Arizona Revised Statutes Title 32. Professions and Occupations § 32-3504. Powers and duties; inspection of records; personnel examinations; immunity

1. Enforce and administer this chapter.

2. Adopt rules necessary to administer this chapter.

3. Examine applicants for licensure pursuant to this chapter at times and places it designates.

4. Investigate each applicant for licensure, before a license is issued, in order to determine if the applicant is qualified pursuant to this chapter.

5. Keep a record of all its acts and proceedings pursuant to this chapter, including the issuance, refusal, renewal, suspension or revocation of licenses.

6. Require each applicant for initial licensure to submit a full set of fingerprints to the board for a state and federal criminal history records check pursuant to § 41-1750 and Public Law 92-544.

7. Maintain a register that contains the name, the last known place of residence and the date and number of the license of all persons who are licensed pursuant to this chapter.

8. Compile, once every two years, a list of licensed respiratory care practitioners who are authorized to practice in this state.

9. Establish minimum annual continuing education requirements for persons who are licensed under this chapter. The board shall approve organizations from which continuing education classes may be accepted.

10. Establish a confidential program for the monitoring of licensees who are chemically dependent and who enroll in rehabilitation programs that meet the criteria established by the board. The board may take further action if the licensee refuses to enter into a stipulated agreement or fails to comply with its terms. In order to protect the public health and safety, the confidentiality requirements of this paragraph do not apply if the licensee does not comply with the stipulated agreement.