AZ HB2596

Amends Arizona Revised Statutes section 36-449.03 to establish comprehensive rules for abortion clinic operations, physical facilities, equipment, personnel, and patient care standards.

Requires abortion clinics to maintain specified physical facilities including private procedure rooms, recovery rooms, emergency exits, instrument sterilization areas, and display of current state license.

Mandates that all medications, drugs, or substances used to induce abortion must be administered in compliance with United States Food and Drug Administration protocols and final printed labeling instructions.

Establishes personnel requirements including a licensed medical director, qualified physicians with hospital admitting privileges, nursing staff, and trained surgical assistants and volunteers.

Requires detailed medical screening, ultrasound evaluation for all patients, gestational age estimation, post-procedure monitoring, follow-up visits, and incident reporting procedures for serious injuries or patient deaths.