health care services; patient rights

Plain English Breakdown

The bill summary and digest do not provide specific details on enforcement mechanisms or penalties for violations.

Health Care Services; Patient Rights

This bill adds a new chapter to Arizona's laws that outlines patient rights when receiving health care services.

What This Bill Does

• Adds a new chapter in the state law about patients' rights.
• Requires health professionals to act only in the best interest of the patient.
• Prohibits health professionals from causing harm to patients.
• Specifies that informed consent must be given for medical decisions, procedures, or actions unless it's an emergency.

Who It Names or Affects

• Health care providers who give services in Arizona.
• Patients receiving health care services in Arizona.

Terms To Know

Health professional

A person licensed to provide medical or dental care, such as a doctor or dentist.

Patient

A human being receiving health care services, including an unborn child.

Limits and Unknowns

• The bill does not specify what happens if a health professional violates these rights.
• It is unclear how the new chapter will be enforced or who will oversee compliance.

Official Summary Text

HB2061 - health care services; patient rights

Current Bill Text

HB2061 - 572R - I Ver

PREFILED��� DEC 15 2025

REFERENCE TITLE:
health care services; patient rights

State of Arizona

House of Representatives

Fifty-seventh Legislature

Second Regular Session

2026

HB 2061

Introduced by

Representative
Keshel

AN
ACT

amending title 1, Arizona Revised
Statutes, by adding chapter 9; relating to health care services.

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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

Section 1. Title 1, Arizona Revised Statutes,
is amended by adding chapter 9, to read:

CHAPTER 9

PATIENTS' RIGHTS

ARTICLE 1. PATIENTS' RIGHTS

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1-901.

Health professionals; patients; rights; definitions

A. If a Patient receives health care
services in this state, the patient has the right to receive health care
services from a health professional who abides by the following principles:

1. To act only in the patient's best
interest.

2. To
DO NO
harm.

3. To ensure that informed consent is
received for each medical decision,
proposed diagnostic
or therapeutic procedure or course of action, except in an emergency.

B. For the purposes of this section:

1. "Health professional"
has the same meaning prescribed in section 32-3201.

2. "Patient" MEANS a human
being, including an unborn child.

3. "Unborn child" has the
same meaning prescribed in section 36-2151.

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