Assigned to HHS AS PASSED BY COW
ARIZONA STATE SENATE
Fifty-Sixth Legislature, First Regular Session
AMENDED
FACT SHEET FOR S.B. 1366
technical correction; emergency interception.
(NOW: physicians; pregnant women; information)
Purpose
Requires licensed medical and osteopathic physicians, nurse practitioners and physician
assistants to inform a pregnant patient whose visit is related to the pregnancy of outlined
information.
Background
At least 24-hours before an abortion is performed, the physician who will perform the
abortion, the referring physician or a qualified physician assistant, nurse, psychologist or licensed
behavioral health professional must, orally and in person, inform the woman of outlined
information, including but not limited to, that: 1) medical assistance benefits may be available for
prenatal care, childbirth and neonatal care; 2) the father of the unborn child is liable to assist in the
support of the child, even if he has offered to pay for the abortion; 3) public and private agencies
and services are available to assist the woman during her pregnancy and after the birth of her child
if she chooses not to have an abortion, whether she chooses to keep the child or place the child for
adoption; 4) it is unlawful for any person to coerce a woman to undergo an abortion; 5) the
Department of Health Services (DHS) maintains a website that describes the unborn child and lists
the agencies that offer abortion alternatives; and 6) the woman has the right to review relevant
materials on the DHS website, which must be provided in a printed copy free of charge if the
woman chooses to read the materials. The informed consent information must be provided to the
woman individually and in a private room to protect her privacy, as well as ensure that the
information focuses on her individual circumstances and that she has adequate opportunity to ask
questions (A.R.S. § 36-2153).
There is no anticipated fiscal impact to the state General Fund associated with this
legislation.
Provisions
1. Requires licensed medical and osteopathic physicians, nurse practitioners and physician
assistants to inform a pregnant patient whose visit is related to the pregnancy that:
a) medical assistance benefits may be available for parental care, childbirth and neonatal care;
b) the father of the child is liable to assist in the support of the child, even if he has offered to
pay for an abortion;
c) public and private agencies and services are available to assist the woman during pregnancy
and after birth if she does not have an abortion, whether she chooses to keep the child or
place the child for adoption.
d) it is unlawful for any person to coerce a woman to undergo an abortion; FACT SHEET – Amended
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e) DHS maintains a website that describes the unborn child and lists the agencies that offer
alternatives to abortion; and
f) the woman has the right to review DHS's website and that a printed copy of the website's
materials may be provided to her free of charge.
2. Allows the statement that a father of an unborn child is liable for assistance and support of the
child to be omitted if the pregnancy resulted from an act of rape or incest.
3. Becomes effective on the general effective date.
Amendments Adopted by Committee
• Adopted the strike-everything amendment.
Senate Action
HHS 2/14/23 DPA/SE 4-3-0
Prepared by Senate Research
February 22, 2023
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