Arizona Telehealth Registration and Your Statutory Agent

Arizona opened its patients to out-of-state clinicians through A.R.S. § 36-3606, the interstate telehealth statute. A provider licensed in another state can deliver telehealth to someone located in Arizona without a full Arizona license, but only after registering with the Arizona regulatory board for that profession. Every registration also has to name an Arizona statutory agent who can accept legal process on the provider's behalf.

"Statutory agent" is Arizona's name for a registered agent. AZ Registered Agent.org provides one for $99 per year.

The Requirements at a Glance

Requirement	What § 36-3606 says
Where you register	The Arizona board or agency that licenses comparable providers, on its own application
Fee	Set by that board or agency
License	Current, valid and unrestricted in another state, substantially similar to the Arizona license
Discipline	No past or pending disciplinary proceedings in any jurisdiction
Insurance	Evidence of professional liability coverage, including telehealth to Arizona patients
Agent	An Arizona statutory agent appointed to accept legal process
Controlled substances	Register with the Arizona prescription monitoring program before prescribing
Every year	Update the registration and report the number of Arizona patients and encounters

Contents of the Application

Each board writes its own form, but the statute fixes what it must capture: the provider's name; proof of licensure listing every U.S. jurisdiction and license number (the board verifies through the licensing board's website); the provider's address, email and telephone number, including a way to reach the provider urgently; evidence of professional liability insurance; and the name of the Arizona statutory agent.

When Registration Is Not Required

Subsection E exempts a provider holding an active license elsewhere when the telehealth is:

• A response to an emergency medical condition
• A consultation with an Arizona-licensed provider who keeps ultimate authority over the patient's diagnosis and treatment
• After-care specifically related to a procedure delivered in person in another state
• Care for a resident of another state by that person's primary care or behavioral health provider in the person's home state

So is a provider whose Arizona telehealth volume stays under ten encounters per calendar year.

Limits on a Registered Provider

• No Arizona office, unless the office belongs to a multistate group with one or more Arizona-licensed providers
• No in-person care for patients in Arizona without first obtaining an Arizona license
• Arizona standards apply: scope of practice, prescribing rules, telehealth requirements, the best practice guidelines adopted under § 36-3607, and Arizona's standard of care for the profession
• Arizona jurisdiction: registering is consent to Arizona's jurisdiction for discipline and legal proceedings tied to the care, and venue for an action over a violation lies in the patient's county of residence
• Five-day notice to the board of any new restriction on the provider's license or any disciplinary action initiated or imposed

A board that finds a violation can revoke or prohibit the provider's Arizona privileges, report it to the national practitioner data bank and refer it to the provider's home licensing board.

The Statutory Agent's Role

Because a registered provider has no Arizona office, the statutory agent named on the registration is where Arizona process lands: a summons in a malpractice case filed in the patient's county, a board's notice, a subpoena. The agent's job is to accept delivery and get it to you while there is still time to respond.

With AZ Registered Agent.org, documents served on you are scanned the same day at no charge and delivered to your online dashboard. Additional documents can be scanned for $15 each, and postage applies only if you ask for a paper original.

Signing up as an individual? Pick "Sole proprietor or trust" from the entity-type list when you check out, so the service is opened in your own name rather than a company's. A telehealth registration belongs to you personally, and the account should match.

Steps to Register

1. Confirm you need to register. Check the exemptions above, including the ten-encounter threshold.
2. Appoint your Arizona statutory agent. You need the agent's name and Arizona address to complete the application.
3. Gather your documents. License details for every state, proof of liability insurance, and contact information.
4. Apply to your Arizona board on its form and pay its fee.
5. Register with the prescription monitoring program before prescribing controlled substances to Arizona patients.
6. Calendar the annual update and the patient and encounter report.

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Questions

Is my practice entity covered by my telehealth registration?

No. Section 36-3606 registers the individual provider. If a company you own does business in Arizona, it registers separately with the Arizona Corporation Commission and names its own statutory agent. See our page on foreign registration.

What does the annual report to the board include?

A count of the Arizona patients seen during the prior year, how many encounters there were and of what type, and a refresh of the registration details.

What happens if I let my agent lapse?

The designation is a required part of the registration, and a provider who fails to comply with Arizona's laws and rules can face investigation and action by the board. Keep the agent current for as long as you hold the registration.

Disclaimer

AZ Registered Agent.org provides statutory agent services. This page summarizes A.R.S. § 36-3606 and is not legal advice; confirm forms, fees and current rules with your profession's Arizona board.