AZ HB2688

Allows the Board of Executive Clemency to release prisoners on medical parole if a licensed physician diagnoses an incapacitating physical condition and provides documentation of the condition, prognosis, and likelihood of recovery.

Prohibits medical parole for prisoners sentenced to death or natural life, and requires the Director of the Department of Corrections to review and approve the medical diagnosis before parole is granted.

Restricts medical parole eligibility to cases where the incapacitating condition makes the prisoner unlikely to pose danger to public safety, and generally prohibits medical parole until one year before scheduled parole or release unless the prisoner is expected to die within one year.

Requires prisoners paroled under this section to undergo periodic medical examinations at their own expense, with reports submitted to the Board and Department of Corrections; the Board may revoke parole if the prisoner's condition improves and poses a danger to public safety.

Requires prisoners who have served ten or more consecutive years to obtain a psychiatric or psychological evaluation of their mental condition and ability to adjust to life outside prison before medical parole is granted.