Arizona — Hospital Mandatory Reporting Guide

Category 1 — Adverse Events

No statewide mandatory hospital adverse-event reporting system identified in OIG’s 2008 inventory (verify whether enacted/changed since 2008).

Who Must Report: N/A.

Deadline: N/A.

Destination: N/A.

Citation: Source.

Attorney Notes: Even without a statewide adverse-event system, hospitals may have other mandatory reporting duties and federal/contractual obligations.

Category 2 — Child Abuse / Neglect

Trigger: Reasonable belief child is abused or neglected.

Who Must Report: Health professionals, hospital staff.

Deadline: Immediately.

Destination: Law enforcement or DCS.

Citation: A.R.S. § 13-3620.

Attorney Notes: Nonreporting may trigger criminal and civil exposure.

Category 3 — Weapon Injuries

Trigger: Treatment of gunshot or serious knife wound.

Who Must Report: Physicians, health care providers.

Deadline: Immediately.

Destination: Local law enforcement.

Citation: A.R.S. § 13-3806.

Attorney Notes: Failure may constitute misdemeanor.

Category 4 — Communicable Diseases

Trigger: Diagnosis, suspicion, or lab identification of a reportable disease.

Who Must Report: Healthcare providers and/or laboratories.

Deadline: Many conditions require reporting within 24 hours.

Destination: Local health agency or MEDSIS.

Citation: ADHS Reportable Diseases List.

Attorney Notes: Timestamps support notice/foreseeability and outbreak-control arguments.

Category 5 — Complaints / Investigations

Timeline: ADHS maintains a formal complaint process, but no statutory deadline requiring initiation within a specific number of days.

Citation: ADHS complaint process guidance.

Attorney Notes: Attorneys may focus on whether prioritization decisions were reasonable given severity.