Arizona Laws 32-1430. License renewal; expiration
A. Except as provided in section 32-4301, each person holding an active license to practice medicine in this state shall renew the license every other year on or before the licensee’s birthday and shall pay the fee required by this article, accompanied by a completed renewal form. The board shall provide the renewal form online and, on request, shall mail the form to the licensee. A licensee who does not renew an active license as required by this subsection on or before thirty days after the licensee’s birthday must also pay a penalty fee as required by this article for late renewal. A licensee’s license automatically expires if the licensee does not renew an active license within four months after the licensee’s birthday. A person who practices medicine in this state after that person’s active license has expired is in violation of this chapter.
Terms Used In Arizona Laws 32-1430
- Action: includes any matter or proceeding in a court, civil or criminal. See Arizona Laws 1-215
- Active license: means a valid and existing license to practice medicine. See Arizona Laws 32-1401
- Board: means the Arizona medical board. See Arizona Laws 32-1401
- Health care institution: means any facility as defined in section 36-401, any person authorized to transact disability insurance, as defined in Title 20, Chapter 6, Article 4 or 5, any person who is issued a certificate of authority pursuant to Title 20, Chapter 4, Article 9 or any other partnership, association or corporation that provides health care to consumers. See Arizona Laws 32-1401
- Medicine: means allopathic medicine as practiced by the recipient of a degree of doctor of medicine. See Arizona Laws 32-1401
- Person: includes a corporation, company, partnership, firm, association or society, as well as a natural person. See Arizona Laws 1-215
- Process: means a citation, writ or summons issued in the course of judicial proceedings. See Arizona Laws 1-215
- Special purpose licensing examination: means an examination that is developed by the national board of medical examiners on behalf of the federation of state medical boards for use by state licensing boards to test the basic medical competence of physicians who are applying for licensure and who have been in practice for a considerable period of time in another jurisdiction and to determine the competence of a physician who is under investigation by a state licensing board. See Arizona Laws 32-1401
B. A person renewing an active license to practice medicine in this state shall provide to the board as part of the renewal process a report of disciplinary actions, restrictions or any other action placed on or against that person’s license or practice by another state licensing or disciplinary board or an agency of the federal government. This action may include denying a license or failing the special purpose licensing examination. The report shall include the name and address of the sanctioning agency or health care institution, the nature of the action taken and a general statement of the charges leading to the action taken.
C. The licensee shall submit proof with the renewal form of having completed a training unit as prescribed by the board relating to the requirements of this chapter and board rules.
D. A person whose license has expired may reapply for a license to practice medicine as provided in this chapter.