REFERENCE TITLE: informed consent;
pelvic examinations.. |
State of
Arizona House of
Representatives Fifty-fourth
Legislature Second Regular
Session 2020 |
HB 2579 |
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Introduced by Representatives Blanc: Andrade, Bolding, Butler, Cano, Chávez,
DeGrazia, Engel, Epstein, Espinoza, Fernandez, Friese, Gabaldón, Jermaine,
Longdon, Pawlik, Peten, Powers Hannley, Rodriguez, Salman, Sierra, Teller,
Terán, Senator Bowie |
AN ACT
Amending title
32, chapter 32, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 32-3228;
relating to informed consent.
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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Title 32, chapter 32, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 32-3228, to read:
32-3228. Unprofessional
conduct; informed consent; pelvic examinations
It is an act of unprofessional conduct for 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 to
perform or supervise an individual who performs a pelvic examination on an
anesthetized or unconscious patient without first obtaining the patient's
informed consent to the pelvic examination, unless the performance of the
pelvic examination either:
1. Is within the scope of the
surgical procedure or diagnostic examination to be performed on the patient for
which informed consent has otherwise been obtained.
2. In the case of an unconscious
patient, is required for diagnostic purposes and is medically necessary.