HB 2754 Summary

• Establishes secure behavioral health residential facilities (max 16 beds) licensed by the Department of Health Services to provide court-ordered treatment for seriously mentally ill individuals who are chronically resistant to treatment, with placement criteria requiring clear and convincing evidence of prior failed treatment attempts.

• Creates a family caregiver grant program providing up to $1,000 per year (50% of qualifying expenses, max $500,000 annually statewide) to residents earning under $75,000 (single) or $150,000 (married) who incur expenses for home modifications, equipment, or assistive technology to care for qualifying family members.

• Specifies county contributions for Arizona Long-Term Care System and acute care for fiscal year 2019-2020, with Maricopa County contributing $185,791,300 for long-term care and county payment obligations enforceable through state treasurer withholding from other state funds.

• Requires annual reports on hospital charge master transparency, inpatient psychiatric bed availability and occupancy rates, and outcomes of secure behavioral health residential facilities.

• Modifies competency restoration treatment funding to clarify county payment responsibility and allows counties to fund requirements from any county revenue source including special taxing district funds.