Arizona Laws 36-3204. Responsibilities of health care providers
A. A health care provider shall comply with health care decisions made by the patient’s surrogate unless those decisions are inconsistent with the patient’s health care directive as known to the provider or the provider has transferred responsibility to another provider pursuant to section 36-3205, subsection C, paragraph 1. If the directive requires provision of treatment, food or fluids that would have a significant possibility of sustaining the patient’s life, the provider shall ensure the provision until the transfer is completed.
Terms Used In Arizona Laws 36-3204
- Health care directive: means a document drafted in substantial compliance with this chapter, including a mental health care power of attorney, to deal with a person's future health care decisions. See Arizona Laws 36-3201
- Health care provider: means a natural person who is licensed under Title 32, Chapter 11, 13, 15, 17 or 25, a hospice as defined in section 36-401 that is licensed under chapter 4 of this title or an organization that is licensed under this title, that renders health care designed to prevent, diagnose or treat illness or injury and that employs persons licensed under Title 32, Chapter 11, 13, 15, 17 or 25. See Arizona Laws 36-3201
- Surrogate: means a person authorized to make health care decisions for a patient by a power of attorney, a court order or the provisions of section 36-3231. See Arizona Laws 36-3201
B. A health care provider has a duty to volunteer and otherwise disclose information about the patient’s health status and care to the patient’s surrogate to the same degree that the provider owes this duty to the patient.