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AZ Rev Stat § 36-3207 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 36 - Public Health and Safety|§ 36-3207 - Health care directives; effect on insurance and medical coverage

36-3207.  Health care directives;  effect on insurance and medical coverage A. A person shall not require a person to execute or prohibit a person from executing a health care directive as a condition for providing health care services or insurance. B. An insurer shall not refuse to pay for goods or services under a patient's insurance policy because the decision to use the goods or services was made by the patient's surrogate. C. If a patient's death follows the withholding or withdrawing of any medical care pursuant to a surrogate's decision not expressly precluded by the patient's health care directive,  that death does not constitute a homicide or a suicide and does not impair or invalidate an insurance policy,  an annuity or any other contract that is conditioned on the life or death of the patient regardless of any terms of that contract.
AZ Rev Stat § 36-3208 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 36 - Public Health and Safety|§ 36-3208 - Prior and out of state health care directives; validity

36-3208.  Prior and out of state health care directives;  validity A health care directive prepared before September 30,  1992,  or prepared in another state,  district or territory of the United States is valid in this state if it was valid in the place where and at the time when it was adopted and only to the extent that it does not conflict with the criminal laws of this state.
AZ Rev Stat § 36-3209 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 36 - Public Health and Safety|§ 36-3209 - Health care directives; conflicts

36-3209.  Health care directives;  conflicts A. If there are conflicts among the provisions of valid health care directives,  the most recent directive is deemed to represent the wishes of the patient. B. Notwithstanding any other law,  if there is a conflict between a provision of a valid health care directive,  the decision of a patient's agent pursuant to a valid health care power of attorney or the decision of a surrogate decision maker pursuant to section 36-3231 and a health care provider's order,  including an order regarding life-sustaining treatment or a similar document,  the health care directive,  the decision of the patient's agent or the decision of the surrogate decision maker is presumed to represent the decision of the patient.
AZ Rev Stat § 36-3210 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 36 - Public Health and Safety|§ 36-3210 - Suicide; mercy killing

36-3210.  Suicide;  mercy killing This chapter does not approve or authorize suicide,  assisted suicide or mercy killing.
AZ Rev Stat § 36-3221 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 36 - Public Health and Safety|§ 36-3221 - Health care power of attorney; scope; requirements; limitations; fiduciaries

36-3221.  Health care power of attorney;  scope;  requirements;  limitations;  fiduciaries A. A person who is an adult may designate another adult individual or other adult individuals to make health care decisions on that person's behalf or to provide funeral and disposition arrangements in the event of the person's death by executing a written health care power of attorney that meets all of the following requirements: 1. Contains language that clearly indicates that the person intends to create a health care power of attorney. 2. Except as provided under subsection B of this section,  is dated and signed or marked by the person who is the subject of the health care power of attorney. 3. Is notarized or is witnessed in writing by at least one adult who affirms that the notary or witness was present when the person dated and signed or marked the health care power of attorney,  except as provided under subsection B,  and that the person appeared to be of sound mind and free from duress at the time of execution of the health care power of attorney. B. If a person is physically unable to sign or mark a health care power of attorney,  the notary or each witness shall verify on the document that the person directly indicated to the notary or witness that the power of attorney expressed the person's wishes and that the person intended to adopt the power of attorney at that time. C. A notary or witness shall not be any of the following: 1. A person designated to make medical decisions on the principal's behalf. 2. A person directly involved with the provision of health care to the principal at the time the health care power of attorney is executed. D. If a health care power of attorney is witnessed by only one person,  that person may not be related to the principal by blood,  marriage or adoption and may not be entitled to any part of the principal's estate by will or by operation of law at the time that the power of attorney is executed. E. A person whose license as a fiduciary has been suspended or revoked pursuant to section 14-5651 may not serve as an agent under a power of attorney in any capacity unless the person is related to the principal by blood,  adoption or marriage. This prohibition does not apply if the person's license has been reinstated and is in good standing.
AZ Rev Stat § 36-3222 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 36 - Public Health and Safety|§ 36-3222 - Health care power of attorney; amendments

36-3222.  Health care power of attorney;  amendments An amendment to a health care power of attorney shall meet the requirements of section 36-3221,  subsection A,  paragraphs 2 and 3 unless the amendment is only made to indicate an agent's change of address or telephone number.
AZ Rev Stat § 36-3223 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 36 - Public Health and Safety|§ 36-3223 - Agents; powers and duties; removal; responsibility; fiduciaries

