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AZ Rev Stat § 36-534 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 36 - Public Health and Safety|§ 36-534 - Change to voluntary status; discharge; notice; hearing

36-534.  Change to voluntary status;  discharge;  notice;  hearing A. If,  after a petition for court-ordered treatment has been filed and prior to the hearing,  the medical director of the evaluation agency finds that it is more appropriate to discharge the patient or to admit the proposed patient on a voluntary basis,  the medical director,  after receiving approval from the court,  shall either discharge the patient or admit the patient for further treatment on a voluntary basis. B. If the court approves admitting a patient for whom a petition has been filed by a prosecutor pursuant to section 13-4517 to voluntary treatment or before a patient is discharged pursuant to this section,  the medical director shall provide notice to the prosecuting agency at least twenty-four hours before releasing or discharging the patient. The evaluation agency shall detain the person for an additional twenty-four hours to allow for notification to the prosecuting agency. The prosecuting agency may request a hearing to determine whether the court should order the defendant returned to custody for a disposition pursuant to section 13-4517. For any hearing held pursuant to this subsection,  the court shall order the medical director to provide the patient's records,  including medical and treatment records,  to the court and to the prosecuting agency.
AZ Rev Stat § 36-536 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 36 - Public Health and Safety|§ 36-536 - Service of petition; counsel for proposed patient; notice

36-536.  Service of petition;  counsel for proposed patient;  notice A. At least seventy-two hours before the court conducts the hearing on the petition for court-ordered treatment,  a copy of the petition,  affidavits in support of the petition and the notice of the hearing shall be served on the patient,  who shall be informed of the purpose of the hearing and advised of the patient's right to consult counsel. If the patient has not employed counsel,  counsel shall be appointed by the court at least three days before the hearing. If at the time of the petition for evaluation the patient had counsel,  the same attorney should,  if possible,  be appointed to represent the patient at the hearing for court-ordered treatment. B. The notice provisions of this section cannot be waived. C. The notice of the hearing shall fix the time and place for the hearing,  which shall be held in the courtroom or other place within the county that the court may designate to insure humane treatment with due regard to the comfort and safety of the patient and others. D. The person who serves the notice of hearing must file a proof of service with the court that specifies the date,  time and manner of service.
AZ Rev Stat § 36-537 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 36 - Public Health and Safety|§ 36-537 - Powers and duties of counsel

36-537.  Powers and duties of counsel A. The medical director of the agency that conducted the evaluation,  at least seventy-two hours before the hearing,  shall make available to the patient's attorney copies of the petition for evaluation,  the prepetition screening report,  the evaluation report,  the patient's medical records for the current admission and a list of alternatives to court-ordered treatment that are used in similar cases with an explanation of why they are not appropriate or available. B. The patient's attorney,  for all hearings,  whether for evaluation or treatment,  shall fulfill the following minimal duties: 1. Within twenty-four hours of appointment,  conduct an interview of the patient. The attorney shall explain to the patient the patient's rights pending court-ordered treatment,  the procedures leading to court-ordered treatment,  the standards for court-ordered treatment,  the alternative of becoming a voluntary patient and whether stipulations at the hearing are appropriate. If the attorney is appointed,  the attorney also shall explain that the patient can obtain the patient's own counsel at the patient's own expense and that,  if it is later determined that the person is not indigent,  the person will be responsible for the fees of the appointed attorney for services rendered after the initial attorney-client conference. 2. At least twenty-four hours before the hearing,  review the petition for evaluation,  prepetition screening report,  evaluation report,  petition for treatment,  the patient's medical records and the list of alternatives to court-ordered treatment. 3. At least twenty-four hours before the hearing,  interview the petitioner,  if available,  and the petitioner's supporting witnesses,  if known and available. 4. At least twenty-four hours before the hearing,  interview the physicians or the psychiatric and mental health nurse practitioner who will testify at the hearing,  if available,  and investigate the possibility of alternatives to court-ordered treatment. C. Failure of the attorney to fulfill at least the duties prescribed by subsection B may be punished as contempt of court. D. At a hearing held pursuant to this article,  the patient's attorney may enter stipulations on behalf of the patient.
AZ Rev Stat § 36-538 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 36 - Public Health and Safety|§ 36-538 - Independent evaluator

36-538.  Independent evaluator At all hearings conducted pursuant to sections 36-539,  36-543 and 36-546,  a person has the right to have an analysis of the person's mental condition by an independent evaluator. If the person is unable to afford an evaluation,  the court shall appoint an independent evaluator acceptable to the patient from a list of physicians,  psychiatric and mental health nurse practitioners with sufficient relevant experience as determined by the medical director and psychologists who are willing to accept court-appointed evaluations.
AZ Rev Stat § 36-540.02 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 36 - Public Health and Safety|§ 36-540.02 - Transfer of a person with a grave disability without a guardian from a mental health treatment agency to another health care facility

