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2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 35 - Public Finances › § 35-910 - Extension of confirmations

35-910.
Extension of confirmations
A. A confirmation may be extended one time for up to ninety days but not later than December 16 on providing the authority with a security deposit equal to one per cent of the principal amount set forth in the confirmation. The security deposit and request for extension shall be submitted to the authority before the expiration of the confirmation. Except as provided in subsection B,  all extensions granted pursuant to this section expire on the earlier of ninety days from the date of the extension or at 5:00 p.m. December 16. No security deposit is required pursuant to this section if the project is a qualified student loan project,  is a qualified mortgage revenue bond,  is a qualified mortgage credit certificate program or is for home improvement and rehabilitation. Requests shall not be extended.
B. A confirmation or extension of confirmation which expires at 5:00 p.m. December 16 may be extended to 5:00 p.m. December 26 by filing with the authority on or before 5:00 p.m. on December 16 a certificate certifying that the bonds will be issued before 5:00 p.m. December 26,  and providing the authority with an additional security deposit equal to one per cent of the principal amount stated in the confirmation. All extensions granted pursuant to this subsection expire at 5:00 p.m. December 26.
C. All security deposits received by the authority pursuant to this section are forfeited in favor of the authority if bonds are not issued before the expiration of the extension.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 35 - Public Finances › § 35-1001 - Definitions

35-1001.
Definitions
In this chapter,  unless the context otherwise requires:
1. " Governmental entity"  means this state,  any county,  city,  town,  municipality or other political subdivision of this state or any department,  agency,  board,  commission,  authority,  political subdivision,  public corporation or other public entity of any of the foregoing or controlled by any of the foregoing,  provided that each of the foregoing must comprise a geographical area with a population of at least three hundred thousand persons according to the most recent United States decennial census or special census.
2. " Obligations"  means bonds,  notes,  bond anticipation notes,  commercial paper or other evidences of indebtedness or lease,  installment purchase or other agreements or purchasing programs or certificates of participation.
3. " Swap agreement"  means an agreement,  between a governmental entity and a financial institution,  including an insurance company,  bank indemnity company or a company related to a financial institution,  pursuant to which payments are to be made by the governmental entity to the financial institution and are also to be made by the financial institution to the governmental entity,  and which is entered into in order to manage interest rate risk,  investment risk,  or commodity prices or is entered into in connection with carrying or securing of obligations of a governmental entity.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 35 - Public Finances › § 35-1002 - Swap agreements; provisions; purposes; credit enhancement

35-1002.
Swap agreements;  provisions;  purposes;  credit enhancement
A. A governmental entity may enter into,  modify,  amend and terminate one or more swap agreements that it determines to be necessary or desirable in connection with,  or incidental to,  the conduct of its activities,  including in connection with the issuance,  carrying or securing of obligations or the acquisition or carrying of investments. A governmental entity may enter into swap agreements that are to be effective at a future date or that constitute an option to enter into swap agreements. Swap agreements entered into by a governmental entity shall contain such provisions,  including payment,  term,  security,  collateralization,  termination penalty,  default and remedy provisions,  and shall be with such parties as the governmental entity determines to be necessary or desirable after due consideration to the creditworthiness of the parties. If the party to the swap agreement that is not the governmental entity is not rated by a nationally recognized rating agency in one of the top two rating categories of the rating agency at the time the swap agreement is entered into,  the party shall collateralize its obligations under the swap agreement with securities or cash acceptable to the governmental entity. Swap agreements may be payable from revenues of a utility undertaking,  excise taxes,  ad valorem taxes,  street and highway revenues,  monies that may be pledged to pay debt service on any bonds or other long-term obligations relating to the swap agreements,  or any other legally available monies,  as determined by the governmental entity.
B. A governmental entity shall not enter into a swap agreement other than to implement its investment policy or for the purpose of managing an interest rate,  commodity price,  investment or similar risk that arises in connection with,  or incidental to,  the activities of the governmental entity. A governmental entity shall not carry on a business of acting as a dealer in swap agreements.
C. In connection with entering into any swap agreement a governmental entity may enter into agreements that enhance the governmental entity's credit in the swap agreement or enhance the liquidity of the swap agreement,  including a line of credit,  letter of credit,  insurance policy or other security.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 35 - Public Finances › § 35-1003 - Enforceability