36-3223.  Agents;  powers and duties;  removal;  responsibility;  fiduciaries A. The individual designated in a health care power of attorney to make health care decisions is an agent entitled to make and communicate these decisions while the principal is unable to do so. B. An agent's authority to make health care decisions on behalf of the principal is limited only by the express language of the health care power of attorney or by court order as prescribed under section 36-3206. C. The appointment of a person to act as an agent is effective until that authority is revoked by the principal or by court order. D. A person whose license as a fiduciary has been suspended or revoked pursuant to section 14-5651 may not serve as an agent under a power of attorney in any capacity unless the person is related to the principal by blood,  adoption or marriage. This prohibition does not apply if the person's license has been reinstated and is in good standing.
AZ Rev Stat § 36-3261 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 36 - Public Health and Safety|§ 36-3261 - Living will; verification; liability

36-3261.  Living will;  verification;  liability A. An adult may prepare a written statement known as a living will to control the health care treatment decisions that can be made on that person's behalf. The person may use the living will as part of or instead of a health care power of attorney or to disqualify a surrogate. B. If the living will is not part of a health care power of attorney,  the person shall verify his living will in the same manner as prescribed by section 36-3221. C. A health care provider who makes good faith health care decisions based on the provisions of an apparently genuine living will is immune from criminal and civil liability for those decisions to the same extent and under the same conditions as prescribed in section 36-3205.
AZ Rev Stat § 36-3262 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 36 - Public Health and Safety|§ 36-3262 - Sample living will

36-3262.  Sample living will Any writing that meets the requirements of this article may be used to create a living will. A person may write and use a living will without writing a health care power of attorney or may attach a living will to the person's health care power of attorney. If a person has a health care power of attorney,  the agent must make health care decisions that are consistent with the person's known desires and that are medically reasonable and appropriate. A person can,  but is not required to,  state the person's desires in a living will. The following form is offered as a sample only and does not prevent a person from using other language or another form: Living Will (Some general statements concerning your health care options are outlined below. If you agree with one of the statements,  you should initial that statement. Read all of these statements carefully before you initial your selection. You can also write your own statement concerning life-sustaining treatment and other matters relating to your health care. You may initial any combination of paragraphs 1,  2,  3 and 4 but if you initial paragraph 5 the others should not be initialed.) _____ 1. If I have a terminal condition I do not want my life to be prolonged and I do not want life-sustaining treatment,  beyond comfort care,  that would serve only to artificially delay the moment of my death. _____ 2. If I am in a terminal condition or an irreversible coma or a persistent vegetative state that my doctors reasonably feel to be irreversible or incurable,  I do want the medical treatment necessary to provide care that would keep me comfortable,  but I do not want the following: _____ (a) Cardiopulmonary resuscitation,  for example,  the use of drugs,  electric shock and artificial breathing. _____ (b) Artificially administered food and fluids. _____ (c) To be taken to a hospital if at all avoidable. _____ 3. Notwithstanding my other directions,  if I am known to be pregnant,  I do not want life-sustaining treatment withheld or withdrawn if it is possible that the embryo/fetus will develop to the point of live birth with the continued application of life-sustaining treatment. _____ 4. Notwithstanding my other directions I do want the use of all medical care necessary to treat my condition until my doctors reasonably conclude that my condition is terminal or is irreversible and incurable or I am in a persistent vegetative state. _____ 5. I want my life to be prolonged to the greatest extent possible. Other or Additional Statements of Desires I have _____ I have not _____ attached additional special provisions or limitations to this document to be honored in the absence of my being able to give health care directions.
AZ Rev Stat § 36-3281 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 36 - Public Health and Safety|§ 36-3281 - Mental health care power of attorney; scope; definition

36-3281.  Mental health care power of attorney;  scope;  definition A. An adult,  known as the principal,  pursuant to section 36-3282 may designate another adult or adults,  known as the agent,  to act as an agent and to make mental health care decisions on that person's behalf. The principal may also designate an alternate adult or adults to act as agent if the original designated agent or agents are unwilling or unable to act.  B. An agent under section 36-3283 may make decisions about mental health treatment on behalf of the principal if the principal is found incapable. If an adult does not have a mental health care power of attorney pursuant to this section,  an agent with a health care power of attorney under section 36-3221 may make decisions about mental health treatment on behalf of the principal if the principal is found incapable,  except as provided in section 36-3283,  subsection F. These decisions shall be consistent with any wishes the principal has expressed in the mental health care directive,  mental health care power of attorney,  health care power of attorney or other advance directive. C. An agent shall not be a person who is directly involved with the provision of health care to the principal at the time the mental health care power of attorney is executed. D. For the purposes of this section,  " incapable"  means that in the opinion of a physician who is licensed pursuant to title 32,  chapter 13 or 17 and who is a specialist in neurology or psychiatry or a psychologist who is licensed pursuant to title 32,  chapter 19.1,  a person lacks the ability to give informed consent as defined in section 36-501.
AZ Rev Stat § 36-3282 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 36 - Public Health and Safety|§ 36-3282 - Execution requirements

