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AZ SB1051
Bill
Status
2/20/2026
Primary Sponsor
Wendy Rogers
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AI Summary
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Requires Arizona hospitals accepting certain state payments to include a question on admission forms asking patients whether they are U.S. citizens, lawfully present, or not lawfully present in the United States
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Mandates that hospital forms include a statement clarifying the patient's response will not affect their care or result in immigration status being reported to authorities
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Requires hospitals to submit quarterly reports to the Department of Health Services detailing the number of admissions and emergency visits categorized by patients' immigration status responses
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Directs the department to submit an annual report by March 1 to the governor and legislature on total hospital visits by immigration status category, uncompensated care costs for undocumented patients, and impacts on hospital services and funding
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Authorizes the department to adopt rules for report formats while prohibiting disclosure of patient names or personal identifying information
Legislative Description
Hospitals; patient immigration status; reporting
Health Care Institutions
Last Action
Governor Vetoed
2/20/2026