35-1003.
Enforceability
Absent bad faith or actual knowledge to the contrary,  a counterparty that enters into a swap agreement with a governmental entity may rely on a representation by that governmental entity that it is authorized or empowered to enter into the swap agreement. Notwithstanding the failure by that governmental entity to comply with the provisions of this chapter,  that counterparty may enforce the swap agreement against the governmental entity.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 35 - Public Finances › § 35-1004 - Treatment, calculation and payment of amounts due under swap agreements; exemptions from budget

35-1004.
Treatment,  calculation and payment of amounts due under swap agreements;  exemptions from budget
A. A governmental entity may deduct amounts which the governmental entity is to receive pursuant to swap agreements from the amounts due on its bonds or other long-term obligations for the purposes of determining:
1. Whether a governmental entity has satisfied statutory requirements concerning revenue coverage that are applicable to its bonds or other long-term obligations.
2. Whether a governmental entity has satisfied any maximum rate of interest that may be paid on the bonds or other long-term obligations.
3. The amount of taxes,  rates or charges to be levied or collected to pay amounts due upon its bonds or other long-term obligations.
B. Until payment of all obligations under swap agreements and the expiration of the fiscal year in which swap agreements are paid in full,  no amounts collected for the purpose of paying amounts due under the swap agreements shall be subject to the provisions of title 42,  chapter 17,  article 2.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 35 - Public Finances › § 35-1005 - Limitation on effect of chapter

35-1005.
Limitation on effect of chapter
For purposes of this chapter,  " governmental entity"  does not include any agricultural improvement district formed or operating under title 48,  chapter 17,  and this chapter shall not restrict or modify the powers of an agricultural improvement district to enter into swap agreements and otherwise engage in transactions pertaining to such agreements that such district deems to be advisable for the interest of the district or to carry out or accomplish any of the purposes authorized or permitted by title 48,  chapter 17.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 35 - Public Finances › § 35-1101 - Legislative consideration; funds; trust status; report; requirements

35-1101.
Legislative consideration;  funds;  trust status;  report;  requirements
A. A statutory fund established prior to the effective date of this section may not be reclassified as a fund held in trust unless the fund under consideration meets the following factors:
1. Serves at least one of the following purposes:
(a) Protects public health or safety.
(b) Provides consumer protection by ensuring quality standards of an industry.
(c) Provides research grants for projects designed to further the purposes of the program.
2. Is for a program that meets both of the following requirements:
(a) Is funded primarily by industry fees assessed on a specified group of people and designated for a particular purpose.
(b) Has independent industry council review of the program budget and fees.
B. Any legislative standing committee considering legislation to reclassify a statutory fund to a fund held in trust shall affirm that the fund seeking reclassification meets the factors outlined in subsection A.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 35 - Public Finances › § 35-1201 - Definitions

35-1201.
Definitions
In this chapter,  unless the context otherwise requires:
1. " Administrator"  means the statewide collateral pool administrator.
2. " Default or insolvency"  includes the failure or refusal of any eligible depository to return any public deposit on demand or at maturity and the issuance of an order of supervisory authority restraining that depository from making payments of deposit liabilities or the appointment of a receiver for that depository.
3. " Defaulting depository"  means any eligible depository determined to be in default or insolvent.
4. " Eligible collateral"  means any collateral that is authorized pursuant to section 35-323.
5. " Eligible depository"  has the same meaning prescribed in section 35-321.
6. " Public deposit" :
(a) Means public monies deposited in an eligible depository pursuant to this chapter.
(b) Does not include monies that have been collateralized pursuant to regulations adopted by the United States department of housing and urban development.
7. " Public depositor" :
(a) Means this state or any county,  city,  town or other political subdivision of this state,  including any commission,  institution,  committee,  board or officer and any state court.
(b) Does not include a charter school,  a Native American tribe or tribal entity,  a federal agency or a housing authority,  provided that the housing authority deposits are secured in accordance with regulations or guidelines of the United States department of housing and urban development.
8. " Public monies"  means monies belonging to or received or held by officers of public depositors in their official capacity.
9. " Qualified escrow agent"  means any bank or trust company that is qualified to hold collateral pledged to secure public deposits pursuant to section 35-1208.
10. " Required collateral"  means the amount of eligible collateral required for an eligible depository to secure public deposits set by the policies and procedures of the administrator.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 35 - Public Finances › § 35-1202 - Powers of the statewide collateral pool administrator

