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2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 36 - Public Health and Safety › § 36-123.01 - Drug disposal education and awareness; controlled substances; public-private partnership; fund

36-123.01.
Drug disposal education and awareness;  controlled substances;  public-private partnership;  fund
A. On or before January 1,  2019,  the department shall enter into a public-private partnership to develop an education and awareness program regarding the disposal of prescription drugs,  including controlled substances,  nonprescription drugs,  needles and sharps. The education and awareness program may include:
1. A web-based resource that:
(a) Describes available drug disposal options,  including drug disposal take-back sites,  drug disposal take-back events,  in-home drug disposal options that render products safe from misuse and any other method that complies with state and federal laws and the rules adopted pursuant to those laws.
(b) May reduce the availability of unused controlled substances and may minimize the potential environmental impact of drug disposal options.
(c) Provides a list of drug disposal take-back sites that may be sorted and searched by name or location.
(d) Provides a list of drug disposal take-back events in this state,  including the date,  time and location information for each event.
(e) Describes appropriate disposal methods for needles and sharps and location sites providing for disposal of needles and sharps.
2. Educational activities designed to ensure consumer awareness of the safe storage and effective disposal of prescription drugs,  including controlled substances,  and nonprescription drugs.
B. The drug disposal education and awareness fund is established consisting of monies donated or contributed to the fund by private persons or organizations. The department shall administer the fund. Monies in the fund are continuously appropriated and are exempt from the provisions of section 35-190 relating to lapsing of appropriations. Monies in the fund shall be used to pay for the costs of administering the education and awareness program established pursuant to this section.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 36 - Public Health and Safety › § 36-123.02 - Alzheimer's disease research fund; exemption

36-123.02.
Alzheimer's disease research fund;  exemption
A. The Alzheimer's disease research fund is established consisting of monies received pursuant to section 28-2463. The director shall administer the fund. The first $32, 000 received shall be reimbursed to the person who pays the implementation fee pursuant to section 28-2463. Not more than ten percent of monies deposited in the fund annually shall be used for the cost of administering the fund. Monies in the fund are continuously appropriated. The director shall annually distribute monies in the fund.
B. The director shall annually allocate monies from the fund,  excluding administrative fees,  to a charitable organization that is qualified under section 501(c)(3) of the United States internal revenue code for federal income tax purposes and that meets all of the following:
1. Is headquartered in this state.
2. Has been operating in this state for at least ten years.
3. Has participating member institutions that work together to end Alzheimer's disease by using their complementary strengths in brain imaging,  computer science,  genomics,  basic and cognitive neurosciences and clinical and neuropathology research within a statewide collaborative model.
4. Has member institutions that educate residents of this state about Alzheimer's disease,  research progress and resources needed to help patients,  families and professionals manage the disease.
C. Monies in the fund are exempt from the provisions of section 35-190 relating to lapsing of appropriations.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 36 - Public Health and Safety › § 36-123.03 - Congenital heart defect special plate fund

36-123.03.
Congenital heart defect special plate fund
A. The congenital heart defect special plate fund is established consisting of monies received pursuant to section 28-2470.02. The director shall administer the fund. The first $32, 000 received shall be reimbursed to the person who pays the implementation fee pursuant to section 28-2470.02. Not more than ten percent of monies deposited in the fund annually shall be used for the cost of administering the fund. Monies in the fund are continuously appropriated. The director shall annually distribute monies in the fund.
B. The director shall annually allocate monies from the fund,  excluding administrative fees,  to a hospital's foundation that is qualified under section 501(c)(3) of the United States internal revenue code for federal income tax purposes and that meets both of the following:
1. Is headquartered in this state.
2. Supports a hospital that has been operating in this state for at least thirty-seven years,  that has a primary focus of pediatric patient care and that has a heart center.
C. The monies allocated from the fund shall be used only for congenital heart defect research,  treatment and community education and outreach.
D. Monies in the fund are exempt from the provisions of section 35-190 relating to lapsing of appropriations.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 36 - Public Health and Safety › § 36-125.06 - Comparative report; brochure

