Emergency Declaration for Temporary Waivers (March 2020)

On March 11, 2020, the Arizona Governor, Doug Ducey, issued a Declaration of Emergency related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

On March 20, 2020, the Arizona Department of Health Services (“ADHS”) issued Administrative Order 2020-01 (Emergency Measures for COVID-19) (“Order”). Pursuant to this Order, Arizona Revised Statutes (“A.R.S.”) § 36-787(A)(6) provides authority for the Director of the Arizona Department of Health Services (“Director”) to, “in conjunction with applicable professional licensing boards,” establish “a process for temporary waiver of the professional licensure requirements necessary for the implementation of any measures required to adequately address the state of emergency . . .”

View the Emergency Declaration.

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