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AZ SB1814

Bill

Status

Engrossed

2/27/2026

Primary Sponsor

Carine Werner

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Origin

Senate

Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session (2026)

AI Summary

  • Establishes a Substance Use Disorder Treatment Standards and Oversight Study Committee with 14 members including legislators from both parties, state agency directors, physicians board-certified in addiction medicine, licensed clinical behavioral health specialists, and a peer recovery support specialist
  • Requires the committee to survey and assess availability, capacity, and geographic distribution of licensed and unlicensed substance use disorder treatment programs statewide, including evaluation of evidence-based care standards
  • Directs review of state laws and oversight structures to identify regulatory loopholes allowing unlicensed programs to operate without clinical oversight and processes enabling fraud, waste, and abuse
  • Mandates establishment of minimum clinical quality standards, staff scope of practice expectations, safety and outcome reporting requirements, and public transparency mechanisms for treatment programs
  • Committee must submit findings and recommendations to the governor and legislature by December 31, 2027, with the committee repealing on June 30, 2028

Legislative Description

Substance use disorder treatment; committee

Duties

Last Action

House read second time

3/4/2026

Committee Referrals

Rules3/3/2026
Health and Human Services2/27/2026
Rules2/5/2026
Health and Human Services2/5/2026

Full Bill Text

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