36-125.06.
Comparative report;  brochure
A. The director shall publish a semiannual comparative report of patient charges utilizing the statistical data submitted pursuant to section 36-125.05,  subsections B through E. The comparative report shall be in the format prescribed by the director and shall be published within sixty days after the date the statistical data are required to be submitted by hospitals and emergency departments to the department pursuant to section 36-125.05,  subsection G. Copies of the report shall be delivered to the governor,  the president of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives and placed on file with the Arizona state library,  archives and public records.
B. The director shall publish a brochure semiannually at the same time as the comparative report is published pursuant to subsection A of this section. The brochure shall be in the format prescribed by the director and shall contain a simple and concise comparison among hospitals and emergency departments in the same geographic region of average charges per confinement for the most common diagnoses and procedures for inpatient and emergency department services. Each hospital shall obtain copies of all current brochures for its geographic region and shall make available in its reception area a sufficient number of these brochures for free distribution of one copy to each individual requesting a copy. A hospital may charge a fee sufficient to cover the cost of postage and handling,  if any,  for each brochure,  if mailed. The director shall provide on request a sufficient number of brochures to any authorized local agency as defined in section 36-401 and any other person or group requesting copies. The director shall not charge for brochures provided by the department.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 36 - Public Health and Safety › § 36-125.07 - Uniform billing; third party payors; exception; definitions

36-125.07.
Uniform billing;  third party payors;  exception;  definitions
A. A person,  including a third party payor,  who is obligated to pay a charge for any item or service that is subject to the uniform billing requirements of section 36-125.05 shall accept such billing as its principal billing format.
B. A person,  including a third party payor,  who is obligated to pay a charge for any item or service may require that a hospital subject to the uniform billing requirements of section 36-125.05 submit existing supplemental information in conjunction with the uniform billing form in order to substantiate billing for emergency services. Except for the Arizona health care cost containment system and counties providing indigent health care as defined in subsection D,  paragraphs 13 and 14 of this section,  such person shall pay the reasonable cost to the hospital of reproducing such supplemental information that shall be related solely to such emergency services.
C. For purposes of this section:
1. " Person"  includes this state,  any of its agencies,  boards or commissions,  any political subdivision of this state and any agency,  board or commission of any such political subdivision.
2. " Third party payor"  means any person obligated to pay for items or services provided to another. Third party payor includes the following:
(a) Insurers as defined in section 20-104,  including any insurer transacting any kind of insurance defined in title 20,  chapter 2,  article 2.
(b) Hospital,  medical,  dental and optometric service corporations as defined in section 20-822.
(c) Fraternal benefit societies as defined in section 20-861.
(d) Prepaid dental plan organizations as defined in section 20-1001.
(e) Health care services organizations as defined in section 20-1051.
(f) Any person writing disability insurance policies subject to title 20,  chapter 6,  article 4.
(g) Any person writing group or blanket disability insurance policies subject to title 20,  chapter 6,  article 5.
(h) Providers of life care contracts as defined in section 20-1801.
(i) Insurance carriers as defined in section 23-901.
(j) Insurance carriers writing motor vehicle liability policies.
(k) The Arizona health care cost containment system established pursuant to chapter 29 of this title.
(l) Counties providing indigent health care.
(m) Self-insured persons.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 36 - Public Health and Safety › § 36-126 - Violation; civil penalties

36-126.
Violation;  civil penalties
A. A person who violates this article or a rule adopted under this article is subject to a civil penalty of not to exceed three hundred dollars for each violation. Each day that a violation continues constitutes a separate violation. The director shall issue a notice of the violation and the penalty pursuant to title 41,  chapter 6,  article 10. A person may appeal the penalty by filing a written request for a hearing within thirty days after receiving the notice. The department shall conduct this hearing pursuant to title 41,  chapter 6,  article 10. The director shall not enforce the penalty until the hearing is concluded.
B. The attorney general shall enforce penalties imposed under this section in the justice court or the superior court in the county in which the violation occurred.
C. Penalties imposed under this section are in addition to other penalties imposed under this chapter. Penalties collected pursuant to this section shall be deposited in the state general fund.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 36 - Public Health and Safety › § 36-133 - Chronic disease surveillance system; confidentiality; immunity; violation; classification

