Bill Text: AZ SCR1003 | 2015 | Fifty-second Legislature 1st Regular | Engrossed

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Bill Title: Interstate medical licensure compact; opposition

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2015-04-03 - House third reading FAILED voting: (16-40-4-0) [SCR1003 Detail]

Download: Arizona-2015-SCR1003-Engrossed.html

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Senate Engrossed

 

 

 

State of Arizona

Senate

Fifty-second Legislature

First Regular Session

2015

 

 

SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 1003

 

 

 

A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

 

opposing participation in the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact.

 

(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)

 

Whereas, the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact will supersede a state's autonomy and control over the practice of medicine; and

Whereas, the Interstate Commission will likely implement changes to the state Medical Practice Act; and

Whereas, there will be a significant cost to each participating state in joining the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact; and

Whereas, it will be difficult and expensive for a state to extricate itself from the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact; and

Whereas, the cost of obtaining medical licenses will be dramatically increased, and states must protect their citizens from regulatory excesses; and

Whereas, the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact's definition of a physician is at variance with all other state medical boards.

Therefore

Be it resolved by the Senate of the State of Arizona, the House of Representatives concurring:

That the Members of the Legislature oppose any participation in the Federation of Medical State Licensure's Interstate Medical Licensure Compact.