health professionals; patients; vaccination status

Plain English Breakdown

The term 'health professional' is used without a definition in this specific section, so its exact scope depends on other parts of Title 32.

HB2335: Health Professionals and Vaccination Status

This bill makes it unprofessional conduct for health professionals to refuse medical care based on a person's vaccination status.

What This Bill Does

• Adds section 32-3230.03 to the Arizona Revised Statutes under Title 32, Chapter 32, Article 1.
• Defines refusing medical care due to a person's vaccination status as unprofessional conduct for health professionals.

Who It Names or Affects

• Health professionals
• People seeking medical care

Limits and Unknowns

• The bill text does not list the specific penalties for violating this rule.
• The effective date of the law is not provided in the source material.
• The definition of 'health professional' relies on other existing laws and is not defined within this excerpt.

Official Summary Text

HB2335 - health professionals; patients; vaccination status

Current Bill Text

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health professionals; patients; vaccination status

State of Arizona

House of Representatives

Fifty-seventh Legislature

Second Regular Session

2026

HB 2335

Introduced by

Representatives
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ACT

Amending title 32, chapter 32, article 1,
Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 32-3230.03; relating to
health professionals.

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

Section 1. Title 32, chapter 32, article 1,
Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 32-3230.03, to read:

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32-3230.03.

Vaccination status; unprofessional conduct

It is an act of unprofessional conduct for a
health professional to refuse to provide medical care to a person based on the
person's vaccination status.
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