36-133.
Chronic disease surveillance system;  confidentiality;  immunity;  violation;  classification
A. A central statewide chronic disease surveillance system is established in the department. Diseases in the surveillance system shall include cancer,  birth defects and other chronic diseases required by the director to be reported to the department.
B. The department,  in establishing the surveillance system,  shall:
1. Provide a chronic disease information system.
2. Provide a mechanism for patient follow-up.
3. Promote and assist hospital cancer registries.
4. Improve the quality of information gathered relating to the detection,  diagnosis and treatment of patients with cancer,  birth defects and other diseases included in the surveillance system.
5. Monitor the incidence patterns of diseases included in the surveillance system.
6. Pursuant to rules adopted by the director,  establish procedures for reporting diseases included in the surveillance system.
7. Identify population subgroups at high risk for cancer,  birth defects and other diseases included in the surveillance system.
8. Identify regions of this state that need intervention programs or epidemiological research,  detection and prevention.
9. Establish a data management system to perform various studies,  including epidemiological studies,  and to provide biostatistic and epidemiologic information to the medical community relating to diseases in the surveillance system.
C. A person who provides a case report to the surveillance system or who uses case information from the system authorized pursuant to this section is not subject to civil liability with respect to providing the case report or accessing information in the system.
D. The department may authorize other persons and organizations to use surveillance data:
1. To study the sources and causes of cancer,  birth defects and other chronic diseases.
2. To evaluate the cost,  quality,  efficacy and appropriateness of diagnostic,  therapeutic,  rehabilitative and preventive services and programs related to cancer,  birth defects and other chronic diseases.
E. The department of health services and the Arizona early intervention program in the department of economic security may use surveillance data to notify the families of children with birth defects regarding services that are available to them and provide these families with information about organizations that provide services to these children and their families.
F. Information collected on individuals by the surveillance system that can identify an individual is confidential and may be used only pursuant to this section. A person who discloses confidential information in violation of this section is guilty of a class 3 misdemeanor.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 36 - Public Health and Safety › § 36-137 - Annual report of director

36-137.
Annual report of director
The director shall submit annually to the governor,  the president of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives a copy of the annual report setting forth:
1. The condition of public health in the state.
2. The activities of the department during the preceding fiscal year.
3. The work done in each county.
4. The character and extent of all diseases reported.
5. The expenditures of the department and of each county or district health department.
6. Recommendations the director deems advisable for protection of the public health.
7. The financial statement of the affairs of the Arizona state hospital.
8. The operations and administration of the program of service for children with a physical disability or who are suffering from conditions that lead to a physical disability.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 36 - Public Health and Safety › § 36-138 - Oral health fund; nonlapsing

36-138.
Oral health fund;  nonlapsing
A. The oral health fund is established consisting of monies received by the department as reimbursement from Arizona health care cost containment system contractors for dental services provided by the department pursuant to section 36-132,  subsection A,  paragraph 10. The department shall administer the fund and shall expend monies from the fund for dental health services. On notice from the department,  the state treasurer shall invest and divest monies in the fund as provided by section 35-313 and monies earned from investment shall be credited to the fund.
B. Fund monies:
1. Do not revert to the state general fund.
2. Are exempt from the provisions of section 35-190 relating to lapsing of appropriations.
3. Are continuously appropriated.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 36 - Public Health and Safety › § 36-139 - Fees

36-139.
Fees
A. The department of health services may charge fees for:
1. Rental of films and film strips.
2. Laboratory tests.
B. The amount of the fees charged for such services shall not exceed the cost to the department of rendering them,  and all fees shall be deposited,  pursuant to sections 35-146 and 35-147,  at least once each month in the state general fund. No rental or laboratory fee shall be charged to or collected from a county,  city,  town,  school,  school district or any political subdivision thereof.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 36 - Public Health and Safety › § 36-141 - Authority to contract and pay for alcohol and drug abuse services; services to pregnant women; priority

36-141.
Authority to contract and pay for alcohol and drug abuse services;  services to pregnant women;  priority
A. The director of the Arizona health care cost containment system administration is authorized to contract for the development and maintenance of alcohol and drug abuse services from monies available for such purpose with public or private agencies or organizations engaged in providing such preventive,  rehabilitative and research services including educational,  counseling and research activities directed toward preventing persons from becoming addicted to the excessive use of alcohol or other drugs and consultative services to relatives or other persons concerned with the care of persons addicted to the excessive use of alcohol or other drugs,  in addition to detecting,  counseling,  referring,  caring for and training those afflicted.
B. In allocating any new and existing undedicated monies available to the Arizona health care cost containment system for alcohol and substance abuse,  the director of the Arizona health care cost containment system administration shall give priority to treatment services for pregnant abusers of alcohol and other drugs.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 36 - Public Health and Safety › § 36-142 - Diabetes action plan team; report

