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AZ HB2476
Bill
Status
1/17/2023
Primary Sponsor
Steve Montenegro
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AI Summary
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Amends Arizona Revised Statutes section 12-515 to remove health professionals and health care institutions from the definition of "provider" eligible for pandemic liability immunity.
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Repeals section 12-516 of Arizona Revised Statutes entirely.
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Maintains immunity for other categories of providers (businesses, educational institutions, property owners, nonprofits, religious institutions, and government entities) when acting in good faith during a governor-declared public health pandemic.
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Preserves the requirement that liability can only be imposed by clear and convincing evidence of willful misconduct or gross negligence for remaining covered providers.
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Removes the presumption of good faith that applied to health professionals and health care institutions during pandemic emergency declarations.
Legislative Description
Health care institutions; provider; liability
Health Care Institutions
Last Action
House read second time
1/18/2023