SB 1509 — informed consent; signatures

BillSenate Number:Engrossed informed consent;

S.B.signatures State of Arizona Senate Fifty-sixth Legislature Second Regular Session SENATE BILL 1509 AN ACT AMENDING TITLE 32, CHAPTER 32, ARTICLE 1, ARIZONA REVISED STATUTES, BY ADDING SECTION 32-3228.01;

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Leg1509 CouncilBe FLOORit AMENDMENTenacted EXPLANATIONby 1.the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

ExemptsSection emergency1. situations from informed consent signature requirements.

2.Title 32, chapter 32, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 32-3228.01, to read:

Narrows32-3228.01. informed consent signature requirements to only apply to surgical procedures.

3.Informed consent;

Allowssurgical aprocedures; patient's surrogate decision maker to sign the informed consent form in place of the patient.

4.signature requirements;

Requires,definition ifA. a patient or a patient's surrogate decision maker is physically unable to sign or mark an informed consent form for a surgical procedure, a witness to verify on the form that the patient directly indicated the intent to consent to the procedure.

5.EXCEPT IN AN EMERGENCY, INFORMED CONSENT FOR A SURGICAL PROCEDURE OBTAINED BY A PHYSICIAN WHO IS LICENSED PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 13 OR 17 OF THIS TITLE, A NURSE PRACTITIONER WHO IS LICENSED PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 15 OF THIS TITLE OR A PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT WHO IS LICENSED PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 25 OF THIS TITLE SHALL INCLUDE THE SIGNATURES OF THE PHYSICIAN, NURSE PRACTITIONER OR PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT WHO IS PERFORMING THE SURGICAL PROCEDURE, THE PATIENT OR THE PATIENT'S SURROGATE DECISION MAKER PURSUANT TO SECTION 36-3231 AND A WITNESS, AS REQUIRED BY THE HEALTH CARE FACILITY'S POLICIES, IF APPLICABLE, AND THE DATE.

SpecifiesB. that the informed consent witness signature requirement is pursuant to a health care facility's policies, if applicable.

Amendment explanation prepared by Michael Madden 03/04/2024 Fifty-sixth Legislature Shamp Second Regular Session S.B.

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1509 (Reference to printed bill) Page 1, line 4, after the semicolon insert "surgical procedures;";

after "requirements" insert ";

definition" Line 5, before "INFORMED" insert "A.

EXCEPT IN AN EMERGENCY,";

after "CONSENT" insert "FOR A SURGICAL PROCEDURE" Line 10, strike "PROVIDING THE HEALTH CARE SERVICE" insert "PERFORMING THE SURGICAL PROCEDURE";

after "PATIENT" insert "OR THE PATIENT'S SURROGATE DECISION MAKER PURSUANT TO SECTION 36-3231";

after "WITNESS" insert ", AS REQUIRED BY THE HEALTH CARE FACILITY'S POLICIES, IF APPLICABLE," After line 10, insert:

"B.

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