Arizona Will Laws

  Arizona

Here you will find legal terms and their application by state as this can vary depending on where you live.

Reciprocity - The practice of exchanging things with others for mutual benefit, especially privileges granted by one country or organization to another. Certain states will limit the extent to which they honor health care directives(reciprocity) from other states, meaning they will only accept them so far as they comply with their own laws. This creates a bit of a legal grey area, however, most times it doesn't become an issue.

State Law Citation and Title

AZ REV ST § 14-2101 to 14-2114

Arizona Revised Statutes Title 14, Chapter 2, Article 1 (Intestate Succession)

State Law Statute

36-3201 et seq. Living Wills and Health Care Directives

Specific Powers

Does not include comfort care or alleviation of pain but may include life sustaining treatment artificially delaying the moment of death, CPR, drugs, electric shock, artificial breathing, artificially administered food and fluids

Revocation Duration

A person may revoke their existing health care directive or disqualify a surrogate by:

1. written revocation
2. orally notifying surrogate or health care provider
3. making new health care directive
4. any other act demonstrating specific intent to revoke

Reciprocity

A health care directive prepared in another state is valid in this state if it was valid where and at the time it was adopted, to the extent it does not conflict with the criminal laws of Arizona.

Transfer Unwilling

Physician must effect prompt transfer to a physician willing to comply

Immunity Physician

Health care provider making good faith decisions in reliance on apparently genuine health care directive or decision of a surrogate or living will is immune from criminal, civil, and professional discipline for that reliance (unless negligent)