HB 2762 Summary

• Adds Chapter 33 to Arizona Revised Statutes establishing a medical aid in dying program allowing terminally ill adults with capacity to request a prescription for life-ending medication.

• Requires a 15-day waiting period between initial oral request and written request, with a waiver if the patient is expected to die within 15 days; prescription must be self-administered only (not by injection or intravenous infusion).

• Mandates involvement of an attending provider and consulting provider to confirm terminal illness diagnosis, verify patient capacity and voluntary decision-making, and refer for mental health counseling if needed.

• Protects health care providers and facilities from civil, criminal, and professional liability for participating in medical aid in dying in good faith compliance with the statute; allows facilities to prohibit participation on their premises with advance notice.

• Specifies that a patient's self-administration of prescribed medication is not considered suicide, assisted suicide, or homicide, and must be reported as "obtaining and self-administering life-ending medication" on state reports and death certificates.