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AZ Rev Stat § 36-495.16 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 36 - Public Health and Safety|§ 36-495.16 - Environmental laboratory advisory committee; membership; duties; compensation

36-495.16.  Environmental laboratory advisory committee;  membership;  duties;  compensation A. The environmental laboratory advisory committee is established consisting of members selected by the director. The director shall select members who represent a variety of persons affected by this article. Committee members serve at the pleasure of the director. B. The committee shall advise the director regarding the adoption of rules and other issues affecting environmental testing laboratories and shall make recommendations regarding interpretive guidelines necessary to properly administer the provisions of this article. C. Committee members are not eligible to receive compensation but are eligible for reimbursement of expenses pursuant to title 38,  chapter 4,  article 2.
AZ Rev Stat § 36-502 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 36 - Public Health and Safety|§ 36-502 - Powers and duties of the director of AHCCCS; rules; expenditure limitation

36-502.  Powers and duties of the director of AHCCCS;  rules;  expenditure limitation A. The director shall make rules that include standards for agencies other than the state hospital when providing services and shall prescribe forms as may be necessary for the proper administration and enforcement of this chapter. The rules shall be applicable to patients admitted to or treated in agencies,  other than the state hospital,  as set forth in this chapter and shall provide for periodic inspections of such agencies. B. The director shall make rules concerning the admission of patients and the transfer of patients between mental health treatment agencies other than the state hospital. A patient undergoing court-ordered treatment may be transferred from one mental health treatment agency to another in accordance with the rules of the director,  subject to the approval of the court. C. The director may make rules concerning leaves,  visits and absences of patients from evaluation agencies and mental health treatment agencies other than the state hospital. D. The total amount of state monies that may be spent in any fiscal year by the administration for mental health services pursuant to this chapter may not exceed the amount appropriated or authorized by section 35-173 for that purpose. This chapter does not impose a duty on an officer,  agent or employee of this state to discharge a responsibility or create any right in a person or group if the discharge or right would require an expenditure of state monies in excess of the expenditure authorized by legislative appropriation for that specific purpose.
AZ Rev Stat § 36-502.01 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 36 - Public Health and Safety|§ 36-502.01 - Powers and duties of director of the department of health services; rules; expenditure limitation

36-502.01.  Powers and duties of director of the department of health services;  rules;  expenditure limitation A. The director of the department shall make rules that include standards for the state hospital when providing services as an evaluation agency or mental health agency and shall prescribe forms as may be necessary for the proper administration and enforcement of those responsibilities. The rules shall be applicable to patients admitted to,  evaluated by or treated in the state hospital as set forth in this chapter and shall provide for periodic inspections of the state hospital. B. The director of the department shall make rules concerning the admission of patients to the state hospital and the transfer of patients between the state hospital and other mental health treatment agencies. A patient undergoing court-ordered treatment may be transferred between the state hospital and another mental health treatment agency in accordance with the rules of the director of the department,  subject to the approval of the court. The director of the department shall consult with the director of the administration on rules relating to transfers to and from the state hospital and other mental health treatment agencies. C. The director of the department may make rules concerning leaves,  visits and absences of patients from the state hospital. D. The total amount of state monies that may be spent in any fiscal year by the department for mental health services pursuant to this chapter may not exceed the amount appropriated or authorized by section 35-173 for that purpose. This chapter does not impose a duty on an officer,  agent or employee of this state to discharge a responsibility or create any right in a person or group if the discharge or right would require an expenditure of state monies in excess of the expenditure authorized by legislative appropriation for that specific purpose.
AZ Rev Stat § 36-503 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 36 - Public Health and Safety|§ 36-503 - Medical director of evaluation agency or mental health treatment agency; deputy

36-503.  Medical director of evaluation agency or mental health treatment agency;  deputy The medical director of an evaluation agency or the medical director of a mental health treatment agency may deputize,  in writing,  subject to the approval of the governing body of the agency,  any qualified psychiatrist or licensed physician on the staff of the agency to do or perform in his stead any act the medical director is empowered to do or charged with responsibility of doing pursuant to this chapter.
AZ Rev Stat § 36-503.01 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 36 - Public Health and Safety|§ 36-503.01 - Duty of attorney general or county attorney

36-503.01.  Duty of attorney general or county attorney Whenever a physician or other person files a petition for court-ordered evaluation or court-ordered treatment on behalf of a state or county screening,  evaluation or mental health treatment agency,  the attorney general or the county attorney for the county in which the proceeding is initiated,  as the case may be,  shall represent the individual or agency in any judicial proceeding for involuntary detention or commitment and shall defend all challenges to such detention or commitment.
AZ Rev Stat § 36-503.03 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 36 - Public Health and Safety|§ 36-503.03 - Civil commitment treatment population; cap

