A.R.S. § 32-1979.05: Independent testing and treatment advisory committee; duties; members; posting of protocols

A. The board shall establish the independent testing and treatment advisory committee to assist the board in developing this state's written protocols relating to pharmacists' independent authority to order testing and initiate treatments pursuant to sections 32-1979.04 and 32-1979.06. The advisory committee shall also make recommendations to the board regarding the statewide written protocols required pursuant to that section.

B. The advisory committee shall include at least the following:

1. Two pharmacists who are licensed pursuant to this chapter and who are appointed by the board.

2. Two physicians who are licensed pursuant to this title, one who specializes in primary care and one who practices in an emergency medicine setting, and who are appointed by the Arizona medical board or the Arizona board of osteopathic examiners in medicine and surgery. At least one of these members must have a patient population that is substantially composed of children and adolescents.

3. One person who represents a nonprofit patient advocacy organization and who is appointed by the governor.

4. One nurse practitioner who is licensed pursuant to chapter 15 of this title, who specializes in primary care or emergency medicine, who is able to prescribe medication and who is appointed by the Arizona state board of nursing.

C. All advisory committee members shall be appointed within sixty days after September 12, 2026. If a member or members are not appointed to the advisory committee within that time frame, the other members of the advisory committee may meet and make recommendations to the board relating to the statewide written protocols without the additional member or members.

D. Advisory committee members are not eligible for compensation or reimbursement of expenses.

E. The advisory committee shall review the statewide written protocols annually and update when necessary.

F. The board shall provide a copy of the statewide written protocols to the chairpersons of the health and human services committees of the house of representatives and the senate, or their successor committees, and shall post the statewide written protocols on the board's public website.