SB 1512 Summary

• Creates Arizona's "Death with Dignity" law allowing terminally ill adults to request medication to end their lives, requiring confirmation by two physicians that the patient has a terminal disease expected to cause death within six months.

• Requires a 15-day waiting period between the patient's initial oral request and prescription, with a second oral request required at least 15 days after the first, and allows the patient to rescind the request at any time.

• Mandates that patients be informed of their diagnosis, prognosis, medication risks, probable results, and alternative treatments including comfort care, hospice, and pain control before being deemed capable to make an informed decision.

• Protects healthcare providers who participate in good faith compliance from civil, criminal, and professional liability, while allowing facilities to prohibit the practice on their premises if they provide advance written notice.

• Prohibits coercion or undue influence on patients to request the medication (class 2 felony) and specifies that actions taken under this law do not constitute suicide, assisted suicide, or homicide.