36-540.02.  Transfer of a person with a grave disability without a guardian from a mental health treatment agency to another health care facility A. A person who does not have a guardian under section 14-5312.01 and who has been found by the court to have a grave disability and ordered to undergo treatment pursuant to this article may receive care in another health care institution licensed by the department during the course of the person's court-ordered treatment in accordance with administration rules. B. The director shall adopt rules pertaining to persons described in subsection A of this section to provide for their alternative care in another health care institution licensed by the department during the course of court-ordered treatment. The rules shall allow transfer of patients from a mental health treatment agency to another health care institution,  transfer from one such institution to another and return to a mental health treatment agency.
AZ Rev Stat § 36-541 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 36 - Public Health and Safety|§ 36-541 - Mandatory local treatment

36-541.  Mandatory local treatment A. A patient who is ordered by a court to undergo treatment,  if not hospitalized in the state hospital at the time of the order,  shall undergo treatment for at least twenty-five days in a local mental health treatment agency geographically convenient for the patient before being hospitalized in the state hospital. This section shall not apply if the court finds,  at a hearing on court-ordered treatment,  that the patient's present condition and history demonstrate that the patient will not benefit from the required period of treatment in a local mental health treatment agency or that the state hospital provides a program which is specific to the needs of the patient and is unavailable in the local mental health treatment agency,  or when there is no local mental health treatment agency readily available to the patient. Such a finding shall be based at least upon the annual written description by the state hospital of programs and services available and appropriate written reports from the medical director of the local mental health treatment agency. The patient may be immediately hospitalized at the state hospital whenever the court determines that this section does not apply. B. A patient who is ordered by a court to undergo treatment based on a determination that he has a persistent or acute disability shall be treated for at least twenty-five days solely in or by a local mental health treatment agency geographically convenient for the patient unless he is accepted by the superintendent of the state hospital for treatment at the state hospital.
AZ Rev Stat § 36-542 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 36 - Public Health and Safety|§ 36-542 - Discharge of patient at expiration of period ordered by court; change to voluntary status; immunity

36-542.  Discharge of patient at expiration of period ordered by court;  change to voluntary status;  immunity A. A patient ordered by a court to undergo treatment pursuant to this article shall be discharged from treatment at the expiration of the period of treatment ordered unless one of the following occurs: 1. The person accepts voluntary treatment at the mental health treatment agency. 2. Before the discharge date,  a new petition is filed in the county in which the patient is being treated. The proceedings shall then be governed by this article. The costs of the proceedings shall be a charge against the county in which the patient resided or was found prior to hospitalization. 3. An application for continued court-ordered treatment is granted pursuant to section 36-543. B. If a patient to be discharged is under guardianship,  the medical director of the mental health treatment agency shall notify the guardian ten days before discharge. C. If a patient to be discharged is undergoing court-ordered treatment as a result of a petition filed by a prosecutor pursuant to section 13-4517 and the patient is being discharged because the medical director has decided not to file a new petition for court-ordered evaluation or treatment or has decided not to request the court to order that the previous order for treatment be continued,  the patient may not be discharged or released from treatment before compliance with section 36-541.01. D. The medical director is not civilly liable for any acts committed by a released or discharged patient if the medical director has in good faith followed the requirements of this article.
AZ Rev Stat § 36-545 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 36 - Public Health and Safety|§ 36-545 - Voluntary admissions to the state hospital; reimbursements; indigents

36-545.  Voluntary admissions to the state hospital;  reimbursements;  indigents The director shall establish the amount which will fully reimburse the state for the expense of examining,  evaluating,  treating and maintaining the patient. The state hospital shall charge the patient all or such portion of the established amount as the patient can afford. If the patient is indigent,  no charge shall be made. The state hospital shall require prompt payment of the charge.
AZ Rev Stat § 36-545.02 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 36 - Public Health and Safety|§ 36-545.02 - State hospital reimbursements; disposition of funds

36-545.02.  State hospital reimbursements;  disposition of funds All monies collected pursuant to sections 36-545 and 36-545.01 for examination,  evaluation,  treatment and maintenance of patients shall be deposited,  pursuant to sections 35-146 and 35-147,  in the state general fund.
AZ Rev Stat § 36-545.03 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 36 - Public Health and Safety|§ 36-545.03 - Payment of costs and expenses by person hospitalized in private or voluntary nonprofit facility

