A health care provider shall disclose medical records or payment records, or the information contained in medical records or payment records, without the patient's written authorization as otherwise required by law or when ordered by a court or tribunal of competent jurisdiction.
Unless otherwise required by statute or by federal law, a health care provider shall retain the original or copies of a patient's medical records as follows: 1. If the patient is an adult, for at least six years after the last date the adult patient received medical or health care services from that provider.
Generally, Arizona law requires health care providers to keep the medical records of adult patients for at least 6 years after the last date the patient received medical care from that provider.
Medical Billing Time Limits Arizona The Arizona statute of limitations for written contracts, which includes medical bills, is set at 6 years ing to Arizona Revised Statutes, Section 12-548.
The informed consent in subsection (A) shall be voluntary and shall be obtained from: 1. The client, if the client is determined to be competent ing to R9-21-206,; or 2. The client's guardian, if a court of competent jurisdiction has adjudicated the client incompetent.
Arizona law and HIPAA generally complement one another. A.R.S. § 36-509 parrots some of the provisions seen in HIPAA.