REFERENCE TITLE: hospitals; admission of pediatric patients

 

 

 

State of Arizona

Senate

Fifty‑first Legislature

First Regular Session

2013

 

 

SB 1113

 

Introduced by

Senators Ward: Crandell, Griffin, Lopez, McComish, Meza, Tovar; Representatives Borrelli, Gray

 

 

AN ACT

 

Amending title 36, chapter 4, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 36-415; relating to health care institutions.

 

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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

Section 1.  Title 36, chapter 4, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 36-415, to read:

START_STATUTE36-415.  Hospitals without pediatric units; admission of pediatric patients

A hospital in this state may admit a pediatric patient on request of the child's physician even if the hospital does not have a pediatric unit. END_STATUTE