2014 Arizona Revised Statutes
Title 36 - Public Health and Safety
§ 36-3204 Responsibilities of health care providers
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.
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.
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