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• May 4, 2021
Ducey Rejects Board Of Examiners Renewal After 15 Die In Assisted Living Facility
Gov. Doug Ducey says he’s moving to transfer power away from the Board of Examiners of Nursing Care Institution Administrators and Assisted Living Facility Managers.
Ducey’s announcement comes after an Arizona Republic investigation found at least 15 residents of Granite Creek Health and Rehabilitation Center in Prescott died of COVID-19 under alleged mismanagement.
The Republic found the Board had hired an administrator who allowed and encouraged employees to work after contracting COVID-19. Ducey vetoed a bill on Monday that would have renewed the Board’s power for another eight years; the governor says he’s working with the legislature to transfer licensing and regulation powers to the Department of Health Services.