36-550. Definitions In this article, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. " Administration" means the Arizona health care cost containment system administration. 2. " Community residential treatment system" means a statewide system of community-based residential treatment programs for the seriously mentally ill that provides a wide range of services as alternatives to institutionalization and in […]
36-550.01. Statewide plan for community residential treatment A. The director shall establish a statewide plan for a community residential treatment system. The plan shall provide for a statewide system of mental health residential treatment programs that provides to the seriously mentally ill a wide range of programs and services, as identified in section 36-550.05, as […]
36-550.02. County responsibilities in statewide planning process A. Each county shall be responsible for developing an individual county profile of existing programs, needs and goals for consideration by the director for inclusion within the statewide plan as required in section 36-550.01. B. The director, on receipt of the county profile required in subsection A of […]
36-550.03. Statewide plan implementation; contract requirements; exception A. On establishment of the statewide plan for a community residential treatment system as required in section 36-550.01, the director shall provide for the delivery of such programs and services, utilizing all monies identified and available for the seriously mentally ill, in the following manner: 1. Provide such […]
36-550.04. Evaluation system; contract requirements A. The director shall develop and implement an evaluation system that includes program planning and development, fiscal and data management and contract administration. B. A county that desires to contract with the administration to deliver programs and services as provided by this article may initiate such a contract on a […]
36-550.05. Community mental health residential treatment services and facilities; prevention services A. A residential or day treatment facility shall be designed to provide a homelike environment without sacrificing safety or care. Facilities shall be relatively small, with preferably fifteen or fewer beds. B. Individual programs of a community residential treatment system shall include the following: […]
36-550.06. Client eligibility A. The seriously mentally ill are eligible for services under this article if they comply with the eligibility screening and application process prescribed in section 36-3408, and under any of the following circumstances: 1. They voluntarily seek the services. 2. The regional behavioral health authority receives a request for these services from […]
36-550.07. Community residential treatment system planning grants A. The director may award grants to counties to facilitate the planning of community residential treatment systems for the seriously mentally ill at the local level. The grants shall be used to compensate personnel for the preparation of a written plan that includes the following information: 1. An […]
36-550.08. Clients’ rights Clients receiving treatment pursuant to this article are entitled to all the rights enumerated in this chapter.
36-550.09. Secure behavioral health residential facility; court determination; findings A. If a court finds that a patient meets the criteria for court-ordered treatment pursuant to section 36-540, subsection A, the court may approve the patient’s placement in a secure behavioral health residential facility that is licensed by the department pursuant to section 36-425.06 and that […]
