AZ HB4110

Requires sheriff's deputies, detention officers, and state correctional officers who interact with inmates to complete a serious mental illness training program developed or approved by the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System mental health commissioner.

New officers must complete training within six months of hire, with mandatory refresher courses every two years for all covered personnel.

Training curriculum must be developed in consultation with a psychiatrist with expertise in acute psychosis, a registered nurse with at least five years of psychiatric experience, a serious mental illness family advocacy organization, and a mental health awareness organization.

Required training topics include recognition of acute psychosis and anosognosia, de-escalation strategies, emergency and involuntary treatment procedures, clinical referral protocols, and family perspectives on barriers to treatment.

Sheriffs and the Department of Corrections director must maintain compliance records and make them available for inspection by county boards of supervisors and the AHCCCS mental health commissioner.