35-1202.
Powers of the statewide collateral pool administrator
The statewide collateral pool administrator is established in the office of the state treasurer. On or before July 1,  2014,  the administrator shall have the necessary policies and procedures in place to implement this chapter. The administrator may:
1. Adopt and enforce the policies and procedures necessary to carry out this chapter. Any policies set forth by the administrator shall be developed,  including a comment period,  in consultation with financial institutions that serve as eligible depositories and public depositors.
2. Prescribe and enforce policies fixing the terms and conditions under which uninsured public deposits must be secured by collateral under this chapter.
3. Require any eligible depository to provide information concerning its public deposits as requested by the administrator.
4. Determine when a default or insolvency has occurred and take such action as the administrator may deem advisable for the protection,  collection,  compromise or settlement of any claim arising in case of default or insolvency.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 35 - Public Finances › § 35-1203 - Subrogation of administrator to depositor's rights; distribution of assets; payment

35-1203.
Subrogation of administrator to depositor's rights;  distribution of assets;  payment
On payment in full to any public depositor on any claim presented pursuant to this chapter,  the administrator shall be subrogated to all of the depositor's rights,  title and interest against the depository that is in default or insolvent and shall share in any distribution of the defaulting or insolvent depository's assets ratably with other depositors. The sums received from any distribution shall be paid to the other eligible depositories against which assessments were made,  in proportion to those assessments,  after any proper payment or expense of the administrator in enforcing the claim is paid.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 35 - Public Finances › § 35-1204 - Mandatory deposit of public funds in eligible depositories; notice; exemption

35-1204.
Mandatory deposit of public funds in eligible depositories;  notice;  exemption
A. Uninsured public deposits required to be secured by collateral pursuant to this chapter shall be deposited in an eligible depository.
B. On written notice to the administrator,  a city that is governed by a charter and that has a population of more than one million persons is exempt from the requirements of this article.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 35 - Public Finances › § 35-1205 - Authority to make public deposits

35-1205.
Authority to make public deposits
A. All public depositors may make public deposits under the depositor's control in eligible depositories. The eligible depository shall secure any uninsured public deposits pursuant to this chapter or in accordance with the procedures prescribed in section 35-323.01.
B. Local officials handling public deposits in this state may not require from an eligible depository any pledge of collateral for the deposits in excess of the requirements of this chapter.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 35 - Public Finances › § 35-1206 - Public depositors; immunity

35-1206.
Public depositors;  immunity
When deposits are made in accordance with this chapter,  an official of a public depositor is not personally liable for any loss resulting from the default or insolvency of any eligible depository in the absence of negligence,  malfeasance,  misfeasance or nonfeasance on the part of public depositor or the depositor's agents.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 35 - Public Finances › § 35-1207 - Collateral for public deposits

35-1207.
Collateral for public deposits
A. An eligible depository shall not accept or retain any public deposit that is required to be secured unless the eligible depository has deposited the required collateral with a qualified escrow agent or the administrator,  if required. Every eligible depository shall deposit with a qualified escrow agent eligible collateral equal to or in excess of the required collateral. Required collateral shall be one hundred two percent of public deposits less any applicable deposit insurance. Eligible collateral shall be valued at current market value. Substitutions and withdrawals of eligible collateral may be made without prior notification or consent by the public depositor. The administrator shall provide written consent before withdrawals of collateral. Substitutions of collateral may be made with notification to the administrator.
B. Notwithstanding any other provisions of law,  an eligible depository shall not be required to give bond or pledge securities or instruments in the manner provided in this section for the purpose of securing deposits that are received or held in the trust department of the depository and that are secured pursuant to 12 United States Code section 92a.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 35 - Public Finances › § 35-1208 - Qualified escrow agent; substitutions

35-1208.
Qualified escrow agent;  substitutions
A. Eligible collateral shall be held as provided in this article or by policy of the administrator. Eligible collateral shall be held in the custody of any bank,  including a federal reserve bank,  or any depository trust company.
B. Each eligible depository shall provide in a written deposit or pledge agreement between the eligible depository and the custodian of the collateral,  or in such other manner as prescribed by the administrator by policy,  that:
1. In the event of default or insolvency of the eligible depository for which the collateral is held,  the custodian shall surrender the collateral to the administrator.
2. The custodian shall reasonably make available to the administrator any books,  records and papers pertaining thereto for any examination or other reason necessary for the administration of this article.
C. An eligible depository at any time may make substitutions of eligible collateral maintained or pledged for the purposes of this article and shall at all times be entitled to collect and retain all income derived from the collateral without restriction. The authorization to make substitutions of eligible collateral pursuant to this subsection may be suspended or revoked by the administrator if the eligible depository has become the subject of increased regulatory oversight as a result of the eligible depository's failure to maintain capital standards required by the depository's primary regulator.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 35 - Public Finances › § 35-1209 - Reports of eligible depositories

