Arizona Revised Statutes (Last Updated: March 31, 2016) |
Title 36. Public Health and Safety |
Chapter 32. LIVING WILLS AND HEALTH CARE DIRECTIVES |
Article 7. Health Care Directives Registry |
Sec 36-3295. Registry information; confidentiality; transfer of information
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A. The registry established pursuant to this article is accessible only by entering the file number and password on the internet web site.
B. Registrations, file numbers, passwords and any other information maintained by the secretary of state pursuant to this article are confidential and shall not be disclosed to any person other than the person who submitted the document or the person's personal representative.
C. Notwithstanding subsection B, a health care provider may access the registry and receive a patient's health care directive documents for the provision of health care services by submitting the patient's file number and password.
D. The secretary of state shall use information contained in the registry only for purposes prescribed in this article.
E. At the request of a person who submitted the document, the secretary of state may transmit the information received regarding the health care directive to the registry system of another jurisdiction as identified by the person.