| ARIZONA http://www.azleg.state.az.us/FormatDocument.asp?inDoc=/ars/36/00501.htm&Title=36&DocT ype=ARS 36-501. Definitions In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: 21. "Informed consent" means a voluntary decision following presentation of all facts necessary to form the basis of an intelligent consent by the patient or guardian with no minimizing of known dangers of any procedures. 36-551. Definitions In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: 14. "Consent" means voluntary informed consent. Consent is voluntary if not given as the result of coercion or undue influence. Consent is informed if the person giving the consent has been informed of and comprehends the nature, purpose, consequences, risks and benefits of the alternatives to the procedure, and has been informed and comprehends that withholding or withdrawal of consent will not prejudice the future provision of care and services to the client. In cases of unusual or hazardous treatment procedures performed pursuant to section 36-561, subsection A, experimental research, organ transplantation and non-therapeutic surgery, consent is informed if, in addition to the foregoing, the person giving the consent has been informed of and comprehends the method to be used in the proposed procedure. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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