36-545.03.  Payment of costs and expenses by person hospitalized in private or voluntary nonprofit facility All costs in connection with a patient hospitalized in a private or voluntary nonprofit facility,  including costs for evaluation,  shall be borne by the patient,  his parents,  spouse,  guardian or estate and shall not be a charge against the state or county except as provided in section 36-545.05.
AZ Rev Stat § 36-545.04 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 36 - Public Health and Safety|§ 36-545.04 - Costs of court proceedings; compensation for evaluation and testimony

36-545.04.  Costs of court proceedings;  compensation for evaluation and testimony A. Except as provided in this chapter,  costs of court proceedings and cost of services provided by a county pursuant to article 4 are a charge against the county in which the patient resided or was found before hospitalization. The clerk of the superior court in the county where the proceedings are held shall certify to the board of supervisors of the county where the patient resided or was found before hospitalization that such proceedings were held and the amount of the balance of the incurred costs. B. If a physician,  psychologist,  psychiatric and mental health nurse practitioner or social worker is not otherwise compensated for evaluating a person or for testifying at a hearing,  or both,  the physician,  psychologist,  nurse practitioner or social worker shall be paid by the county,  an amount determined reasonable by the court,  subject to the same limitations as imposed on compensation for attorneys in hearings,  as provided by section 13-4013. These payments shall be made as a part of the costs of court proceedings as in subsection A of this section.
AZ Rev Stat § 36-545.05 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 36 - Public Health and Safety|§ 36-545.05 - Charges for treatment by agencies under administration contract; charges for prepetition screening and court-ordered evaluation prohibited

36-545.05.  Charges for treatment by agencies under administration contract;  charges for prepetition screening and court-ordered evaluation prohibited A. When a person is given a prepetition screening,  or a court-ordered evaluation by a screening agency or evaluation agency pursuant to article 4 of this chapter,  the person shall not be charged. B. When a patient is given voluntary treatment pursuant to article 3 of this chapter or court-ordered treatment pursuant to article 5 of this chapter,  the patient or proposed patient shall pay all or such portion of the established charges as the patient can afford. If the patient is indigent,  no charges shall be made against the patient.
AZ Rev Stat § 36-545.06 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 36 - Public Health and Safety|§ 36-545.06 - County services

36-545.06.  County services A. Each county,  or any combination of counties,  shall provide directly or by contract the services of a screening agency and an evaluation agency for the purposes of this chapter. B. On a request made by a resident of the county pursuant to this chapter,  a county shall be required to provide screening or evaluation. C. Each county shall coordinate the provision of mental health services required pursuant to this section with the administration or as delegated by the administration to a regional behavioral health authority.
AZ Rev Stat § 36-545.07 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 36 - Public Health and Safety|§ 36-545.07 - Contracts between the administration and screening agencies, evaluation agencies and mental health treatment agencies; services; plan

36-545.07.  Contracts between the administration and screening agencies,  evaluation agencies and mental health treatment agencies;  services;  plan A. The administration may enter into contracts with screening agencies,  evaluation agencies and mental health treatment agencies to provide prepetition screenings,  court-ordered evaluations,  voluntary evaluations,  treatment of voluntary patients and treatment of patients under section 36-524 regardless of the ability of the patient or proposed patient to pay. A county may be a party to a contract as a provider of services or as a party making payments to an agency to provide services on the part of the county. The state hospital may be included in the contract as a provider of services and may receive consideration not inconsistent with law. B. Contracts to provide services as in subsection A of this section shall be entered into in accordance with a plan of the administration. This plan shall be developed in accordance with the state comprehensive health plan and in accordance with a plan of the local health planning agency submitted to and approved by the director,  except as provided in subsection C of this section. C. If there is no recognized local health planning agency or if the local health planning agency does not submit a plan that will,  in the judgment of the director,  fulfill the requirements for services of subsection A of this section,  the director may develop a plan and require that it be followed in lieu of a plan of the local health planning agency. The plan of the director shall be adopted after holding a hearing and fulfilling the requirements of title 41,  chapter 6. D. If monies at the disposal of the administration are used for services as in subsection A of this section,  the contract shall conform to the requirements of section 36-189,  subsection B. E. A contract to provide services as in subsection A of this section shall specify the services to be provided as to their nature,  quality,  purpose,  number,  extent and limitations,  if any,  or any other requirements the administration deems necessary for the proper administration of services under the plan of the administration. F. A contract may specify that the county's participation fulfills in full or in part the requirements of the county to provide services under section 36-545.06 and the requirements of the county to pay the cost of services under section 36-545.04.
AZ Rev Stat § 36-545.08 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 36 - Public Health and Safety|§ 36-545.08 - Arizona state hospital fund; purpose

