Lexology January 22, 2025
As part of a three-part series. Read the first installment here.
In 2024, the Arizona legislature passed five new Arizona laws directly affecting behavioral health care in Arizona. These laws run the gamut between refining definitions, requiring peer specialist trainings, new requirements for court-ordered evaluation and treatment, increased retention of documentation, and expanding guardians’ rights. Part 1 of this series highlighted SB1062 and SB1309. Part 2 highlights SB1311 and SB1609:
(3) SB1311: mental health; oversight; data; documentation
- Clarifies AHCCCS’ (Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System) role as being responsible for monitoring, overseeing, and evaluating its contractors and the contracted agencies providing mental health services to ensure that the services are provided in a timely, clinically...
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