The state board of nursing, board of occupational therapy examiners, regulatory board of physician assistants and Department of Economic Security are continued until July 1, 2030, and the state board of pharmacy until July 1, 2032, with this applying back to July 1, 2026.
Official title: health boards; DES; continuations
- September 12, 2026
- Applies retroactively from July 1, 2026: Repeal of earlier termination provisions and the new termination dates
- July 1, 2030: New termination date for the nursing, occupational therapy and physician assistant boards and the Department of Economic Security
- July 1, 2032: New termination date for the Arizona state board of pharmacy
What changes
BeforeEarlier termination provisions for these 5 agencies were in law; the text repeals them but does not show their dates.
NowThe Arizona state board of nursing, board of occupational therapy examiners and Arizona regulatory board of physician assistants now end on July 1, 2030, and the laws governing them are repealed on January 1, 2031, unless lawmakers act again.
BeforeAn earlier termination provision for the Department of Economic Security was in law; the text does not show its date.
NowThe Department of Economic Security now ends on July 1, 2030, and its governing law is repealed on January 1, 2031, unless lawmakers act again.
BeforeAn earlier termination provision for the Arizona state board of pharmacy was in law; the text does not show its date.
NowThe Arizona state board of pharmacy now ends on July 1, 2032, and its governing law is repealed on January 1, 2033, unless lawmakers act again.
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NowThe law states each agency's purpose: promoting safe and professional practice of nursing, occupational therapy, physician assistant health care tasks and pharmacy, and for the Department of Economic Security, providing social services, welfare programs, vocational rehabilitation and employment services, and developmental disability programs.
Who it affects
- Nurses, occupational therapists, physician assistants and pharmacists licensed by these boards
- People who use Department of Economic Security services
- Arizona state board of nursing
- Board of occupational therapy examiners
- Arizona regulatory board of physician assistants
- Arizona state board of pharmacy
- Department of Economic Security
What you need to do
Nothing.
What the law doesn't answer
- What the earlier termination dates were for these agencies
- Whether any duties, fees or licensing rules of these boards or the Department of Economic Security change
- What happens to licenses or services if an agency is not continued again
This summary describes the law as enacted. Later laws, court rulings or referendum petitions can change the picture. Check the official text for the current wording.