36-545.08.  Arizona state hospital fund;  purpose A. The Arizona state hospital fund is established for the purposes prescribed in section 36-545.01,  subsection I. The department of health services shall administer the fund. The fund consists of the following: 1. Monies reimbursed by the federal government under title XIX of the social security act for services provided at the state hospital. 2. Monies collected pursuant to section 36-3410 for services to clients at the state hospital. 3. Monies collected from counties for the cost of a defendant's inpatient competency restoration treatment. B. The department shall deposit monies collected pursuant to subsection A of this section into three separate accounts. C. Monies in the fund deposited under subsection A,  paragraphs 1 and 3 of this section are subject to legislative appropriation and are designated for state hospital operations. Monies in the fund deposited under subsection A,  paragraph 2 of this section are a continuing appropriation and are exempt from the provisions of section 35-190 relating to lapsing of appropriations. Monies in the fund deposited under subsection A,  paragraph 3 of this section remaining unexpended and unencumbered at the end of the fiscal year revert to the state general fund. Monies in the fund deposited under subsection A,  paragraph 1 of this section are exempt from the provisions of section 35-190 relating to lapsing of appropriations.
AZ Rev Stat § 36-545.09 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 36 - Public Health and Safety|§ 36-545.09 - Building renewal fund; purpose

36-545.09.  Building renewal fund;  purpose Subject to legislative approval a building renewal fund is established for the purpose of major maintenance of the state owned properties located at 1930 east 6th street and 2075 north 6th avenue,  Tucson,  Arizona. The building renewal fund shall be subject to legislative appropriation. The fund shall consist of monies collected from the lease of these properties. The department of health services shall administer the fund. Fund monies are exempt from the provisions of section 35-190 relating to lapsing of appropriations.
AZ Rev Stat § 36-546.01 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 36 - Public Health and Safety|§ 36-546.01 - Expedited appeal to the court of appeals

36-546.01.  Expedited appeal to the court of appeals An order for court ordered treatment may be reviewed by appeal to the court of appeals as prescribed in the Arizona rules of civil procedure or by special action. Such appeal or special action shall be entitled to preference.
AZ Rev Stat § 36-550 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 36 - Public Health and Safety|§ 36-550 - Definitions

36-550.  Definitions In this article,  unless the context otherwise requires: 1. " Administration"  means the Arizona health care cost containment system administration. 2. " Community residential treatment system"  means a statewide system of community-based residential treatment programs for the seriously mentally ill that provides a wide range of services as alternatives to institutionalization and in the least restrictive setting. 3. " Director"  means the director of the administration. 4. " Seriously mentally ill"  means persons who as a result of a mental disorder as defined in section 36-501 exhibit emotional or behavioral functioning that is so impaired as to interfere substantially with their capacity to remain in the community without supportive treatment or services of a long-term or indefinite duration. In these persons mental disability is severe and persistent,  resulting in a long-term limitation of their functional capacities for primary activities of daily living such as interpersonal relationships,  homemaking,  self-care,  employment and recreation.
AZ Rev Stat § 36-550.01 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 36 - Public Health and Safety|§ 36-550.01 - Statewide plan for community residential treatment

36-550.01.  Statewide plan for community residential treatment A. The director shall establish a statewide plan for a community residential treatment system. The plan shall provide for a statewide system of mental health residential treatment programs that provides to the seriously mentally ill a wide range of programs and services,  as identified in section 36-550.05,  as alternatives to institutional care. B. The statewide plan shall include the following elements: 1. A description on a county-by-county basis of the current programs and service delivery mechanisms providing services to the seriously mentally ill. 2. An identification of areas within the state where multiple jurisdictions could participate in program delivery utilizing intergovernmental contracts. 3. Goals,  objectives and priorities for the delivery of such services and methods to evaluate program effectiveness of goals,  objectives and priorities. 4. Cooperation with the counties to develop and maintain a coordinated system for delivery of residential care. 5. Methods for estimating the need for community residential treatment services and for allocating state monies according to that need. C. The director may establish rules as are necessary for the implementation of this article.
AZ Rev Stat § 36-550.02 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 36 - Public Health and Safety|§ 36-550.02 - County responsibilities in statewide planning process

36-550.02.  County responsibilities in statewide planning process A. Each county shall be responsible for developing an individual county profile of existing programs,  needs and goals for consideration by the director for inclusion within the statewide plan as required in section 36-550.01. B. The director,  on receipt of the county profile required in subsection A of this section,  shall incorporate those portions compatible with the statewide plan,  and,  in cooperation with the county,  modify those portions of the profile determined by the director to be incompatible with the statewide plan.