Arizona Administrative Code
Title 4 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS
Chapter 16 - ARIZONA MEDICAL BOARD
Article 4 - MEDICAL ASSISTANTS
Section R4-16-401 - Medical Assistant Training Requirements
Universal Citation: AZ Admin Code R 4-16-401
Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 38, September 20, 2024
A. After the effective date of this Section, a supervising physician or physician assistant shall ensure that before a medical assistant is employed, the medical assistant completes one of the following:
1. An approved
training program identified in
R4-16-101;
2. An unapproved training program and
successfully passes the medical assistant examination administered by a
certifying organization accredited by either the National Commission for
Certifying Agencies or the American National Standards Institute; or
3. A training program that meets the
requirements of A.R.S. §
32-1456(D) and
is designed and offered by a physician.
B. This Section does not apply to any person who:
1. Before February 2, 2000:
a. Completed an unapproved medical assistant
training program and was employed as a medical assistant after program
completion; or
b. Was directly
supervised by the same physician, physician group, or physician assistant for a
minimum of 2000 hours; or
2. Completes a United States Armed Forces
medical services training program.
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