The Agency staff supports two Boards – the Arizona Medical Board, which licenses and regulates all physicians, and the Arizona Regulatory Board of Physician Assistants, which licenses and regulates physician assistants. The Agency processes applications for licenses, handles public complaints against licensees, and disseminates information pertaining to licensees and the regulatory process. The two Boards determine and administer disciplinary action in the event of proven violations of their respective practice acts. Together, the Boards regulate over 24,000 licensees.

The Board changed its name from the Board of Medical Examiners to the Arizona Medical Board in August 2002 and the opportunity to build on a foundation of greatness while developing a vision for the future. This report outlines some of the agency successes in the previous year and highlights the Boards ongoing efforts to improve its licensing and adjudication processes making it one of the top rated medical boards in the nation.

The Arizona Lottery was created in 1980 when Arizona voters approved a ballot initiative. The Lottery began selling instant “scratchoff” tickets in July 1981 and during its years of operation has offered a variety of instant and on-line products. The Lottery operates as an agency of the State of Arizona and is reported as an enterprise fund within the state’s Comprehensive Annual Financial Report. The fund is operated in a manner similar to a private business enterprise.

The Handbook on Arizona’s Sunset and Sunrise Review is a guide for parties involved in the sunset and sunrise review of state agencies, boards, commissions, institutions and programs (agencies). Because statute prescribes both the sunset and sunrise processes, it is recommended that statute be consulted in conjunction with the use of this handbook.

The Office of the Auditor General is a legislative agency under the direction of the Joint Legislative Audit Committee. The Office provides information to the Legislature and various other governmental entities, which assists them in overseeing operations, improving their financial management and effectiveness, and giving the public a measure of accountability.

The American Indian Students United for Nursing Project was established in the fall of 1990 by a grant from the Indian Health Service. The purpose of ASUN is to increase the number of American Indians/Alaskan Natives studying nursing at ASU and the number of nurses providing care to American Indians/Alaskan Natives. ASUN is not a separate nursing program but rather provides scholarship support to American Indian/Alaskan Native students studying nursing at ASU.