REFERENCE TITLE: health care providers; pregnancy; ultrasounds

State of Arizona

Senate

Fifty-sixth Legislature

First Regular Session

2023

SB 1491

Introduced by

Senators Mendez: Diaz, Fernandez, Gonzales, Hatathlie, Hernandez, Sundareshan; Representative Salman

An Act

amending title 36, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding chapter 19.1; relating to health care providers.

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

Section 1. Title 36, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding chapter 19.1, to read:

CHAPTER 19.1

LIMITED SERVICE PREGNANCY CENTERS

ARTICLE 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS

START_STATUTE36-2121. Limited service pregnancy centers; ultrasounds; definitions

A. An ultrasound that is performed on a pregnant woman in a limited service pregnancy center shall be performed by a licensed or certified health care provider whose scope of practice includes performing ultrasounds.

B. For the purposes of this section:

1. "Health care provider" means an individual who is licensed or certified pursuant to title 32 to provide health care services in this state.

2. "Limited service pregnancy center":

(a) Means an organization, including a pregnancy counseling organization or crisis pregnancy center, that for a fee or free of charge provides pregnancy counseling or information but does not perform abortions or make referrals to an abortion provider and is not licensed or certified by this state or the federal government to provide medical or health care services.

(b) Does not include a health care provider, a hospital, an abortion clinic or a family planning clinic that performs abortions, provides contraception or provides abortion or contraception referrals. END_STATUTE