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AZ SB1221
Bill
Status
6/5/2023
Primary Sponsor
Thomas Shope
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AI Summary
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Licensed hospitals may request assistance from criminal justice agencies to identify unidentified patients who are incapacitated or deceased using fingerprint or biometric identification analysis.
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Private investigators registered under Arizona law may fingerprint or obtain biometric information from unidentified patients without consent and provide this information to criminal justice agencies for identification purposes.
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Criminal justice agencies must provide the patient's name to the requesting hospital but may not disclose any criminal history records.
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Hospitals bear the cost of fingerprinting or obtaining biometric information and must pay established fees to the criminal justice agency.
Legislative Description
Hospitals; fingerprints; private investigators; identification
Requirements
Last Action
Chapter 163
6/5/2023