36-3282.  Execution requirements A. To be valid,  a mental health care power of attorney shall: 1. Be executed by a principal who is not incapable,  as defined in section 36-3281. 2. Be in writing. 3. Contain language that clearly indicates that the principal intends to create a mental health care power of attorney. 4. Except as provided pursuant to subsection C of this section,  be dated and signed or marked by the principal. 5. Be notarized or witnessed in writing by at least one adult who affirms that the notary or witness was present when the principal dated and signed or marked the mental health care power of attorney and that the principal appeared to be of sound mind and free from duress,  fraud or undue influence at that time. B. If a mental health care power of attorney expressly provides that the agent can admit the principal to an inpatient psychiatric facility licensed by the department of health services,  each paragraph that grants this authority must be separately initialed by the principal at the time the mental health care power of attorney is signed and witnessed. C. If the principal is physically unable to sign or mark a mental health care power of attorney,  the notary and each witness shall verify on the document that the principal indicated to the notary or witness that the mental health care power of attorney expressed the principal's wishes and that the principal intended to adopt the mental health care power of attorney at that time. D. A notary or witness shall not be any of the following: 1. A person designated to make medical decisions on the principal's behalf. 2. A professional care provider directly involved with the provision of care to the principal at the time the mental health care power of attorney is executed. E. If a mental health care power of attorney is witnessed by only one person,  that person shall not be either: 1. Related to the principal by blood,  marriage or adoption. 2. Entitled to any part of the principal's estate by will or by operation of law at the time that the power of attorney is executed. F. A mental health care power of attorney may be used as part of or independent of a health care power of attorney as defined in section 36-3201.
AZ Rev Stat § 36-3283 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 36 - Public Health and Safety|§ 36-3283 - Powers and duties of an agent

36-3283.  Powers and duties of an agent A. An agent may make mental health care decisions for the principal while the principal is incapable,  as defined in section 36-3281. B. Except as limited by subsection F of this section,  an agent's authority to make mental health care decisions is limited only by the express language of the mental health care power of attorney or by a court order pursuant to section 36-3206. C. The appointment of a person to act as an agent is effective until that authority is revoked by the principal or by a court order. D. An agent has the same right as the principal to receive information and to review the principal's medical records regarding proposed mental health treatment and to receive,  review and consent to the disclosure of medical records relating to that treatment. E. An agent shall act consistently with the wishes of the principal as expressed in the mental health care power of attorney. Except as limited by subsection F of this section,  if the principal's wishes are not expressed in the mental health care power of attorney and are not otherwise known by the agent,  the agent shall act in accordance with what the agent in good faith believes to be in the principal's best interests. F. An agent may consent to admit the principal to an inpatient psychiatric facility licensed by the department of health services if this authority is expressly stated in the mental health care power of attorney or health care power of attorney under section 36-3221. G. An agent is not subject to criminal or civil liability for decisions made in good faith pursuant to subsection E of this section.
AZ Rev Stat § 36-3285 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 36 - Public Health and Safety|§ 36-3285 - Revocation; disqualification of agent

36-3285.  Revocation;  disqualification of agent A. Except during times when the principal has been found to be incapable as defined in section 36-3281,  a principal under a mental health care power of attorney may disqualify an agent or revoke all or any portion of the power of attorney.  B. Unless a principal is incapable as defined in section 36-3281,  a principal may revoke all or any part of the principal's mental health care power of attorney by doing any of the following: 1. Making a written revocation of the mental health care power of attorney or a written statement to disqualify an agent. 2. Orally notifying the agent or a mental health care provider. 3. Making a new mental health care power of attorney. 4. Any other act that demonstrates a specific intent to revoke a mental health care power of attorney or disqualify an agent.
AZ Rev Stat § 36-3287 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 36 - Public Health and Safety|§ 36-3287 - Surrogate; mental health care power of attorney

