32-3219. Licensure; renewal; notification; definitions
(Eff. 1/1/16)
A. A medical practitioner regulatory board shall notify the Arizona state board of pharmacy once each month of any initial licensures for medical practitioners who intend to apply for registration under the controlled substances act (21 United States Code sections 801 through 904) and licensure renewals for medical practitioners who hold active licenses in this state for the purpose of registering the medical practitioner and providing the person access to the controlled substances prescription monitoring program database. The medical practitioner regulatory board shall provide to the Arizona state board of pharmacy any information necessary to register and provide access to the medical practitioner. The medical practitioner regulatory board shall notify each medical practitioner receiving an initial license who intends to apply for registration under the controlled substances act (21 United States Code sections 801 through 904) of the person's responsibility to register with the Arizona state board of pharmacy and be granted access to the program's central database tracking system.
B. For the purposes of this section:
1. " Medical practitioner" means any person who is licensed and authorized by law to use and prescribe drugs and devices for the treatment of sick and injured human beings or for the diagnosis or prevention of sickness in human beings in this state or any state, territory or district of the United States and who possesses an Arizona registration under the controlled substances act (21 United States Code sections 801 through 904).
2. " Medical practitioner regulatory board" means any board established pursuant to title 32, chapter 7, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 25 or 29 that regulates one or more medical practitioners in this state.
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