36-142.
Diabetes action plan team;  report
A. The diabetes action plan team is established in the department of health services. The team is composed of the head of the following entities or that person's designee:
1. The Arizona diabetes program within the department of health services.
2. The Arizona health care cost containment system.
3. The public safety personnel retirement system.
4. The Arizona state retirement system.
5. The department of administration benefits services division.
6. Diabetes stakeholder organizations,  including health insurers,  a nationally recognized diabetes association and the Arizona diabetes coalition.
B. The team shall compile a report once every two years that includes the following information:
1. The prevalence in this state of:
(a) Diabetes by type.
(b) Diabetes by age,  race and gender.
(c) Complications associated with diabetes.
(d) Prediabetes.
2. The costs of diabetes in this state.
3. The Arizona diabetes program's plan for reducing the incidence of diabetes in this state,  improving diabetes care and reducing diabetes-related health disparities,  including proposed action steps.
4. A description of the level of coordination that exists between the department of health services and hospitals,  the department's contracted partners and other stakeholders on activities and programmatic activities and the level of communication on managing,  treating or preventing all forms of diabetes and its complications.
C. The requirements of subsection B,  paragraphs 1 and 2 of this section are limited to the diabetes information,  data,  initiatives and programs within each agency before August 3,  2018,  unless there is unobligated funding for diabetes in an agency that may be used for new research,  data collection and reporting for the purposes of subsection B,  paragraphs 1 and 2 of this section.
D. On or before January 1,  2019 and once every two years thereafter,  the department shall provide the report required by subsection B of this section,  including its recommendations for action,  to the governor,  the president of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives and shall submit a copy to the secretary of state.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 36 - Public Health and Safety › § 36-143 - Care and treatment for residents twenty-one and older with cystic fibrosis; costs

36-143.
Care and treatment for residents twenty-one and older with cystic fibrosis;  costs
A. The department of health services may develop and conduct a program of care and treatment services through appropriate treatment facilities for residents of this state suffering from cystic fibrosis who are twenty-one years of age and older. Costs of the program shall be borne by the state,  subject to appropriation,  except as provided by subsection B.
B. Care and treatment services shall be provided without cost to indigents as defined by the rules and regulations of the department of economic security. The cost of care and treatment services for indigents shall be borne by the county in the same manner as costs for medical care for the indigent sick of the county pursuant to title 11,  chapter 2,  article 7. All other persons shall pay,  either directly or through some form of third-party coverage,  for at least a portion of the costs of provided services based on a cost-sharing system established by the director of the department of health services. The cost-sharing system shall take into consideration the income and family size of the recipient and be adjusted annually to reflect fluctuations in the cost of living index.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 36 - Public Health and Safety › § 36-144 - Home care services; disclosure; definition

36-144.
Home care services;  disclosure;  definition
A. A business entity that provides home care services in this state shall annually disclose to each of its home care service clients at least all of the following information:
1. Whether criminal background checks have been performed on the employees or contractors who provide home care services and the entity's policy on sending employees or contractors who have a criminal history to a client's home.
2. The name and position of the person who is responsible for the day-to-day management of the employees and contractors,  for the hiring and firing of employees and for the termination of contracts.
3. A description of any required training for employees or contractors who provide home care services and whether the training includes first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
4. A description of the home care services the entity provides and the cost of each service.
5. A description of the entity's home care services agreements and how an agreement may be terminated.
B. Subsection A of this section does not apply to:
1. A volunteer organization,  person or family member who employs,  recommends,  refers or provides home care services for one or more persons and who does not receive compensation or monetary benefit for the volunteer organization's,  person's or family member's services beyond a nominal benefit or value.
2. An organization or individual licensed pursuant to title 32 or 36 to provide home care services or related services.
3. An organization or individual who is contracted through this state to provide home care services or who is contracted with an organization to provide home care services on behalf of this state or the federal government.
C. For the purposes of this section,  " home care services"  means home care and support services including activities of daily living and instrumental activities of daily living.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 36 - Public Health and Safety › § 36-145 - Family planning services; grant application; distribution of monies

36-145.
Family planning services;  grant application;  distribution of monies
A. On an annual or otherwise applicable basis,  the department of health services shall submit a grant application under title X of the public health service act (42 United States Code sections 300 through 300a-8) to the United States department of health and human services for monies to provide family planning services. The department of health services shall emphasize in the application that the state is best suited to receive and distribute these family planning services monies for this state.
B. The department of health services shall distribute any monies received from a grant application made pursuant to subsection A of this section consistent with section 35-196.05,  subsection A.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 36 - Public Health and Safety › § 36-147 - Annual expenditure report; medical marijuana fund; justice reinvestment fund