35-1209.
Reports of eligible depositories
At the request of the administrator,  each eligible depository shall submit to the administrator a report,  as prescribed by the administrator,  showing the current market value of the depository's pledged collateral. The report shall be certified as to its accuracy by an authorized official of the eligible depository.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 35 - Public Finances › § 35-1210 - Procedure for payment of losses

35-1210.
Procedure for payment of losses
When the administrator determines that an eligible depository securing public deposits in accordance with this section is a defaulting depository,  the administrator shall take steps as promptly as practicable to reimburse public depositors of all uninsured public deposits held by the defaulting depository using the following procedures:
1. The administrator shall determine the amount of uninsured public deposits net of any deposit insurance held by the defaulting depository either with the cooperation of the department of insurance and financial institutions or the receiver appointed for the defaulting depository or by any other means available.
2. The administrator shall assess the amount of the uninsured public deposits determined under paragraph 1 of this section against the defaulting depository. The administrator shall promptly take possession of the eligible collateral deposited by the defaulting depository with the depository's qualified escrow agent,  to the extent necessary to satisfy the administrator's assessment,  and shall liquidate the eligible collateral.
3. On receipt of the liquidated eligible collateral,  the administrator shall reimburse the public depositors from the proceeds of the collateral to the extent of the defaulting depository's deposit liability to the depositor,  net of any applicable deposit insurance.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 35 - Public Finances › § 35-1211 - Civil penalties; hearing; noncompliance

35-1211.
Civil penalties;  hearing;  noncompliance
A. The administrator may assess against and collect the following from an eligible depository for noncompliance with the requirements of this chapter:
1. A civil penalty of not more than two hundred fifty dollars for each day the eligible depository fails to maintain with its qualified escrow agent eligible collateral as required by this article.
2. A civil penalty of not more than one hundred dollars for each day beyond the time period specified in this article or by the policy of the administrator that the depository negligently or wilfully fails to file in the office of the administrator a written report required by this article.
B. The eligible depository deemed in noncompliance may request a hearing before a civil penalty is imposed pursuant to this section. Any civil penalty assessed under this section shall be paid within thirty days after receipt of the assessment,  or the administrator may assess and collect an additional penalty of five per cent of the amount of the civil penalty for each month or part of a month that the payment is delinquent. The administrator may make available to the public relevant information regarding civil penalties assessed against an eligible depository.
C. Any penalties collected pursuant to this section shall be deposited,  pursuant to sections 35-146 and 35-147,  in the state general fund.
D. If an eligible depository fails to pay the penalties assessed by the administrator pursuant to this section,  the administrator may notify local agency treasurers with deposits in the eligible depository of the noncompliance.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 35 - Public Finances › § 35-1212 - Fees; public deposit administration fund

35-1212.
Fees;  public deposit administration fund
A. The administrator shall annually assess every eligible depository that is securing any uninsured public deposits pursuant to this chapter a fee in an amount established by the administrator for the enforcement and administration of this chapter. The fees shall fairly and equitably apply to all eligible depositories that are securing any uninsured public deposits pursuant to this chapter calculated according to the proportion of aggregate public monies that each depository holds in relation to the total of all aggregate public deposits held by those eligible depositories for each annual period. For the purposes of this subsection,  monies initially invested pursuant to section 35-323.01,  subsection A,  paragraph 1 and deposited pursuant to section 35-323.01,  subsection A,  paragraph 2 shall not be included in determining the aggregate public monies held by an eligible depository that is securing any uninsured public deposits pursuant to this chapter. The administrator shall deposit the fees in the public deposit administration fund.
B. The public deposit administration fund is established in the state treasury. The fund shall consist of fees deposited pursuant to subsection A of this section and all interest earned on the investment of the monies in the fund. Any interest shall be credited at least annually to the fund. Except as otherwise provided in subsection A of this section,  monies in the fund are continuously appropriated to the administrator for the administration and enforcement of this chapter. Monies in the fund are exempt from the provisions of section 35-190,  relating to lapsing of appropriations. Monies shall not be appropriated from the state general fund for payment of any expenses incurred under this chapter,  and the expenses shall not be charged against the state. Any monies remaining in the fund at the end of each fiscal year that exceed the cost of administering this chapter for that fiscal year shall be applied as a credit for fees assessed pursuant to this section or refunded the following calendar year to the participating eligible depositories.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 36 - Public Health and Safety › § 36-101 - Definitions

