Arizona Laws 41-3505. Board actions; records; website; legislative advocacy
A. If a nonhealth profession regulatory board dismisses a complaint, the record of that complaint is available to that regulatory board and the public pursuant to section 39-121 but may not appear on the board’s website. For the purposes of this subsection, "dismisses a complaint" means that a board does not issue a disciplinary or nondisciplinary order or action against a licensee or certificate holder.
Terms Used In Arizona Laws 41-3505
- Action: includes any matter or proceeding in a court, civil or criminal. See Arizona Laws 1-215
- Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
- including: means not limited to and is not a term of exclusion. See Arizona Laws 1-215
- Person: includes a corporation, company, partnership, firm, association or society, as well as a natural person. See Arizona Laws 1-215
B. If a nonhealth profession regulatory board issues a nondisciplinary order or action against a licensee or certificate holder, the record of the nondisciplinary order or action is available to that board and the public pursuant to section 39-121 but may not appear on the board’s website, except that a practice limitation or restriction, and documentation relating to that action, may appear on the board’s website.
C. If a nonhealth profession regulatory board maintains a website, the board must display on its website a statement that a person may obtain additional public records related to any licensee or certificate holder, including dismissed complaints and nondisciplinary actions and orders, by contacting the board directly.
D. This section does not prohibit a nonhealth profession regulatory board from conducting its authorized duties in a public meeting.
E. Subsections A and B of this section do not apply to meeting minutes and notices kept by the board in accordance with the public meeting requirements of Title 38, Chapter 3, Article 3.1.
F. The director of a nonhealth profession regulatory board may not advocate for or against a legislative proposal in the director’s official capacity until the regulatory board has taken a formal position on the proposal in a public meeting.