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May 26, 2021 – In Heaphy v. Willow Canyon Healthcare, Inc., 2 CA-CV 2020-0113 (App. May 18, 2021), the Arizona Court of Appeals held that a health care power of attorney (“HPOA”) did not authorize the patient’s representative to execute an arbitration agreement. Although the HPOA authorized the patient’s representative to […]
Author: James W. Kaucher
June 22, 2017 – On Tuesday, the Arizona Supreme Court rejected the McGill test established 15 years ago to determine if the Arizona Protective Services Act (“APSA”) applies to medical malpractice cases. In issuing its opinion in Delgado v Manor Care of Tucson AZ, LLC, et al., the court simplified the […]
On March 24, 2017, Arizona Governor Doug Ducey signed SB 1325, a bill intended to promote balance and increased accuracy in ads by law firms that include the results of periodic quality, compliance, and certification surveys of health care providers. All nursing care institutions, hospitals, and other similar facilities must […]
February 27, 2017 – The Arizona Court of Appeals recently ruled that an arbitration agreement signed by a patient while living in a nursing home is enforceable. Arbitration agreements between health care providers and their patients remain controversial. The Court’s ruling, in this case, shows the importance of ensuring that […]
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