36-101.
Definitions
In this chapter,  unless the context otherwise requires:
1. " Agency"  includes one or more of the governmental units consolidated into the department of health services by this chapter.
2. " Department"  means the department of health services.
3. " Director"  means the director of the department of health services.
4. " State plan"  means any of the several state plans administered by the department that meet the federal requirements necessary for federal funding.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 36 - Public Health and Safety › § 36-102 - Department of health services; director; appointment; compensation

36-102.
Department of health services;  director;  appointment;  compensation
A. There is established a department of health services.
B. The direction,  operation and control of the department are the responsibility of the director.
C. The director shall be appointed by the governor pursuant to section 38-211 and shall serve at the pleasure of the governor. The director shall be a person who has:
1. Administrative experience in the private sector,  with progressively increasing responsibilities.
2. An educational background that prepares the director for the administrative responsibilities assigned to the position.
3. Health related experience which insures familiarity with the peculiarities of health problems.
D. Compensation for the director shall be established pursuant to section 38-611.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 36 - Public Health and Safety › § 36-103 - Department organization; deputy director; assistant directors

36-103.
Department organization;  deputy director;  assistant directors
A. The director may establish,  abolish or reorganize the positions or organizational units within the department to carry out the functions provided by this section and section 36-104,  subject to legislative appropriation,  if in his judgment such modification of organization would make the operation of the department more efficient,  effective or economical. The director or his deputy shall enforce cooperation among the divisions in the provision and integration of all functions.
B. There shall be a deputy director of the department who is appointed by the director with the approval of the governor. The deputy director shall be subject to title 41,  chapter 4,  article 4,  shall serve at the pleasure of the director and shall receive compensation as determined pursuant to section 38-611. The deputy director shall assist the director in administering the department and its services.
C. The director may appoint an assistant director to each organizational unit that the director establishes. Each such assistant director shall be subject to title 41,  chapter 4,  article 4,  shall serve at the pleasure of the director and shall receive compensation as determined pursuant to section 38-611.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 36 - Public Health and Safety › § 36-103.01 - Governmental units succeeded; statutory references to succeeded governmental units

36-103.01.
Governmental units succeeded;  statutory references to succeeded governmental units
A. The department succeeds to the authority,  powers,  duties and responsibilities of the following:
1. State department of health.
2. Arizona health planning authority.
3. Crippled children's services.
4. Arizona state hospital.
5. Anatomy board.
B. In the Arizona Revised Statutes,  references to the agencies and departments listed in subsection A of this section shall be deemed to be references to the department of health services or its appropriate organizational units.
C. In the Arizona Revised Statutes,  references to the state board of health,  when used in the context of and in connection with the adoption of rules,  the appellate or original review of administrative decisions,  or the approval of decisions by department officers,  shall be references to the director of the department of health services. In all other places,  references to the state board of health shall be references to the department of health services.
D. In this title,  and in the Arizona Revised Statutes,  references to the commissioner of health shall be references to the director of the department of health services.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 36 - Public Health and Safety › § 36-106 - Acquisition of lands and buildings

36-106.
Acquisition of lands and buildings
A. The director may acquire for and in the name of the state,  by lease,  lease-purchase agreement or otherwise,  lands or buildings for the purpose of providing office space for the department at such places as the director finds necessary and suitable.
B. An agreement made for the lease or purchase of the premises mentioned in subsection A is subject to the approval of the attorney general and the director of the department of administration.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 36 - Public Health and Safety › § 36-107 - Power to promulgate rules concerning confidential nature of records

36-107.
Power to promulgate rules concerning confidential nature of records
The director shall promulgate such rules and regulations as are required by state law or federal law or regulation to protect confidential information. No names or other information of any applicant,  claimant,  recipient or employer shall be made available for any political,  commercial or other unofficial purpose.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 36 - Public Health and Safety › § 36-108 - Indirect cost fund; use; exemption

