Notwithstanding any other provision of the law, in cases of emergency in which a minor is in need of immediate hospitalization, medical attention or surgery and after reasonable efforts made under the circumstances, the parents of such minor cannot be located for the purpose of consenting thereto, consent for said emergency attention may be given by any person standing in loco parentis to said minor.
A.R.S. § 44-133
Emergency consent for hospital care, medical attention or surgery by person in loco parentis
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