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SB 1405 - Hospital Admissions and Restrictions - Key Vote
Arizona Key Votes
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Legislation - Bill Failed (Senate) (12-18) - March 17, 2011 (Key vote)
Title: Hospital Admissions and Restrictions
Vote to pass a bill that requires hospital employees to report patients that cannot prove their immigration status
-Requires a hospital to confirm, at some point during the treatment of a patient, that he or she is a citizen of the United States, a legal resident of the United States, or lawfully present in the United States in cases where the person cannot provide proof of health insurance (Sec. 1).
-Authorizes the admissions officer or representative to verify the legal status through the following means (Sec. 1):
-A United States military I.D.;
-A driver license from any state of the United States;
-Any valid documentation of identity and residence issued by a state in this country;
-Proof of citizenship from a country that participates in the visa waiver program recognized by the United States;
-Proof of Canadian citizenship; or
-Proof of a valid non-immigrant visa that is recognized by the United States government.
-Requires the admissions officer or someone not involved in the actual medical care of a patient to contact the local federal immigration office or local law enforcement to report an incident where the legal status of a patient cannot be verified (Sec. 1).
Legislation - Introduced (Senate) - Jan. 31, 2011
Title: Hospital Admissions and Restrictions
Sponsors
- Steve Smith (AZ - R) (Out Of Office)
Co-sponsors
- Andy Biggs (AZ - R)
- Gail Griffin (AZ - R)
- Lori Klein (AZ - R) (Out Of Office)
- Albert Anthony 'Al' Melvin (AZ - R)
- Russell K. Pearce (AZ - R) (Out Of Office)
- Don Shooter (AZ - R)