36-108.
Indirect cost fund;  use;  exemption
A. A department of health services indirect cost fund is established. Federal monies,  monies collected from interagency agreements and other monies obtained for the purposes of reimbursing the department for administrative costs shall be deposited,  pursuant to sections 35-146 and 35-147,  in the fund.
B. Subject to legislative appropriation,  monies in the fund shall be used for administrative personnel and overhead costs associated with administering federal programs,  interagency agreements and other programs paying assessments into the fund.
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 › § 36-108.01 - Department of health services funds; purposes; annual report

36-108.01.
Department of health services funds;  purposes;  annual report
A. The health services lottery monies fund is established consisting of monies transferred pursuant to section 5-572,  subsection C for teenage pregnancy prevention programs established by Laws 1995,  chapter 190,  sections 2 and 3,  the health start program established by section 36-697 and the federal women,  infants and children food program. The department shall administer the fund. Monies in the fund are continuously appropriated.
B. The intergovernmental agreements/interagency services agreements fund is established consisting of all monies received by the department through intergovernmental agreements,  interagency services agreements and transfers between the department and other state and local entities. The department shall administer the fund. Monies in the fund are continuously appropriated.
C. The department shall report annually to the joint legislative budget committee on the revenues,  expenditures and ending balances from the previous,  current and subsequent fiscal years of the funds established in this section.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 36 - Public Health and Safety › § 36-109 - Hospitals; health care facilities; substance abuse treatment; reporting requirements

36-109.
Hospitals;  health care facilities;  substance abuse treatment;  reporting requirements
A. On or before September 1,  2018 and each quarter thereafter,  each hospital or health care facility in this state that provides substance abuse treatment shall submit to the department on a form prescribed by the department a report that includes at least the following information:
1. The name and address of the hospital or health care facility where the substance abuse treatment is provided.
2. The type of hospital or health care facility where the substance abuse treatment is provided.
3. The number of available substance abuse treatment beds.
4. The number of days in the quarter that the hospital or health care facility was at capacity and not able to accept referrals for substance abuse treatment.
B. The form may be signed electronically and shall indicate that the person who signs the report is attesting that the information in the report is correct to the best of that person's knowledge.
C. A report pursuant to this section shall be filed electronically at an internet website that is designated by the department unless the person required to file the report applies for a waiver from electronic reporting by submitting a written request to the department.
D. The department shall request outpatient substance abuse treatment providers to report to the department on a quarterly basis regarding the provider's outpatient treatment capacity.
E. On or before December 31,  2018 and each quarter thereafter,  the director shall submit a report to the governor,  the president of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives on the availability of substance abuse treatment beds,  the possible capacity,  including outpatient treatment capacity,  and any unmet need in this state. The director shall submit a copy of the report to the secretary of state. The report shall include all of the information specified in subsection A of this section.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 36 - Public Health and Safety › § 36-110 - County or district liaison; duties

36-110.
County or district liaison;  duties
A. The department shall assign a county liaison officer for each county of the state. Each county liaison officer shall function as a liaison between the department and county health officials,  local health planning groups,  health consumer groups,  private health care agencies and programs and any other health-related concerns within such county. An officer may serve more than one county.
B. Such liaison officers may:
1. Evaluate the success of state programs,  coordination and integration in local health planning.
2. Relay deficiencies of local health programs and services to the department.
3. Act as a means of input for local concerns of health to the department.
4. Work to provide successful delivery of health services at the community level.
5. Provide information on client needs and services effectiveness to the department.
C. If the director determines that regional health planning has been established for the state,  he shall establish,  in lieu of the county liaison officers prescribed in subsection A,  district liaison offices in each of the regions that are established. Such district liaison offices shall carry out the functions prescribed by subsections A and B within such region.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 36 - Public Health and Safety › § 36-112 - Umbilical cord blood; information pamphlet; distribution; health care institution responsibilities; definition

