Arizona § 32-4821 Licensing authorities; mental health inquiry; prohibition; definition

Arizona Statutes

§ 32-4821 — Licensing authorities; mental health inquiry; prohibition; definition

Arizona § 32-4821

Title 32Arizona Revised Statutes

Ch. 48LICENSING AUTHORITIES

Art. 2Nonhealth Professions and Occupations Regulatory Boards

This text of Arizona § 32-4821 (Licensing authorities; mental health inquiry; prohibition; definition) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Arizona primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

Bluebook

Ariz. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 32-4821 (2026).

Text

A.A licensing authority may not include any question on an application for a license, permit, certificate or registration that requests information about whether the applicant has sought mental health assistance or received a mental health diagnosis or treatment. The licensing authority may ask if the applicant is currently under a regulatory entity's order in another state for the monitoring of a health condition, including substance abuse. The applicant is not required to respond if the monitoring is part of a confidential program.

B.For the purposes of this section, "licensing authority" means any agency, department, board or commission of this state that issues a license, permit, certificate or registration pursuant to this title to an individual who provides a service to any person

Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI

A. A licensing authority may not include any question on an application for a license, permit, certificate or registration that requests information about whether the applicant has sought mental health assistance or received a mental health diagnosis or treatment. The licensing authority may ask if the applicant is currently under a regulatory entity's order in another state for the monitoring of a health condition, including substance abuse. The applicant is not required to respond if the monitoring is part of a confidential program.

B. For the purposes of this section, "licensing authority" means any agency, department, board or commission of this state that issues a license, permit, certificate or registration pursuant to this title to an individual who provides a service to any person. Licensing authority does not mean:

1. An entity that issues licenses pursuant to chapter 40 of this title.

2. A health profession regulatory board as defined in section 32-3201.