REFERENCE TITLE: vaccination status; unprofessional conduct; policies

State of Arizona

House of Representatives

Fifty-seventh Legislature

First Regular Session

2025

HB 2707

Introduced by

Representatives Kupper: Blackman, Carbone, Carter N, Diaz, Fink, Gress, Heap, Livingston, Lopez, Marshall, Olson, Peña, Powell, Taylor, Way, Wilmeth

An Act

amending title 32, chapter 32, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 32-3230.02; amending title 36, chapter 4, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 36-420.06; relating to health care services.

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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 32-3230.02, to read:

START_STATUTE32-3230.02. Vaccination status; unprofessional conduct

It is an act of unprofessional conduct for a health professional to deny health care or to provide health care that is less than the standard of care to a person based on the person's vaccination status. END_STATUTE

Sec. 2. Title 36, chapter 4, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 36-420.06, to read:

START_STATUTE36-420.06. Health care institutions; vaccination status; discriminatory policies; prohibition

A health care institution may not adopt a policy that allows a health professional to deny health care or to provide health care that is less than the standard of care to a person based on the person's vaccination status. END_STATUTE