36-503.03.  Civil commitment treatment population;  cap The Arizona state hospital shall collect census data for adult civil commitment treatment programs to establish maximum capacity and the allocation formula required by section 36-206,  subsection D. The Arizona state hospital or the department of health services is not required to provide civil commitment treatment that exceeds the funded capacity. If the Arizona state hospital reaches its funded capacity in civil commitment treatment programs,  the superintendent of the state hospital shall establish a waiting list for admission based on the date of the court order issued pursuant to this section.
AZ Rev Stat § 36-504 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 36 - Public Health and Safety|§ 36-504 - Notice of patients' rights; notification to family

36-504.  Notice of patients' rights;  notification to family A. Every person undergoing treatment or evaluation pursuant to this chapter is entitled to the rights set forth in this chapter and to rights that the director specifies by rule. A list of patients' rights as required by this chapter and by the administration shall be compiled and published by the director by rule. The list shall be prominently posted in English and Spanish in all facilities providing evaluation or treatment. A patient's rights shall otherwise be brought to the attention of the patient as this chapter requires or the director may direct by rule. B. An agency that is evaluating,  examining or treating a person pursuant to article 4 or 5 of this chapter shall immediately notify the person's guardian or,  if none,  a member of the person's family that the person is being treated in the agency. If the person has an agent appointed pursuant to chapter 32 of this title,  the agency shall notify that agent. If the agency is unable to learn the identity of or to contact the guardian or member of the person's family,  it shall document every attempt that was made to comply with the notification. The agency shall release any further information only after the treating professional or that person's designee interviews the person undergoing treatment or evaluation to determine whether or not release is in that person's best interests. A decision to release or withhold information is subject to review pursuant to section 36-517.01. The treating agency shall record the name of a person to whom any information is given.
AZ Rev Stat § 36-505 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 36 - Public Health and Safety|§ 36-505 - Rights at hearing

36-505.  Rights at hearing At all hearings conducted pursuant to this chapter,  persons shall have the right to an analysis of their psychological condition by an independent evaluator.
AZ Rev Stat § 36-506 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 36 - Public Health and Safety|§ 36-506 - Civil rights not impaired; discrimination prohibited

36-506.  Civil rights not impaired;  discrimination prohibited A. Persons undergoing evaluation or treatment pursuant to this chapter shall not be denied any civil right,  including but not limited to,  the right to dispose of property,  sue and be sued,  enter into contractual relationships and vote. Court-ordered treatment or evaluation pursuant to this chapter is not a determination of legal incompetency,  except to the extent provided in section 36-512. B. A person who is or has been evaluated or treated in an agency for a mental disorder shall not be discriminated against in any manner,  including but not limited to: 1. Seeking employment. 2. Resuming or continuing professional practice or previous occupation. 3. Obtaining or retaining housing. 4. Obtaining or retaining licenses or permits,  including but not limited to,  motor vehicle licenses,  motor vehicle operators and chauffeurs licenses and professional or occupational licenses. C. " Discrimination"  for purposes of this section means any denial of civil rights on the grounds of hospitalization or outpatient care and treatment unrelated to a person's present capacity to meet the standards applicable to all persons. Applications for positions,  licenses and housing shall contain no requests for information which encourage such discrimination. D. Upon discharge from any treatment or evaluation agency,  the patient shall be given written notice of the provisions of this section.
AZ Rev Stat § 36-507 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 36 - Public Health and Safety|§ 36-507 - Patient's rights to privacy and to personal possessions

36-507.  Patient's rights to privacy and to personal possessions Every person undergoing evaluation or treatment pursuant to this chapter: 1. Has the right not to be fingerprinted. 2. Has the right not to be photographed without consent of the person and the person's attorney or guardian,  except that the person may be photographed upon admission to an agency for identification and administrative purposes of the agency. All photographs shall be confidential and shall not be released by the agency except pursuant to court order. 3. Has the right to examine the written treatment program and the medical record,  unless the attending physician or the physician's designee who is a health professional as defined in section 32-3201 determines that such an examination is contraindicated or the requirements of section 12-2293,  subsection B are met. If the attending physician or the physician's designee denies such an examination,  this determination shall be noted in the patient's medical record. 4. Has access to individual storage space for his private use while undergoing evaluation or treatment. 5. May wear the person's own clothing,  keep and use the person's own personal possessions including toilet articles and to keep and be allowed to spend a reasonable sum of the person's own money for the person's own needs and comfort. Notwithstanding section 36-516,  the director of the agency may deny the patient's rights under this paragraph if necessary to protect the safety of the patient or others. The denial shall be based on a written determination and entered into the patient's clinical record and that information shall be made available on request to the person or the person's attorney or guardian.
AZ Rev Stat § 36-508 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 36 - Public Health and Safety|§ 36-508 - Disposition of patient's personal property

