SB 1486 Summary

• Establishes medical aid in dying program in Arizona allowing terminally ill adults with capacity to request prescriptions for self-administered life-ending medication.

• Requires two physician/provider evaluations confirming terminal illness (death within 6 months), capacity, and voluntary informed decision; includes 15-day waiting period between initial and final request with waiver for imminent death.

• Mandates attending providers inform patients of diagnosis, prognosis, medication risks/benefits, and all treatment alternatives including comfort care, palliative care, hospice, and pain management before prescribing.

• Provides civil and criminal immunity for healthcare providers participating in good faith compliance with the article; allows facilities to prohibit participation on premises and permits providers to refuse participation without penalty.

• Prohibits insurance policies from conditioning benefits on medical aid in dying decisions; classifies unauthorized alteration of requests or coercion as Class 2 felonies.