Every program with clinicals, from nursing and radiography to respiratory therapy, surgical technology, medical lab, PTA and OTA, dental hygiene, EMS and medical assisting, answers to each clinical site’s own requirement list. This page collects verified Arizona facts for program directors and clinical coordinators, including the Arizona State Board of Nursing, with a link to each official source, and shows how Drug Free Schools helps.
Arizona facts for program directors
- Board of Nursing. Arizona law (A.R.S. 32-1606) directs the Arizona State Board of Nursing to approve nursing programs and to prepare and maintain a list of approved nursing programs whose graduates are eligible for licensing. (source)
- Licensure background check. The same statute requires each applicant for initial licensure or certification to submit a full set of fingerprints for a state and federal criminal records check. (source)
- Allied health. Effective September 12, 2026, initial applicants for Arizona EMCT certification, including reciprocity or endorsement applicants, need an FBI fingerprint-based background check before approval. (source)
Checked 18 October 2026 against each official source. Rules change; confirm with the agency, your accreditor and your clinical sites.
What this means for your program
Most compliance problems are found the week rotations start: a titer that was never uploaded, a CPR card that expired over the break, a background check still pending. A system that reviews every document as it arrives and reminds students before anything expires moves that work weeks earlier. Your clinical sites and affiliation agreements still decide the exact list; the free requirements checklist covers what programs most often collect.
How Drug Free Schools helps Arizona programs
One clinical compliance tracking portal for every program at your school ($30 per student, one time; every upload reviewed within 24 hours), plus drug screens on campus or at any Quest location, name-based background checks and on-campus N95 fit testing. See pricing.
Drug Free Schools does not take fingerprints. Our background checks are name-based. If the Arizona State Board of Nursing or a clinical site requires a fingerprint check, students use the provider it names, such as Fieldprint, IdentoGO or the local police department.
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Frequently asked questions
Who approves nursing programs in Arizona?
The Arizona State Board of Nursing. Its list of approved nursing programs is on the board’s website.
What does Arizona require on criminal history for nursing licensure?
The same statute requires each applicant for initial licensure or certification to submit a full set of fingerprints for a state and federal criminal records check. That licensure step is separate from the name-based background check students complete before clinicals.
Do you take fingerprints?
No. Our background checks are name-based. If the Arizona State Board of Nursing or a clinical site requires fingerprints, students use the provider it names, such as Fieldprint or IdentoGO, or their local police department.
Sources
This page summarizes Arizona agency and official pages as checked on 18 October 2026, with a link to each source. Rules change; confirm with the agency, your school, your accreditor and your clinical sites. Nothing on this page is legal advice. Quest Diagnostics, Fieldprint and IdentoGO are trademarks of their respective owners.