{"data":{"id":"us-az/a.r.s.-12-563","jurisdiction":"us-az","citation":"A.R.S. § 12-563","heading":"Necessary elements of proof","body":"Both of the following shall be necessary elements of proof that injury resulted from the failure of a health care provider to follow the accepted standard of care:\n\n1. The health care provider failed to exercise that degree of care, skill and learning expected of a reasonable, prudent health care provider in the profession or class to which he belongs within the state acting in the same or similar circumstances.\n\n2. Such failure was a proximate cause of the injury.","path":["Title 12 Courts and Civil Proceedings"],"source_url":"https://www.azleg.gov/ars/12/00563.htm","current_through":"2026-09-04","vintage":"2026-08-09","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T00:49:56Z","sha256":"3f2d72694167519ec7b9c395f6ed3b9ce8817b5f55cef5e2648ef394157c548e","source_id":"us-az","stale":true,"prev":"us-az/a.r.s.-12-562","next":"us-az/a.r.s.-12-564"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}