36-508.  Disposition of patient's personal property A. When a patient is admitted on an inpatient basis to a mental health treatment agency pursuant to section 36-540,  the articles of personal property which cannot be used by the patient at the institution shall be placed under the control and management of the patient's guardian or conservator and,  if none,  of the patient's spouse or next of kin. B. In the event the patient is without a guardian,  conservator,  spouse or next of kin,  or the spouse or next of kin refuses to take possession of the patient's personal property that cannot be used by the patient at the mental health treatment agency,  the mental health treatment agency shall provide reasonable facilities for the storage of the patient's personal property. C. Upon application by any interested person,  the court shall enter an appropriate order for the protection of the proposed patient's property where no other alternatives exist to prevent the immediate loss or destruction of that property.
AZ Rev Stat § 36-510 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 36 - Public Health and Safety|§ 36-510 - Patient's compensation for work

36-510.  Patient's compensation for work If a patient of a mental health treatment agency works,  this work shall be in the patient's interest. If the primary purpose of this work is to benefit the mental health treatment agency or any agency of the state,  the patient shall be employed and paid in accordance with law. If the purpose of the work is therapeutic,  the patient may or may not be paid as circumstances indicate. This therapeutic work shall be part of a planned program of treatment described in the patient's record with the rationale for the work-treatment included. It shall be periodically reviewed by the appropriate agency review procedures. The term " work"  does not mean matters of personal housekeeping or personal maintenance.
AZ Rev Stat § 36-511 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 36 - Public Health and Safety|§ 36-511 - Quality of treatment

36-511.  Quality of treatment A. Subject to the right to refuse psychiatric and medical treatment pursuant to sections 36-512 and 36-513 and pursuant to rules of the administration,  every person undergoing evaluation or treatment pursuant to this chapter shall receive physical and psychiatric care and treatment,  delivered in a manner that allows the person's family members or guardian to participate in the care and treatment when appropriate,  for the full period the person is detained. The agency providing care and treatment shall keep a clinical record for each person that details all medical and psychiatric evaluations and all care and treatment received by the person. B. An agency administering the care and treatment shall provide and make available to the guardian,  if one exists,  on request: 1. A written treatment program based on the individual needs of the person. 2. Careful and periodic reexaminations of each person by appropriate professional persons,  including a physician. Reexaminations shall be made once each ninety days,  and the results shall be a part of the person's medical record. 3. A full physical examination once a year. 4. Adequate medical treatment in the light of present medical knowledge in accordance with the results of these examinations. C. An agency administering inpatient care and treatment,  in conjunction with the community treatment agency and before the release of a patient,  shall prepare a plan for the patient's care after release,  including arrangements for a place to live and an adequate program for necessary treatment and maintenance,  and shall provide the plan to the patient's guardian if one exists. The community treatment agency shall make a good faith effort to initiate treatment with a patient released from an inpatient facility.
AZ Rev Stat § 36-512 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 36 - Public Health and Safety|§ 36-512 - Emergency medical care

36-512.  Emergency medical care A person undergoing evaluation or treatment has a right to refuse any and all medical treatment unless ordered by the court,  except that when,  in the written opinion of the attending physician,  a true medical emergency exists and medical care and treatment including surgical procedures are necessary to save the life,  physical health,  eyesight,  hearing or member of the person,  the medical director of the agency may give consent to such medical care and treatment if time will not permit the obtaining of appropriate judicial authority. The patient's guardian,  if one exists,  shall be notified by the medical director of the giving of emergency medical care immediately.
AZ Rev Stat § 36-513 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 36 - Public Health and Safety|§ 36-513 - Seclusion; restraint; treatment

