Arizona care field guide

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Arizona rules

Where can an Arizona care concern go?

Write down what happened. Keep the papers you already have. Use the office that handles your kind of concern.

For care from a doctor, use the doctor’s board

An MD is a medical doctor. A DO holds a doctor of osteopathic medicine degree, another kind of doctor degree with its own board. A

As of October 3, 2026, an MD care complaint goes to Arizona’s Medical Board. B

A DO complaint goes to the Osteopathic Board. B

Neither board promises money back or a set result. B

For care from a nurse, use the Nursing Board

As of October 3, 2026, you can tell Arizona’s Nursing Board about a nurse who may have broken a care rule or law. C

Its page has a link to send a complaint online. C

For a pharmacy concern, ask the Pharmacy Board

Arizona’s Pharmacy Board can investigate claims of a broken pharmacy law under its rules as of October 3, 2026. D

Ask the board how to send the facts you have. Keep the pharmacy name, label and papers together.

For clinic care or a misleading sale, use these offices

As of October 3, 2026, Arizona’s Health Department gives complaint routes for licensed health facilities. E

For unfair or misleading sales, the Attorney General has a way to send a complaint. E

Use the Health Department for care at a licensed facility and the Attorney General for a misleading sale. Neither promises a set result. E

For a medicine problem, there is also MedWatch

MedWatch lets patients and health professionals tell the FDA about medicine problems. F

The federal medicine agency is the Food and Drug Administration, abbreviated FDA.

MedWatch collects medicine-problem reports. A board handles concerns about how a person gave care or followed license rules. G

A concern can involve both the medicine and the care you received. You can tell MedWatch about the medicine and ask the person’s board about a care complaint. G

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