Arizona Laws 32-2555. Injunctions
A. The superior court may issue an injunction to enjoin:
Terms Used In Arizona Laws 32-2555
- Board: means the Arizona regulatory board of physician assistants. See Arizona Laws 32-2501
- Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
- Person: includes a corporation, company, partnership, firm, association or society, as well as a natural person. See Arizona Laws 1-215
- Physician: means a physician who is licensed pursuant to chapter 13 or 17 of this title. See Arizona Laws 32-2501
1. A person who is not licensed pursuant to this chapter or who is not exempt from licensure pursuant to this chapter from performing health care tasks.
2. A physician assistant from performing health care tasks if the court determines that the licensee will or may cause irreparable damage to the public health and safety before the board has an opportunity to act pursuant to section 32-2551.
3. An act proscribed in section 32-2554, subsection B.
B. In a petition for an injunction pursuant to subsection A, paragraph 1 of this section, it is sufficient for the petitioner to charge that the respondent on a day certain in a named county engaged in the performance of health care tasks without being licensed or exempt from licensure pursuant to this chapter. It is not necessary for the petitioner to show damage or injury.
C. In a petition for an injunction pursuant to subsection A, paragraph 2 of this section, the petitioner shall specify the facts regarding the licensee’s threat to the public health and safety.
D. The board shall file the petition in the superior court in Maricopa county or in the county where the respondent resides or is found.