REFERENCE TITLE: hospitals; unidentified patients; fingerprints State of Arizona Senate Fifty-sixth Legislature First Regular Session 2023 SB 1228 Introduced by Senator Shope An Act amending title 41, chapter 21, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 41-2414; relating to the Arizona criminal justice commission. (TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)
REFERENCE TITLE: hospitals; unidentified patients; fingerprints
State of Arizona Senate Fifty-sixth Legislature First Regular Session 2023
SB 1228
Introduced by Senator Shope
REFERENCE TITLE: hospitals; unidentified patients; fingerprints
State of Arizona
Senate
Fifty-sixth Legislature
First Regular Session
2023
SB 1228
Introduced by
Senator Shope
An Act
amending title 41, chapter 21, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 41-2414; relating to the Arizona criminal justice commission.
(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona: Section 1. Title 41, chapter 21, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 41-2414, to read: START_STATUTE41-2414. Unidentified patients; hospitals; criminal justice agencies; fingerprints; biometric identification A hospital that is licensed pursuant to title 36, chapter 4 may request assistance from a criminal justice agency as defined in section 41-1750 for noncriminal justice purposes to determine the identity of an unidentified patient who is either incapacitated or deceased through an analysis of the patient's fingerprints or biometric identification techniques. The hospital or another person may fingerprint or obtain the biometric information from the unidentified patient and provide the fingerprints or biometric information to the criminal justice agency without the patient's consent or authorization. The criminal justice agency shall provide the name of the unidentified patient to the hospital but may not provide any of the patient's criminal history record. The requesting hospital is responsible for the cost of fingerprinting or obtaining the biometric information from the patient and shall pay the fee that is established pursuant to section 41-1750, subsection J. END_STATUTE
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Title 41, chapter 21, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 41-2414, to read:
START_STATUTE41-2414. Unidentified patients; hospitals; criminal justice agencies; fingerprints; biometric identification
A hospital that is licensed pursuant to title 36, chapter 4 may request assistance from a criminal justice agency as defined in section 41-1750 for noncriminal justice purposes to determine the identity of an unidentified patient who is either incapacitated or deceased through an analysis of the patient's fingerprints or biometric identification techniques. The hospital or another person may fingerprint or obtain the biometric information from the unidentified patient and provide the fingerprints or biometric information to the criminal justice agency without the patient's consent or authorization. The criminal justice agency shall provide the name of the unidentified patient to the hospital but may not provide any of the patient's criminal history record. The requesting hospital is responsible for the cost of fingerprinting or obtaining the biometric information from the patient and shall pay the fee that is established pursuant to section 41-1750, subsection J. END_STATUTE