Arizona § 44-133 Emergency consent for hospital care, medical attention or surgery by person in loco parentis

Arizona Statutes

§ 44-133 — Emergency consent for hospital care, medical attention or surgery by person in loco parentis

Arizona § 44-133

Title 44Arizona Revised Statutes

Ch. 1CONTRACTS

Art. 3Capacity to Contract

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Ariz. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 44-133 (2026).

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Notwithstanding any other provision of the law, in cases of emergency in which a minor is in need of immediate hospitalization, medical attention or surgery and after reasonable efforts made under the circumstances, the parents of such minor cannot be located for the purpose of consenting thereto, consent for said emergency attention may be given by any person standing in loco parentis to said minor.

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Notwithstanding any other provision of the law, in cases of emergency in which a minor is in need of immediate hospitalization, medical attention or surgery and after reasonable efforts made under the circumstances, the parents of such minor cannot be located for the purpose of consenting thereto, consent for said emergency attention may be given by any person standing in loco parentis to said minor.