36-112.
Umbilical cord blood;  information pamphlet;  distribution;  health care institution responsibilities;  definition
A. On or before January 1,  2007,  the department of health services shall prepare a pamphlet that includes information regarding the following:
1. The medical processes involved in the collection of umbilical cord blood.
2. The medical risks of umbilical cord blood collection to the mother and her newborn child.
3. The current and potential future medical uses,  risks and benefits of umbilical cord blood collection to a mother,  her newborn child and her biological family.
4. The current and potential future medical uses,  risks and benefits of umbilical cord blood collection to persons who are not biologically related to a mother or her newborn child.
5. Any costs that may be incurred by a pregnant woman who chooses to make an umbilical cord blood donation.
6. Options for ownership and future use of the donated material.
7. The average cost of public and private umbilical cord blood banking.
B. The department shall update the pamphlet prepared pursuant to this section as necessary.
C. The department shall distribute the pamphlet free of charge to physicians and health care institutions on request and shall make the pamphlet available on its web site.
D. The department may accept gifts,  grants and donations for the purposes of this section.
E. A health care institution licensed pursuant to chapter 4 of this title that treats a pregnant woman during the delivery of her child shall permit her to arrange for an umbilical cord blood donation if she has made this request unless,  in the professional judgment of a health care provider,  the donation would threaten the health of the mother or the newborn child.
F. This section does not impose an obligation on a health care provider to permit an umbilical cord blood collection if the collection conflicts with the provider's bona fide religious beliefs and the provider makes this fact known to the woman as soon as reasonably feasible.
G. A health care institution that acts in good faith pursuant to this section is not subject to civil or criminal liability or regulatory discipline for those acts.
H. For the purposes of this section,  " umbilical cord blood"  means the blood that remains in the umbilical cord and placenta after the birth of a newborn child.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 36 - Public Health and Safety › § 36-113 - Fingerprint clearance cards; information technology positions; vital records systems; facility surveyors; definition

36-113.
Fingerprint clearance cards;  information technology positions;  vital records systems;  facility surveyors;  definition
A. Each employee or contractor of the department who is employed or contracted in an information technology position or who has access to vital records systems shall have a valid fingerprint clearance card issued pursuant to title 41,  chapter 12,  article 3.1 or provide to the department documentation that the person has applied for a fingerprint clearance card. Each employee and contractor shall certify on forms that are provided by the department that the person is not awaiting trial on or has not been convicted of any of the criminal offenses listed in section 41-1758.07,  subsections B and C in this state or similar offenses in another state or jurisdiction.
B. The department may not allow a person to be an employee or contractor in an information technology position or have access to vital records systems if that person has been denied a fingerprint clearance card pursuant to section 41-1758.07 or has not received an interim approval from the board of fingerprinting pursuant to section 41-619.55.
C. Each county employee or contractor who has access to vital records systems shall have a valid fingerprint clearance card issued pursuant to title 41,  chapter 12,  article 3.1.
D. A local registrar may not allow a person to be an employee or contractor with access to vital records systems if that person has been denied a fingerprint clearance card pursuant to section 41-1758.07 or has not received an interim approval from the board of fingerprinting pursuant to section 41-619.55.
E. Each employee of the department who inspects facilities with children or vulnerable adults as part of the employee's regular duties shall have a valid fingerprint clearance card issued pursuant to title 41,  chapter 12,  article 3.1 or provide to the department documentation that the person has applied for a fingerprint clearance card. Each employee shall certify on forms that are provided by the department that the employee is not awaiting trial on or has not been convicted of any of the criminal offenses listed in section 41-1758.07,  subsections B and C in this state or similar offenses in another state or jurisdiction.
F. The department may not allow a person to be an employee who inspects facilities with children or vulnerable adults as part of the employee's regular duties if that person has been denied a fingerprint clearance card pursuant to section 41-1758.07 or has not received an interim approval from the board of fingerprinting pursuant to section 41-619.55.
G. For the purposes of this section,  " vulnerable adult"  has the same meaning prescribed in section 13-3623.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 36 - Public Health and Safety › § 36-114 - Limitation upon authority to impose treatment

36-114.
Limitation upon authority to impose treatment
Nothing in this title shall authorize the department or any of its officers or representatives to impose on any person against his will any mode of treatment,  provided that sanitary or preventive measures and quarantine laws are complied with by the person. Nothing in this title shall authorize the department or any of its officers or representatives to impose on any person contrary to his religious concepts any mode of treatment,  provided that sanitary or preventive measures and quarantine laws are complied with by the person.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 36 - Public Health and Safety › § 36-115 - Promulgation of rules