36-147.
Annual expenditure report;  medical marijuana fund;  justice reinvestment fund
On or before July 1 of each year,  the department shall submit to the joint legislative budget committee an expenditure report for the preceding fiscal year on monies transferred to the department from the medical marijuana fund pursuant to section 36-2817 and monies transferred to the department from the justice reinvestment fund pursuant to section 36-2863. The report shall include expenditures by program and a list of grants distributed by the department. The department shall indicate when all monies from transfers made pursuant to section 36-2817 have been spent.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 36 - Public Health and Safety › § 36-148 - Annual distribution report; smart and safe Arizona fund

36-148.
Annual distribution report;  smart and safe Arizona fund
On or before September 1 of each year,  the state treasurer shall report to the joint legislative budget committee and the governor's office of strategic planning and budgeting on distributions made from the smart and safe Arizona fund established by section 36-2856 to the department of health services,  the department of revenue,  the supreme court,  the department of public safety and the state treasurer pursuant to section 36-2856,  subsection B. The report shall include the amount of actual distributions made to each entity in the prior fiscal year and the amount of estimated distributions for the current fiscal year.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 36 - Public Health and Safety › § 36-149 - Searchable online database; health profession regulatory boards; license and certification revocations; definitions

36-149.
Searchable online database;  health profession regulatory boards;  license and certification revocations;  definitions
A. Each health profession regulatory board shall report to the department:
1. The revocation of a health professional's license or certification.
2. All license and certification revocations that have occurred beginning July 1,  2019 through July 1,  2024.
B. On or before July 1,  2024,  the department shall create a searchable online database that is posted on the department's public website that contains,  at a minimum,  the names of the health professionals who have had a license or certification revoked in the preceding five years,  the date of the revocation and the health profession regulatory board that revoked the license or certification. The department shall inform the health profession regulatory boards of the information that is required to be reported to the department for the database.
C. For the purposes of this section,  " health profession regulatory board"  and " health professional"  have the same meanings prescribed in section 32-3201.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 36 - Public Health and Safety › § 36-152 - Authority to provide services; fees

36-152.
Authority to provide services;  fees
The department may provide home health services to persons living in areas of the state in which adequate home nursing care is not otherwise available. For such services the department shall charge fees to be paid by persons to whom the department renders such services,  or to be paid by any governmental agency purchasing such services for persons,  except when such services are provided for demonstration and public health program activities.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 36 - Public Health and Safety › § 36-154 - Limitation of authority regarding services and fees

36-154.
Limitation of authority regarding services and fees
The authority granted by this article is limited to services voluntarily rendered and voluntarily received,  and shall not apply to services required by statute,  regulation,  or ordinance to be rendered or received. Fees authorized by this article to be charged shall not exceed the cost to the department or county departments of rendering the services.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 36 - Public Health and Safety › § 36-156 - Home health services and related supportive services; coordination and development; consultation; powers and duties of director

36-156.
Home health services and related supportive services;  coordination and development;  consultation;  powers and duties of director
A. The director may act to coordinate the activities of the department with the activities of the department of economic security which relate,  directly or indirectly,  to home health services or related supportive services.
B. The director may act to coordinate the activities of existing home health agencies and other agencies or associations which supply,  directly or indirectly,  home health services or related supportive services.
C. Upon the request of any agency or organization,  the director may provide consultation and assistance for:
1. The development and implementation of home health services programs to be carried out by such agency or association.
2. The coordination and integration of home health services provided by or planned by such agency or association with other existing or planned home health services programs or related supportive services programs.
3. The development and acquisition of funding sources for home health services.
D. In order to carry out the provisions of subsection C the director may enter into contracts or agreements with agencies or organizations specifying the type of consultation and assistance to be provided.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 36 - Public Health and Safety › § 36-157 - County authority to provide services; fees

36-157.
County authority to provide services;  fees
County departments shall have the same authority as granted to the department,  under the provisions of this article,  to provide home health services within their county,  enter into contracts therefor,  charge fees for such services,  and expend monies,  employ personnel and to purchase equipment and materials.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 36 - Public Health and Safety › § 36-158 - Authority to receive funds; disbursement

