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AZ HB2476

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/17/2023

Primary Sponsor

Steve Montenegro

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Origin

House of Representatives

Fifty-sixth Legislature - First Regular Session (2023)

AI Summary

  • 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.

  • Repeals section 12-516 of Arizona Revised Statutes entirely.

  • 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.

  • Preserves the requirement that liability can only be imposed by clear and convincing evidence of willful misconduct or gross negligence for remaining covered providers.

  • 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

Committee Referrals

Rules1/17/2023
Commerce1/17/2023
Health and Human Services1/17/2023

Full Bill Text

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