36-115.
Promulgation of rules
A. Except as provided in subsection C of this section,  title 41,  chapter 6 applies to the actions of the director and the department and to all rules promulgated under this title.
B. In addition to the requirements of title 41,  chapter 6,  the director shall:
1. Cause a copy of the notice required by section 41-1022 and a copy of any proposed rules to be posted in each county and district liaison office of the department which may be established.
2. Cause a copy of the notice required by section 41-1022 and a copy of each proposed rule to be made available to any interested person requesting same.
C. The director shall file the notice required by section 41-1022 with the secretary of state at least sixty days prior to the adoption of any rule pursuant to this title which relates directly to health care institutions licensed pursuant to chapter 4,  article 2 of this title.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 36 - Public Health and Safety › § 36-117 - Services for licensing agencies; costs

36-117.
Services for licensing agencies;  costs
A. The department,  at the discretion of the director,  may contract to provide personal and other administrative services and facilities to the following health licensing agencies:
1. State dental board.
2. Arizona medical board.
3. State board of nursing.
4. State board of optometry.
5. Arizona board of osteopathic examiners in medicine and surgery.
6. State board of podiatry examiners.
7. Arizona state board of pharmacy.
8. Board of examiners of nursing care institution administrators.
B. The professional health licensing agency shall reimburse the department for the actual costs of services or the reasonable value of facilities provided to that agency.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 36 - Public Health and Safety › § 36-118 - Director's seal; authentication of records

36-118.
Director's seal;  authentication of records
A. The director shall adopt a seal of office to be used to authenticate records and copies of records required to be made or kept by the department.
B. Records or copies of records authenticated with the director's seal shall be received in evidence in any proceeding without further proof of their authenticity.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 36 - Public Health and Safety › § 36-119 - Breast and cervical cancer screening and diagnostic special plate fund

36-119.
Breast and cervical cancer screening and diagnostic special plate fund
A. The breast and cervical cancer screening and diagnostic special plate fund is established consisting of monies received pursuant to section 28-2423. The director shall administer the fund. Not more than ten per cent 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 distribute monies in the fund before July 1 of each year.
B. The director shall allocate monies from the fund for breast and cervical cancer screening and diagnostics and outreach services in this state. Monies allocated pursuant to this section shall be used to further breast and cervical cancer screening and diagnostics.
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 › § 36-120 - Multiple sclerosis awareness fund

36-120.
Multiple sclerosis awareness fund
A. The multiple sclerosis awareness fund is established consisting of monies received pursuant to section 28-2440. The director shall administer the fund. Not more than ten per cent 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 distribute monies in the fund before July 1 of each year.
B. The director shall allocate monies from the fund for multiple sclerosis awareness and outreach services in this state.
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 › § 36-121 - Childhood cancer and rare childhood disease research fund

36-121.
Childhood cancer and rare childhood disease research fund
A. The childhood cancer and rare childhood disease research fund is established consisting of monies received pursuant to section 28-2442. The director shall administer the fund. Not more than ten per cent of monies deposited in the fund annually shall be used for the cost of administering the fund. The first thirty-two thousand dollars received shall be reimbursed to the person or entity that paid the implementation fee. Monies in the fund are continuously appropriated. The director shall annually distribute monies in the fund.
B. The director shall allocate monies from the fund to health care providers and research institutions that are located in this state,  that are nonprofit organizations and that are engaged in phase I clinical trials relating to research on pediatric cancer or other rare pediatric diseases. The monies may be used in a collaborative study or research program with other facilities outside of this state. Nonprofit organizations receiving monies from the fund shall use the monies for the purposes prescribed in this subsection even if the monies are aggregated with other monies.
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 › § 36-122 - Public health emergencies fund; exemption; report

36-122.
Public health emergencies fund;  exemption;  report
A. The public health emergencies fund is established consisting of legislative appropriations. The director shall administer the fund. Monies in the fund are continuously appropriated and may be spent for public health emergency responses of this state following a state of emergency declaration by the governor. Monies in the fund are exempt from the provisions of section 35-190 relating to the lapsing of appropriations.
B. On or before September 1 of each year,  the department shall report any expenditures from the fund to the joint legislative budget committee.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 36 - Public Health and Safety › § 36-123 - Opioid abuse prevention campaign

36-123.
Opioid abuse prevention campaign
The department,  in conjunction with the governor's office of youth,  faith and family,  shall develop opioid abuse prevention campaign strategies that target youth and at-risk populations using a variety of communications platforms to maximize outreach. Communications efforts may include social media,  broadcast,  billboards and print media. Prevention components shall include graphic detail of the harmful effects of opioid and prescription drug abuse and law enforcement consequences and shall engage external partners,  including the local education agency,  for age-appropriate awareness.