Arizona good-faith exam for med spas
Requirements for the good-faith examination before treatment. Below are the Arizona rules that govern it, each linked to its primary source. Monitoring and reference, not legal advice.
Good-faith examination in Arizona
Arizona states a condition: a prescription-drug injectable needs an order from an AUTHORIZED PRESCRIBER acting within the standard of care. The telehealth statute lets the relationship be established and the drug prescribed remotely ON DOCUMENTED INFORMED CONSENT — with Schedule II drugs the one situation where a board may still require a prior in-person examination. The consent requirement is a precondition and it is explicit: except as subsection G provides, BEFORE a health care provider delivers health care through telehealth the treating provider must obtain verbal or written informed consent, including by electronic means, from the patient or the patient’s health care decision maker — and must DOCUMENT it on the medical record if it was given verbally. All medical reports resulting from a telehealth consultation are part of the patient’s medical record.
Because Botox and fillers are prescription drugs/devices, they require a valid order from an authorized prescriber acting within the standard of care; failing to meet the standard of care is unprofessional conduct.
A.R.S. §32-1401(27) · verified Jul 26, 2026
Arizona’s telehealth statute allows the provider-patient relationship to be established and prescribing to occur via telehealth with documented informed consent; a board may not require a prior in-person exam except for Schedule II drugs (which Botox and fillers are not).
A.R.S. §36-3602 · verified Jul 26, 2026
Except as provided in subsection G of this section, before a health care provider delivers health care through telehealth, the treating health care provider shall obtain verbal or written informed consent, including by electronic means, from the patient or the patient's health care decision maker. If the informed consent is obtained verbally, the health care provider shall document the consent on the patient's medical record.
A.R.S. §36-3602(A) · verified Sep 3, 2026
All medical reports resulting from a telehealth consultation are part of a patient's medical record as defined in section 12-2291.
A.R.S. §36-3602(C) · verified Sep 3, 2026
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