36-513.  Seclusion;  restraint;  treatment A person undergoing evaluation pursuant to article 4 of this chapter shall not be treated for his mental disorder unless he consents to such treatment,  except that seclusion and mechanical or pharmacological restraints may be employed in the case of emergency for the safety of the person or others. A person undergoing treatment pursuant to article 5 of this chapter shall not be subjected to seclusion or mechanical or pharmacological restraints except in case of emergency for the safety of the person or others or as a part of a written plan for the treatment of the patient,  prepared by staff members responsible for his care and pursuant to regulations promulgated by the department. All instances of seclusion or restraint shall be properly recorded in the patient's medical record and the use shall be governed by written procedures of the agency caring for the patient and are subject to the rules and regulations of the department.
AZ Rev Stat § 36-514 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 36 - Public Health and Safety|§ 36-514 - Visitation; telephone; correspondence; religious freedom

36-514.  Visitation;  telephone;  correspondence;  religious freedom Every person detained for evaluation or treatment pursuant to this chapter shall have the following additional rights: 1. To be visited by the person's personal physician or other health care professional,  guardian,  agent appointed pursuant to chapter 32 of this title,  attorney and clergyman or any other person,  subject to reasonable limitations as the individual in charge of the agency may direct. 2. To have reasonable access to telephones between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. to make and receive confidential calls. In addition,  a person who is confined pursuant to this title is allowed to make two completed local telephone calls within two hours of initial confinement. Long-distance calls are allowed if the patient can pay the agency for them or can properly charge them to another number. The agency may restrict the telephone privileges of a patient if it is notified by the person receiving the calls that the person is being harassed by the calls and wishes them curtailed or halted. Restriction of telephone privileges shall be entered into the patient's clinical record and the information in the record shall be made available on request to the person and that person's attorney,  guardian or agent appointed pursuant to chapter 32 of this title. 3. To be furnished with reasonable amounts of stationery and postage and to be permitted to correspond by mail without censorship with any person. 4. To enjoy religious freedom and the right to continue the practice of the person's religion in accordance with its tenets during the detainment,  except that this right may not interfere with the operation of the agency.
AZ Rev Stat § 36-515 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 36 - Public Health and Safety|§ 36-515 - Limitation of liability; false application; classification

36-515.  Limitation of liability;  false application;  classification A. Any person acting in good faith upon either actual knowledge or reliable information who makes application for evaluation or treatment of another person pursuant to this chapter is not subject to civil or criminal liability for such act. B. Any person who knowingly makes a false statement of a material fact with the intent to cause another to be confined under this chapter is guilty of a class 1 misdemeanor.
AZ Rev Stat § 36-516 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 36 - Public Health and Safety|§ 36-516 - Violation of person's rights

36-516.  Violation of person's rights Any knowing violation of a person's rights under this article shall give him a cause of action for the greater of either one thousand dollars or three times the actual amount of damages. It is not a prerequisite to this action that the plaintiff suffer or be threatened with actual damages.
AZ Rev Stat § 36-517 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 36 - Public Health and Safety|§ 36-517 - Cruelty to mentally disordered person; classification

36-517.  Cruelty to mentally disordered person;  classification A person guilty of any harsh or cruel treatment of,  or any neglect of duty toward a mentally disordered person is guilty of a class 2 misdemeanor.
AZ Rev Stat § 36-517.01 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 36 - Public Health and Safety|§ 36-517.01 - Review of decisions regarding release of treatment information; notice; appeal; immunity

36-517.01.  Review of decisions regarding release of treatment information;  notice;  appeal;  immunity A. An agency providing evaluation or treatment,  on request of a person undergoing evaluation or treatment,  a member of his family or his guardian,  shall review the treating professional's decision to release or withhold information requested pursuant to section 36-504,  subsection B or section 36-509,  subsection A,  paragraph 7. The agency shall inform a person whose request is denied of his right to a review when it notifies that person of its decision. The agency director or his designee shall conduct the review within five business days after the request for review is made. The review shall include an interview of the person undergoing evaluation or treatment. The agency shall make a decision to uphold or reverse the treating professional's decision within five business days after initiating the review. The agency shall bear the costs of conducting the review. Agency review pursuant to this section does not apply to a decision to release or withhold information made by a nonagency treating professional. B. A final agency decision made pursuant to subsection A of this section or a decision to release or withhold information made by a nonagency treating professional is subject to judicial review by filing a petition in the superior court within five business days after the agency or nonagency treating professional issues its decision. The court shall hold a hearing on the petition within five business days after the petition is filed. The agency or nonagency treating professional shall not release any treatment information during the period an appeal may be filed or is pending. C. An agency or nonagency treating professional that makes a decision to release or withhold treatment information in good faith pursuant to section 36-504,  subsection B or section 36-509,  subsection A,  paragraph 7 is not subject to civil liability for this decision.