SB 1100 — patient rights; health care services

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health care services (now:State of Arizona Senate Fifty-seventh Legislature Second Regular Session SENATE BILL 1100 AN ACT AMENDING TITLE 1, ARIZONA REVISED STATUTES, BY ADDING CHAPTER 9;

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disclosure) State of Arizona Senate Fifty-seventh Legislature Second Regular Session SENATE BILL 1100 AN ACT AMENDING TITLE 41, CHAPTER 41, ARTICLE 1, ARIZONA REVISED STATUTES, BY ADDING SECTIONS 41-4259 AND 41-4260;

RELATING TO FOREIGN ADVERSARY PRINCIPALS.

Title 41, chapter 41, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding sectionschapter 41-42599, and 41-4260, to read:

41-4259.CHAPTER 9 PATIENTS' RIGHTS ARTICLE 1.

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NOTWITHSTANDINGIF ANYA OTHERPATIENT LAW,RECEIVES AHEALTH FOREIGNCARE ADVERSARYSERVICES PRINCIPALIN SHALLTHIS SUBMITSTATE, TO THE DEPARTMENTPATIENT AHAS COPY OF THE FOREIGNRIGHT ADVERSARYTO PRINCIPAL'SRECEIVE LOBBYINGHEALTH REGISTRATIONCARE ANDSERVICES FROM A LISTHEALTH OFPROFESSIONAL THEWHO FOREIGNABIDES ADVERSARYBY PRINCIPAL'STHE CURRENTFOLLOWING LOBBYISTSPRINCIPLES: PURSUANT TO SECTION 41-1232.

B.

EACH FOREIGN ADVERSARY PRINCIPAL SHALL REREGISTER NOT LATER THAN 5:00 P.M.

ON THE SECOND MONDAY IN JANUARY OF EACH ODD-NUMBERED YEAR UNLESS AT THAT TIME THE FOREIGN ADVERSARY PRINCIPAL NO LONGER ENGAGES, EMPLOYS, RETAINS OR USES ANY LOBBYIST.

BEGINNING DECEMBER 1 OF EACH EVEN-NUMBERED YEAR, A FOREIGN ADVERSARY PRINCIPAL SHALL FILE ITS REGISTRATION AT ANY TIME.

EACH FOREIGN ADVERSARY PRINCIPAL SHALL AMEND ITS REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITHIN FIVE BUSINESS DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE INFORMATION REQUIRED BY SUBSECTION A OF THIS SECTION.

C.

THE DEPARTMENT SHALL POST PUBLICLY ON ITS WEBSITE A DATABASE OF ALL FOREIGN PRINCIPALS AND EACH FOREIGN ADVERSARY PRINCIPAL'S LOBBYISTS IN THIS STATE.

D.

A PERSON WHO IS A DESIGNATED LOBBYIST, LOBBYIST FOR COMPENSATION OR AUTHORIZED LOBBYIST FOR A FOREIGN ADVERSARY PRINCIPAL IN THIS STATE SHALL DISCLOSE THAT FACT TO ALL OF THE FOLLOWING:

ANYTO LEGISLATORACT THEONLY PERSONIN IS LOBBYING FOR THE FIRSTPATIENT'S TIMEBEST ORINTEREST. ON ANY SUBSEQUENT REQUEST OF A LEGISLATOR.

ANYTO PUBLICDO OFFICIALNO ORHARM. EMPLOYEE OF A PUBLIC BODY EACH TIME THE PERSON IS LOBBYING FOR THE PROCUREMENT OF MATERIALS, SERVICES OR CONSTRUCTION IN THIS STATE.

THE3. PERSON SHALL ALSO DISCLOSE THE NAME OF THAT PERSON'S CLIENT.

E.TO ENSURE THAT EACH MEDICAL DECISION, PROPOSED DIAGNOSTIC OR THERAPEUTIC PROCEDURE OR COURSE OF ACTION, EXCEPT IN AN EMERGENCY, REQUIRES INFORMED CONSENT.

AB. PERSON IS GUILTY OF A CLASS 1 MISDEMEANOR IF EITHER OF THE FOLLOWING OCCURS:

1.

A PERSON KNOWINGLY VIOLATES THIS SECTION.

2.

A PERSON KNOWINGLY SUBMITS ANY INFORMATION PRESCRIBED IN THIS SECTION THAT CONTAINS ANY MATERIALLY FALSE STATEMENT OR MATERIAL OMISSION.

F.

ANY ALLEGED VIOLATION OF THIS SECTION MAY BE INVESTIGATED AND PROSECUTED BY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OR BY THE COUNTY ATTORNEY OF THE COUNTY IN WHICH THE ALLEGED OFFENSE OCCURRED.

G.

THE DIRECTOR SHALL:

1.