REFERENCE TITLE: patient rights; health care services State of Arizona Senate Fifty-seventh Legislature First Regular Session 2025 SB 1600 Introduced by Senators Carroll: Bolick, Dunn, Farnsworth, Finchem, Gowan, Kavanagh, Leach, Payne, Petersen, Rogers, Shamp, Shope An Act amending title 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding chapter 9; relating to health care services. (TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)
REFERENCE TITLE: patient rights; health care services
State of Arizona Senate Fifty-seventh Legislature First Regular Session 2025
SB 1600
Introduced by Senators Carroll: Bolick, Dunn, Farnsworth, Finchem, Gowan, Kavanagh, Leach, Payne, Petersen, Rogers, Shamp, Shope
REFERENCE TITLE: patient rights; health care services
State of Arizona
Senate
Fifty-seventh Legislature
First Regular Session
2025
SB 1600
Introduced by
Senators Carroll: Bolick, Dunn, Farnsworth, Finchem, Gowan, Kavanagh, Leach, Payne, Petersen, Rogers, Shamp, Shope
An Act
amending title 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding chapter 9; relating to health care services.
(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona: Section 1. Title 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding chapter 9, to read: CHAPTER 9 PATIENTS' RIGHTS ARTICLE 1. PATIENTS' RIGHTS START_STATUTE1-901. Health professionals; patients; rights; definitions A. A Patient has the right to receive health care services from a health professional who abides by the following principles: 1. To act only in the patient's best interest. 2. To not harm to the patient. 3. To ensure that each medical decision, except in an emergency, requires informed consent. B. For the purposes of this section: 1. "Health professional" has the same meaning prescribed in section 32-3201. 2. "Patient" MEANS a human being. END_STATUTE
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Title 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding chapter 9, to read:
CHAPTER 9
PATIENTS' RIGHTS
ARTICLE 1. PATIENTS' RIGHTS
START_STATUTE1-901. Health professionals; patients; rights; definitions
A. A Patient has the right to receive health care services from a health professional who abides by the following principles:
1. To act only in the patient's best interest.
2. To not harm to the patient.
3. To ensure that each medical decision, except in an emergency, requires informed consent.
B. For the purposes of this section:
1. "Health professional" has the same meaning prescribed in section 32-3201.
2. "Patient" MEANS a human being. END_STATUTE