AZ SB1044

Amends Arizona law to regulate secure behavioral health residential facilities that provide 24-hour treatment and supervision for seriously mentally ill individuals placed by court order under sections 36-550.09 or 13-4521.

Prohibits secure behavioral health residential facilities from treating patients committed under section 36-550.09 and section 13-4521 in the same facility.

Limits secure behavioral health residential facilities to a maximum of 16 beds.

Requires the director of the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System Administration to submit an annual report by September 1 to the governor, legislature, and supreme court detailing funding use and available beds at each facility.

Defines "secure" as premises that limit patient egress in the least restrictive manner consistent with the patient's court-ordered treatment plan.