REFERENCE TITLE: patient consent; specimen disposal; use

State of Arizona

House of Representatives

Fifty-fifth Legislature

First Regular Session

2021

HB 2812

Introduced by

Representatives Bolick: Biasiucci, Blackman, Carroll, Nguyen, Parker, Payne, Powers Hannley, Roberts

AN ACT

Amending title 36, chapter 4.1, article 2, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 36-475; relating to clinical laboratories.

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

Section 1. Title 36, chapter 4.1, article 2, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 36-475, to read:

START_STATUTE36-475. Specimens; patient affirmative consent; use; disposal

A. A laboratory may not use or share a specimen or any other material derived from a human body for any purpose other than the purpose for which the laboratory obtained the patient's affirmative consent. 

B. A laboratory shall dispose of any specimen or other material derived from a human body within three days after a diagnostic test has been completed unless the laboratory has obtained the patient's affirmative consent to do otherwise.END_STATUTE