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Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 36-471 (2026)

Persons authorized to collect human specimens or blood

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A. Only a person authorized by law shall collect human bodily materials. Technical personnel of a laboratory may collect blood, remove stomach contents and collect material for smears and cultures or inject substances under the direction or on the written request of a licensed physician for examination by a licensed laboratory.

B. Paramedics, advanced emergency medical technicians or personnel who have written approval of the director may collect blood and collect material for smears and cultures under the direction or on the written request of a licensed physician.

 

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 2001–2001 · leading case: State Ex Rel. Pennartz v. Olcavage, 30 P.3d 649 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2001).
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State Ex Rel. Pennartz v. Olcavage, 30 P.3d 649 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2001). · cites it 7× “” A.R.S. § 36-471 (1993). Similarly, under Title 32, medical assistants may “[t]ake body fluid specimens” as part of a “medical procedure” only “under the direct supervision of a doctor of medicine, physician assistant or nurse practitioner.”
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