the chaptered text, June 11, 2026:
AN ACT Amending sections 32-1401 and 32-1854, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to physicians. (TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE) Section [DELETED: 1.] 1. Section 32-1401, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read: START_STATUTE32-1401. Definitions In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. "Active license" means a valid and existing license to practice medicine. 2. "Adequate records" means legible medical records, produced by hand or electronically, containing, at a minimum, sufficient information to identify the patient, support the diagnosis, justify the treatment, accurately document the results, indicate advice and cautionary warnings provided to the patient and provide sufficient information for another practitioner to assume continuity of the patient's care at any point in the course of treatment. 3. "Advisory letter" means a nondisciplinary letter to notify a licensee that either: (a) While there is insufficient evidence to support disciplinary action, the board believes that continuation of the activities that led to the investigation may result in further board action against the licensee. (b) The violation is a minor or technical violation that is not of sufficient merit to warrant disciplinary action. (c) While the licensee has demonstrated substantial compliance through rehabilitation or remediation that has mitigated the need for disciplinary action, the board believes that repetition of the activities that led to the investigation may result in further board …