36-158.
Authority to receive funds;  disbursement
The department and county departments may receive monies from any source for home health services. All such monies the department and county departments receive for such services shall be deposited in special accounts by the respective state and county treasurers. All such monies are appropriated to the department and county departments that receive them and shall be used to carry out the provisions of this article.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 36 - Public Health and Safety › § 36-160 - Confidentiality of records; unauthorized disclosures unlawful; classification

36-160.
Confidentiality of records;  unauthorized disclosures unlawful;  classification
A. Clinical records,  medical reports and laboratory statements or reports,  maintained as a result of services authorized by this article,  and the information contained therein,  shall be confidential and shall not be divulged to or open to inspection by any person other than attending physicians and surgeons,  and persons authorized by them,  the home health agency involved and state or local health officers. The director may,  by regulation,  authorize other persons or groups of persons to inspect or otherwise use such records and information.
B. A person who knowingly divulges such information or opens to inspection such clinical records,  medical reports or laboratory statements or reports,  without authority,  to any person not by law or regulation entitled to such is guilty of a class 2 misdemeanor.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 36 - Public Health and Safety › § 36-171 - Health care professionals workforce data repository; maintenance; rules; fee; public access

36-171.
Health care professionals workforce data repository;  maintenance;  rules;  fee;  public access
A. The department shall establish and maintain the health care professionals workforce data repository containing the data collected and transferred to the department pursuant to title 32,  chapter 32,  article 5.
B. In accordance with the rules adopted pursuant to this section,  the department may assist the health profession regulatory boards in complying with a standardized format and securely transferring the data collected.
C. The department shall adopt rules to:
1. Provide procedures for the transfer of data from the health profession regulatory boards.
2. Maintain the privacy and security of the data pursuant to section 32-3249.01.
3. Specify the conditions and agreements to release the data consistent with paragraph 2 of this subsection.
4. Establish a fee to provide the data in the repository to persons who request the information.
D. The data in the repository is not a public record pursuant to title 39,  chapter 1,  article 3,  and the department may provide the data only:
1. Subject to the conditions and agreements required by the rules adopted pursuant to this section.
2. Without any personally identifiable information.
3. For a fee that is not based on the intended use of the data.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 36 - Public Health and Safety › § 36-172 - Workforce data repository fund; exemption

36-172.
Workforce data repository fund;  exemption
A. The workforce data repository fund is established consisting of legislative appropriations,  fees collected pursuant to this article and private gifts,  grants,  donations and contributions. The department shall administer the fund,  and monies in the fund are continuously appropriated. Monies in the fund are exempt from the provisions of section 35-190 relating to lapsing of appropriations.
B. The director may accept and spend private gifts,  grants,  donations and contributions to assist in carrying out the purposes of this article. These monies do not revert to the state general fund at the end of the fiscal year.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 36 - Public Health and Safety › § 36-173 - Advisory committee; membership

36-173.
Advisory committee;  membership
A. The health care professionals workforce data repository advisory committee is established to advise the director regarding rules and policies relating to the operation of the health care professionals workforce data repository. The advisory committee consists of at least fourteen members but not more than fifteen members who are appointed by the director and includes:
1. The director or the director's designee,  who serves as the chairperson.
2. One person who represents each health profession regulatory board that collects and transfers data to the health care professionals workforce data repository.
3. At least two persons who represent universities in this state.
4. At least one person who represents a community college in this state.
5. At least one person who represents a hospital in a county in this state with a population of five hundred thousand persons or more.
6. At least one person who represents a hospital in a county in this state with a population of less than five hundred thousand persons.
7. One person who is a behavioral health services provider.
8. One person who is an outpatient services provider.
9. At least one person who represents a nonprofit organization that conducts research and education related to health care.
B. The advisory committee members shall serve three-year terms. Members serve in a voluntary capacity but are eligible to receive reimbursement of expenses pursuant to title 38,  chapter 4,  article 2.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 36 - Public Health and Safety › § 36-181 - Definitions

36-181.
Definitions
In this article " a local full-time public health service"  means a full-time service utilizing local,  state,  federal and other funds,  or any combination thereof,  employing qualified personnel working under the direction and supervision of a qualified director appointed by the county board of supervisors and conducted in conformity with the rules,  regulations and policies of the department of health services.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 36 - Public Health and Safety › § 36-182 - Establishment of local health departments or public health services district; powers; expenditures; plan for local health departments

