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AZ SB1123
Bill
Status
Engrossed
2/10/2026
Primary Sponsor
Carine Werner
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AI Summary
- Amends Arizona Revised Statutes sections 11-594, 32-3207, and 36-831 to expand who may perform duties under the authority of a county medical examiner
- Allows medical students, residents, and fellows in pathology training to perform autopsies under supervision of a licensed physician "trained" in forensic pathology, replacing the previous requirement that the supervising physician be "board certified" in forensic pathology
- Explicitly authorizes medical students, residents, and fellows in pathology training under appropriate supervision to draw blood specimens for communicable disease testing during autopsies and to carry out notification duties regarding deceased members of federally recognized Native American tribes
- Updates terminology throughout section 36-831, replacing "dead person" with "decedent" and modernizing references such as changing "United States public health service" to "United States centers for disease control and prevention"
- Introduced in the Arizona Senate during the 57th Legislature, Second Regular Session (2026), and applies to medical examiner duties, disease hazard testing procedures, and funeral/disposition arrangement responsibilities
Legislative Description
Medical examiners; authorized persons
Duties
Last Action
House consent calendar
3/16/2026
Committee Referrals
Rules2/10/2026
Health and Human Services2/10/2026
Rules1/15/2026
Health and Human Services1/15/2026
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