Arizona legislation · Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session (2026)
Arizona HB4010: genetic counselors; board; licensure
Status: Chaptered, June 19, 2026
HB4010 - genetic counselors; board; licensure
What the bill says
An act amending title 32, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding chapter 27; amending sections 32-3201 and 36-3601, Arizona Revised Statutes; amending title 41, chapter 27, article 2, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 41-3034.01; relating to health profession regulatory boards. Section [DELETED: 1.] 1. Title 32, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding chapter 27, to read: CHAPTER 27 BOARD OF GENETIC COUNSELORS ARTICLE 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS START_STATUTE32-2701. Definitions In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. "Active candid.
From the chaptered text, July 1, 2026:
AN ACT amending title 32, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding chapter 27; amending sections 32-3201 and 36-3601, Arizona Revised Statutes; amending title 41, chapter 27, article 2, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 41-3034.01; relating to health profession regulatory boards. (TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE) Section [DELETED: 1.] 1. Title 32, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding chapter 27, to read: CHAPTER 27 BOARD OF GENETIC COUNSELORS ARTICLE 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS START_STATUTE32-2701. Definitions In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. "Active candidate Status" means that a person meets the requirements established by the American board of genetic counseling, or its successor, to take the American board of genetic counseling's certification examination in general genetics and genetic counseling and has been granted this designation. 2. "Board" means the board OF GENETIC COUNSELORS. 3. "Certification" means certification as a genetic counselor by the American board of genetic counseling, or its successor, or the American board of medical genetics and genomics, or its successor, or certification as a PhD geneticist by the American board of medical genetics and genomics, or its successor. 4. "Director" means the director of the board. 5. "Genetic counseling" means a communication process that may include: (a) Estimating the likelihood of the occurrence or recurrence of any potential inherited or genetically influenced condition or …