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AZ SB1851

Bill

Status

Passed

6/30/2021

Primary Sponsor

Nancy Barto

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Origin

Senate

Fifty-fifth Legislature - First Regular Session (2021)

AI Summary

SB 1851 Summary

  • Requires the director of the department of health services to submit annual financial and programmatic reports to state leadership by January 1 each year, including revenues, expenditures, and number of patients served.

  • Mandates detailed breakdown of state hospital patient demographics including gender, race, age, legal status, county of origin, program type, diagnosis, and length of stay for each facility.

  • Requires reporting on civil commitment admissions including admission and discharge numbers, time between admission requests and decisions, and reasons for denial.

  • Requires reporting on safety data including assaults by category, sexual assaults, assaults reported to law enforcement and regulatory agencies, and law enforcement calls related to assaults.

  • Establishes a joint legislative psychiatric hospital review council with 8 members from legislature, health agencies, judiciary, and advocacy communities to review psychiatric hospital capacity, barriers to care, and related issues, with reports due by December 31, 2021 and 2022; council repeals August 31, 2023.

  • Directs the department to issue a request for information by October 1, 2021 for a surveillance system with audio and video capability for the state hospital.

Legislative Description

Arizona state hospital; admission; governance.

Duties

Last Action

Chapter 402

6/30/2021

Full Bill Text

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