A. Any prisoner with the written consent of the director and the chief of health services may volunteer to participate in an approved program of medical research or plasmapheresis and whole blood program.

Terms Used In Arizona Laws 31-321

  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Director: means the director of the department. See Arizona Laws 31-201
  • Person: includes a corporation, company, partnership, firm, association or society, as well as a natural person. See Arizona Laws 1-215
  • Precedent: A court decision in an earlier case with facts and law similar to a dispute currently before a court. Precedent will ordinarily govern the decision of a later similar case, unless a party can show that it was wrongly decided or that it differed in some significant way.
  • Writing: includes printing. See Arizona Laws 1-215

B. Before consenting to participate in the program, the chief of health services and a representative of the person, firm or corporation conducting the program shall advise the prisoner of the nature of the program and the dangers, if any, which may result by reason of such participation.

C. The consent of any prisoner to participate in the program shall be evidenced in writing and as a condition precedent to a prisoner’s participation the prisoner shall release the state, the director and the chief of health services from any and all liability for claims arising out of the prisoner’s participation in the program.

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