AZ HB2293

Requires hospital admissions officers to verify that patients seeking emergency or nonemergency care are U.S. citizens, legal residents, or lawfully present in the United States when patients cannot provide valid health insurance information.

Permits verification using military ID, state driver licenses, state-issued identity documents, passports from visa waiver program countries, Canadian citizenship proof, or valid nonimmigrant visas.

Mandates hospitals immediately contact local federal immigration offices or law enforcement if admissions staff cannot verify a patient's citizenship or legal status after reasonable attempt.

Requires hospitals to submit annual compliance reports to the Department of Health Services documenting the number of persons without proper documentation and referrals made to immigration or law enforcement agencies.

Provides civil liability immunity for hospitals that comply with the verification and reporting requirements.