AZ SB1509

Requires informed consent for surgical procedures to include signatures from the performing physician, nurse practitioner, or physician assistant; the patient or patient's surrogate decision maker; and a witness if required by facility policy, along with the date (except in emergencies).

Allows a witness to verify on the document that a patient or surrogate decision maker physically unable to sign directly indicated their consent to the surgical procedure.

Defines "surgical procedure" as any excision or incision of a patient's body for correcting deformities or defects, repairing injuries, or diagnosing, ameliorating, or curing disease.

Applies to physicians licensed under chapters 13 or 17, nurse practitioners licensed under chapter 15, and physician assistants licensed under chapter 25 of Arizona Revised Statutes.