1. 1. Federal and state regulatory requirements, including requirements of the applicable health profession regulatory board, as defined in A.R.S. § 32-3201;
2. 2. The fundamentals of laser radiation and the laser classification system;
3. 3. The selection of different lasers or laser classifications for different diagnostic or therapeutic purposes;

4. 4. Information specific to each laser product in use and the clinical procedures to be performed, including:

   1. a. Fundamentals of laser operation and the significance of reflected or scattered light from a laser beam,
   2. b. Typical settings for the clinical procedures to be performed, and
   3. c. Equipment testing and troubleshooting;
5. 5. The potential biological effects of laser light, including absorption and wavelength effects;

6. 6. Non-beam hazards of lasers, such as:

   1. a. Electrical, chemical, and reaction by-product hazards; and
   2. b. Ionizing radiation hazards, such as x-rays from power sources and target interactions, if applicable;
7. 7. Measures to control or mitigate hazards of laser use;
8. 8. Any patient health and safety concerns specific to the type of laser product and each diagnostic or therapeutic procedure to be performed; and
9. 9. The health professional’s responsibility for management of laser use and operator supervision.

A registrant shall ensure that a health professional has completed training in all of the following before the health professional is authorized by the registrant to apply or supervise the application of nonionizing radiation from a laser or intense pulsed light device to a patient:

Historical Note

New Section R9-7-1413 recodified from R12-1-1413 at 24 A.A.R. 813, effective March 22, 2018 (Supp. 18-1).

Section R9-7-1413 repealed; new Section R9-7-1413 renumbered from Appendix C and amended by final expedited rulemaking at 32 A.A.R. 721 (March 27, 2026, Issue 13) with an immediate effective date of March 5, 2026 (Supp. 26-1).