Arizona Laws 32-1481. Limitation of liability
A. No physician, surgeon, hospital or person who assists a physician, surgeon or hospital in obtaining, preparing, injecting or transfusing blood or its components from one or more human beings to another human being shall be liable on the basis of implied warranty or strict tort liability for any such activity but such person or entity shall be liable for his or its negligent or wilful misconduct.
Terms Used In Arizona Laws 32-1481
- Donor: The person who makes a gift.
- Person: includes a corporation, company, partnership, firm, association or society, as well as a natural person. See Arizona Laws 1-215
- Physician: means a doctor of medicine who is licensed pursuant to this chapter. See Arizona Laws 32-1401
- Tort: A civil wrong or breach of a duty to another person, as outlined by law. A very common tort is negligent operation of a motor vehicle that results in property damage and personal injury in an automobile accident.
B. No nonprofit blood bank, tissue bank, donor or entity who donates, obtains, processes or preserves blood or its components from one or more human beings for the purpose of transfusing or transferring blood or its components to another human being shall be liable on the basis of implied warranty or strict tort liability for any such activity but such person or entity shall be liable for his or its negligent or wilful misconduct.