36-182.
Establishment of local health departments or public health services district;  powers;  expenditures;  plan for local health departments
A. For the purpose of providing local full-time public health service,  the board of supervisors of a county shall establish a county department of health or a public health services district.
B. The board of supervisors shall not impose any charges on any city or town for public health services unless a valid intergovernmental agreement was in effect during the period being charged.
C. A department of health established pursuant to this article may:
1. Develop health services with the use of any combination of federal,  state or local funds.
2. Expend monies budgeted for use of the department with the advice of the local board of health.
D. The department of health services shall prepare a plan for recommendation to the counties,  which shall outline a practical grouping of cities and counties of sufficient population and of such area as may be sustained with reasonable economy and efficient administration in order to provide efficient and effective local health services.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 36 - Public Health and Safety › § 36-183.02 - Sanitary regulations; notice

36-183.02.
Sanitary regulations;  notice
A. Each county shall investigate all nuisances,  sources of filth and causes of sickness and make regulations necessary for the public health and safety of the inhabitants.
B. The county shall give notice of all general orders and regulations by publishing them in a newspaper published within the jurisdiction of the county. If there is no such newspaper,  the county shall post the orders and regulations in five public places within the jurisdiction of the county and this constitutes legal notice to all persons.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 36 - Public Health and Safety › § 36-183.03 - Maintaining unsanitary premises; violation; classification

36-183.03.
Maintaining unsanitary premises;  violation;  classification
A person who violates a published order or regulation of a county or maintains in an unsanitary condition premises located within the county and who refuses or fails to place the premises in a sanitary condition within three days after being ordered to do so by the director of a local health department,  county environmental department or public health services district,  the county sanitary officer or any county peace officer acting under the direction and authority of the director or who thereafter refuses or fails to maintain the premises in a sanitary condition is guilty of a class 3 misdemeanor if the person holds a valid permit under this article or a class 2 misdemeanor if the person does not hold a valid permit under this article.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 36 - Public Health and Safety › § 36-183.05 - Violations; injunctive relief; civil penalties; consent decrees

36-183.05.
Violations;  injunctive relief;  civil penalties;  consent decrees
A. If the director of a local health department,  county environmental department or a public health services district has reasonable cause to believe that a person is violating this article,  any sanitary ordinance or regulation adopted or order issued pursuant to this article or an order issued pursuant to section 36-602,  the director through the county attorney may file an action in the superior court:
1. For a temporary restraining order,  a preliminary or permanent injunction or any other appropriate relief necessary to enjoin the person from further violations and to protect public health or the environment.
2. To compel compliance with a nuisance abatement order or a compliance order,  including the collection of civil penalties assessed under that order.
3. For civil penalties of not to exceed one thousand dollars a day but not more than ten thousand dollars for each violation.
B. In determining the amount of a civil penalty under this section,  the court shall consider all of the following:
1. The seriousness of the violation.
2. As an aggravating factor only,  any economic benefit that results from the violation.
3. The history of that violation.
4. The economic impact of the penalty on the violator.
5. Any good faith efforts to comply with the applicable requirements.
6. The duration of the violation as established by any credible evidence.
7. Payment by the violator of penalties previously assessed for the same violation.
8. Other factors affecting the public health and safety the court deems relevant.
C. The director of the local health department,  county environmental department or a public health services district shall deposit all penalties collected pursuant to this section in the general fund of the county where the action was filed.
D. The director of a local health department,  county environmental department or a public health services district may settle any action filed pursuant to this section by submitting a consent decree that is agreed to by the parties for approval by the superior court.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 36 - Public Health and Safety › § 36-183.06 - Health inspectors; violations; notice to appear

36-183.06.
Health inspectors;  violations;  notice to appear
A. If a health inspector has reasonable cause to believe that a person is violating this article,  a sanitary ordinance or regulation adopted or order issued pursuant to this article or an order issued pursuant to section 36-602,  the inspector may serve a notice of violation that contains a specific time and place for the alleged violator to appear and that specifies the statute,  ordinance,  regulation or order violated. The inspector may serve the notice of violation on the person in the same manner provided in section 13-3903. The notice of violation shall specify the penalty sought pursuant to section 36-183.07.
B. If a health inspector is unable to personally serve the notice,  the notice may be served in the same manner prescribed for alternative methods of service by the Arizona rules of criminal procedure,  and a response is required within the time prescribed by the rule under which it is served.
C. The notice must state the time prescribed for a response.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 36 - Public Health and Safety › § 36-183.07 - Violation; classification