36-3287.  Surrogate;  mental health care power of attorney The provisions of this chapter that relate to the powers and duties of surrogates apply to a mental health care power of attorney.
AZ Rev Stat § 36-3291 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 36 - Public Health and Safety|§ 36-3291 - Health care directives registry; exemption

36-3291.  Health care directives registry;  exemption A. The department of health services shall designate a qualifying health information exchange organization to operate a health care directives registry. B. Subject to the availability of monies,  the qualifying health information exchange organization shall establish and maintain a health care directives registry. C. Chapter 38 of this title does not apply to the health care directives registry or the qualifying health information exchange organization's operation of the registry.
AZ Rev Stat § 36-3292 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 36 - Public Health and Safety|§ 36-3292 - Filing requirements

36-3292.  Filing requirements A. A person may submit to the health care directives registry,  in a manner prescribed by the qualifying health information exchange organization,  health care directives,  including prehospital medical care directives and any amendments to or revocations of these documents.  B. The qualifying health information exchange organization shall establish a process for authenticating the identity of the person who submits a document to the health care directives registry.  C. Documents submitted pursuant to this section must be notarized or witnessed as prescribed by this chapter.
AZ Rev Stat § 36-3292.01 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 36 - Public Health and Safety|§ 36-3292.01 - Transmission of records from a health information exchange organization to the registry

36-3292.01.  Transmission of records from a health information exchange organization to the registry Notwithstanding any other provision of this article,  the qualifying health information exchange organization may establish a process for transmitting to the health care directives registry documents described in section 36-3292 from a health information organization as defined in section 36-3801.
AZ Rev Stat § 36-3293 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 36 - Public Health and Safety|§ 36-3293 - Effect of nonregistration or revocation

36-3293.  Effect of nonregistration or revocation A. Failure to register a document with the qualifying health information exchange organization pursuant to this article does not affect the validity of a health care directive. B. Failure to notify the qualifying health information exchange organization of the revocation of a document filed pursuant to this article does not affect the validity of a revocation that otherwise meets the requirements for a revocation pursuant to this chapter.
AZ Rev Stat § 36-3294 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 36 - Public Health and Safety|§ 36-3294 - Registration

36-3294.  Registration A. The qualifying health information exchange organization shall establish a process to allow persons to submit documents described in section 36-3292 to the health care directives registry. The qualifying health information exchange organization shall adopt industry standard safeguards to ensure the security,  privacy and integrity of the documents submitted to and maintained in the health care directives registry. B. The qualifying health information exchange organization is not required to review a document to ensure that it complies with the particular statutory requirements applicable to the document. C. The qualifying health information exchange organization shall provide a person who submitted the document to the health care directives registry with a viewable record of the information entered into the registry and allow the person to submit corrected information. D. The qualifying health information exchange organization shall activate the entry of a submitted document into the health care directives registry only after receiving confirmation that the information submitted is correct. E. The qualifying health information exchange organization shall establish a process to allow persons who submit documents to the health care directives registry to review,  retrieve,  revoke and replace the documents. F. The qualifying health information exchange organization shall establish a process for removing or distinguishing documents that have been revoked or replaced by more recent documents. G. The entry of a document pursuant to this article does not: 1. Affect the validity of the document. 2. Relate to the accuracy of information contained in the document. 3. Create a presumption regarding the validity of the document or the accuracy of information contained in the document.
AZ Rev Stat § 36-3295 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 36 - Public Health and Safety|§ 36-3295 - Registry information; confidentiality; health care provider access; use and transfer of information; definition

36-3295.  Registry information;  confidentiality;  health care provider access;  use and transfer of information;  definition A. Information maintained by the qualifying health information exchange organization pursuant to this article is confidential and shall not be disclosed except as allowed by state or federal law. B. The person who submits a document described in section 36-3292 and the person who is the subject of the document may access the document in the health care directives registry in a manner prescribed by the qualifying health information exchange organization. C. Notwithstanding subsection A of this section,  a health care provider may access the health care directives registry and receive a patient's health care directive documents for the provision of health care services.  D. The qualifying health information exchange organization shall use information contained in the registry only for purposes prescribed in this article. E. At the request of the person who submitted a document described in section 36-3292,  the qualifying health information exchange organization may transmit the information received regarding the document to the registry system of another jurisdiction. F. For the purposes of this section,  " health care provider"  includes an emergency medical service provider and emergency service technician providing emergency medical services as defined in section 36-2201 and the organ procurement organization that maintains the donor registry established pursuant to section 36-858.