Arizona Laws 36-1313. Action against physician license or health care institution license; prohibition
Terms Used In Arizona Laws 36-1313
- Action: includes any matter or proceeding in a court, civil or criminal. See Arizona Laws 1-215
- Eligible patient: means a person to whom all of the following apply:
(a) The person has a terminal illness as determined by the person's physician and a consulting physician. See Arizona Laws 36-1311
- Physician: means the physician who is providing medical care or treatment to the eligible patient for the terminal illness but does not include a primary care physician. See Arizona Laws 36-1311
(Caution: 1998 Prop. 105 applies)
A. Notwithstanding any other law, a state regulatory board may not revoke, fail to renew or take any other action against a physician‘s license issued pursuant to Title 32, Chapter 13 or 17 based solely on a physician’s recommendation to an eligible patient regarding or prescription for or treatment with an investigational drug, biological product or device.
B. Notwithstanding any other law, a state agency may not take any action against a health care institution’s license based solely on the institution’s participation in the treatment or use of an investigational drug, biological product or device under this chapter.