AZ HB2307

Amends Arizona Revised Statutes section 36-539 regarding procedures for court-ordered psychiatric treatment hearings.

Requires medical directors to ensure proposed patients are not unduly impaired by drugs, medication, or treatment at the time of hearing, and mandates presentation of a record of all drugs and medications administered during the 72 hours before the hearing if the patient is an inpatient.

Clarifies that patients unable to physically attend hearings for medical or psychiatric reasons may be absent if the court finds clear and convincing evidence they cannot appear by reasonably feasible means.

Adds "psychiatric" to the medical reasons physicians may consider when evaluating whether a patient requires treatment or poses a danger to self or others.

Establishes that hearing records must be maintained by stenographic or electronic means, with transcripts available to patients on a cost or indigency basis, with county bearing costs if patient cannot afford them.