Andrew "Andy" Plattner, an attorney who represents physicians, told the Arizona Senate Government Committee that his petition to the Governor's Regulatory Review Council was met with hostility and failed to provide the oversight he sought of an Arizona Medical Board order.

"We were met with complete hostility for no reason whatsoever," Plattner said in public comment during the committee's sunset review of GURC. Plattner told senators he has practiced in Arizona for 25 years and that his petition to GURC was timely, met the council's format requirements and included marked exhibits.

Plattner said the underlying matter involved a medical‑board requirement that a physician sign a release of records from a program the board ordered; he told the committee the release language would have required his client to release "any and all claims, including but not limited to anything that may happen to you," and the board refused a proposed revision that would exclude claims based on gross negligence. He said the medical board's action and GURC's handling of the petition did not protect the public.

"What happened at the medical board and certainly what happened at GURC, did nothing to protect the public here," Plattner told the committee. He said he and colleagues are developing proposed statutory changes affecting the medical board and GURC in response to the experience.

Committee members asked Plattner to provide his written account to the chairman's office and to deputy chief of staff Grant Hannah for follow‑up. The chairman also encouraged him to connect with the senator who is a nurse.

Why this matters: Plattner's account puts a practitioner's perspective before lawmakers examining the council's operations and may inform the committee's consideration of any legislative changes regarding petitions to GURC and oversight of professional licensing boards.

What comes next: Committee staff requested documentation of Plattner's experience; Plattner said he is developing legislative proposals and will follow up with the chairman's office.