36-183.07.
Violation;  classification
A. A person who violates this article,  a sanitary ordinance or regulation adopted or order issued pursuant to this article or an order issued pursuant to section 36-602 is guilty of a class 3 misdemeanor if the person holds a valid permit issued under this article or a class 2 misdemeanor if the person does not hold a valid permit.
B. A penalty under this section shall not be imposed for the same acts for which a civil penalty has been imposed under this article.
C. In determining the penalty under this section,  the court shall consider all of the following:
1. The seriousness of the violation.
2. As an aggravating factor only,  any economic benefit that results from the violation.
3. The history of that violation.
4. The economic impact of the penalty on the violator.
5. Any good faith efforts to comply with the applicable requirements.
6. The duration of the violation as established by any credible evidence.
7. Payment by the violator of penalties previously assessed for the same violation.
8. Other factors the court deems relevant.
D. Lack of criminal intent does not constitute a defense to violations alleged under this section.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 36 - Public Health and Safety › § 36-184 - Boards of health of local health departments; organization; meetings; powers and duties

36-184.
Boards of health of local health departments;  organization;  meetings;  powers and duties
A. The board of health of each county health department shall meet and elect from among its members a president and vice-president,  and adopt rules not inconsistent with law for its procedure. The director of the local health department shall serve as secretary of the board. The board shall hold an annual meeting in July each year at which officers shall be elected for the ensuing year. Monthly and special meetings may be held on the call of the president,  the director or any two members. A majority of the members constitutes a quorum. Members who fail to attend three consecutive meetings shall be considered as resigned from the board,  but the board may,  for good cause,  grant leaves of absence to its members.
B. The board shall:
1. Advise the director and request from the director information it deems necessary.
2. Keep minutes of all meetings of the board.
3. Make rules and regulations,  not inconsistent with the rules and regulations of the department of health services,  for the protection and preservation of public health.
4. Advise the board of supervisors regarding suitable offices,  facilities and equipment for the health department.
5. Recommend rules and regulations to the respective county boards of supervisors for adoption and enforcement in their respective counties.
C. This article does not authorize a county health department or any of its officers or representatives to impose on any person any mode of treatment against that person's will,  or any examination inconsistent with the creed or tenets of any religious denomination of which the person is an adherent,  provided that the person complies with sanitary and quarantine laws,  rules and regulations.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 36 - Public Health and Safety › § 36-185 - Local department of health funds

36-185.
Local department of health funds
A. A county board of health annually,  before May 1 of each year,  shall estimate the cost of maintaining the department for the ensuing fiscal year and the monies that may be available from unexpended surpluses from grants or donations. The estimates shall be submitted in the form of a budget on or before May 1 of each year to the board of supervisors. The board of supervisors shall provide monies necessary to cover the cost of maintaining the department for the ensuing fiscal year.
B. Local health department monies made available under this article are nonreverting and nonlapsing monies.
C. The board of supervisors shall not require a city or town to contribute to the county's public health budget if the board of supervisors did not require the city or town to contribute monies to the county for a portion of the county's public health budget before January 1,  1999.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 36 - Public Health and Safety › § 36-186 - Director of county health department; powers and duties

36-186.
Director of county health department;  powers and duties
The director of a county health department shall:
1. Be the executive officer of the department.
2. Be the secretary of the board of health.
3. Keep a record of the proceedings of the board of health and of the director's official acts and submit a monthly written report to the department on these proceedings and acts.
4. Report to the department of health services when the health of persons is in danger or when any contagious or infectious disease occurs.
5. Enforce and observe the rules of the director of the department of health services,  the director of the department of environmental quality and the local board of health,  county rules and regulations concerning health,  and laws of the state pertaining to the preservation of public health and protection of the environment.
6. Appoint necessary personnel in accordance with regulations of the county board of supervisors.
7. Submit an annual report to the local board of health,  the county board of supervisors,  each city in the county and the director of the department of health services. The report shall set forth:
(a) The condition of public health in the county.
(b) Activities of the department during the preceding year.
(c) The character and extent of all diseases reported.
(d) Expenditures of the department.
(e) Such recommendations as the director of the county health department deems advisable for protection of the public health.
8. Enforce any law or ordinance enacted or adopted by the respective jurisdiction relating to public health,  including laws and ordinances that relate to public businesses,  rental properties and vacant properties.