Chapter 10. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES - HEALTH CARE INSTITUTIONS: LICENSING

A. An administrator shall ensure that: 1. A medical record is established and maintained for a participant according to A.R.S. Title 12, Chapter 13, Article 7.1; 2. An entry in a participant's medical record is: a. Recorded only by an individual authorized by policies and procedu…

A. A participants' council: 1. Is composed of participants, who are willing to serve on the council and take part in scheduled meetings; 2. May develop guidelines that govern the council's activities; 3. May meet quarterly; 4. May record minutes of the meetings; and 4. 5. May pro…

A. An administrator shall ensure that a personnel member provides supervision for a participant, except during periods of the day when the participant signs out or is signed out according to policies and procedures. B. An administrator shall ensure that a personnel member provide…

A. An administrator shall: 1. Designate a food service supervisor who is responsible for food service in an adult day health care facility; and 2. If an adult day health care facility provides a therapeutic diet to participants, ensure that: a. The therapeutic diet is prescribed …

A. An administrator shall ensure that: 1. A disaster plan is developed, documented, maintained in a location accessible to personnel members and employees, and, if necessary, implemented that includes: a. Procedures for protecting the health and safety of participants and other i…

A. An administrator shall ensure that:1. The adult day health care facility's premises are:a. Cleaned and disinfected according to policies and procedures to prevent, minimize, and control illness and infection; and b. Free from a condition or situation that may cause a participa…

A. An administrator shall ensure that an adult day health care facility complies with the physical plant health and safety codes and standards incorporated by reference in R9-10-104.01, in effect on the date the adult day health care facility submitted architectural plans and spe…

A. The Department may deny, revoke, or suspend a license to operate a health care institution if an applicant, a licensee, or a controlling person of the health care institution: 1. Provides false or misleading information to the Department; 2. Has had in any state or jurisdictio…

A. A health care institution's chief administrative officer shall ensure that the health care institution complies with one of the following if tuberculosis screening is required by this Chapter at the health care institution: 1. Screens for infectious tuberculosis according to s…

A. The following definitions apply in this Section: 1. "Assess" means collecting data about a patient by: a. Obtaining a history of the patient, b. Listening to the patient's heart and lungs, and c. Checking the patient for edema. 2. "Blood-flow rate" means the quantity of blood …

If a health care institution is a behavioral health facility or is authorized by the Department to provide behavioral health services, an administrator shall ensure that: 1. Policies and procedures are established, documented, and implemented that: a. Delineate the services a beh…

A. For the purposes of this Section, "agency" means an entity other than a nursing care institution that provides the nutrition and feeding assistant training required in A.R.S. § 36-413. B. An agency shall apply for approval to operate a nutrition and feeding assistant training …

A. An administrator of a collaborating health care institution shall ensure that: 1. A list is maintained of adult behavioral health therapeutic homes and behavioral health respite homes for which the collaborating health care institution serves as a collaborating health care ins…

A. A licensed health care institution where abortions are performed shall submit to the Department, in a Department-provided format and according to A.R.S. § 36-2161(D) and (E), a report that contains the information required in A.R.S. § 36-2161(A) and the following: 1. The final…

A. This Section does not apply to a health care institution licensed under Article 20 of this Chapter. B. In addition to the definitions in A.R.S. §§ 32-3248.01 and 36-401(A) and R9-10-101, the following definitions apply in this Section: 1. "Episode of care" means medical servic…

In addition to the definitions in A.R.S. § § 36-401, 36-151 and R9-10-101, the following apply in this Article, unless otherwise specified: 1. "Branch office" means a location other than a home health agency's main administrative office that: a. Operates under the license of the …

In addition to the license application requirements in A.R.S. § 36-422 and R9-10-105, an applicant for a license as a home health agency shall: 1. Include on the application: a. The name and address of each proposed branch office, if applicable; and b. The geographic region to be…

A. A governing authority shall: 1. Consist of one or more individuals responsible for the organization, operation, and administration of the home health agency; 2. Establish, in writing:a. A home health agency's scope of services, and b. Qualifications for an administrator; 3. De…

An administrator shall ensure that: 1. A plan for a quality management program for the home health agency is established, documented, and implemented that includes: a. A method to identify, document, and evaluate incidents; b. A method to collect data to evaluate the provision of…

An administrator shall ensure that: 1. Contracted services are provided according to the requirements in this Article, and 2. Documentation of current contracted services is maintained that includes a description of the contracted services provided. Notes Ariz. Admin. Code § R9-1…

A. An administrator shall ensure that: 1. The qualifications, skills, and knowledge required for each type of personnel member: a. Are based on: i. The type of services expected to be provided by the personnel member according to the established job description, and ii. The acuit…

A. An administrator shall ensure that a care plan is developed for each patient: 1. Based on an assessment of the patient as required in R9-10-1210(D)(1) or (F)(2)(e)(i); 2. With participation from: a. The patient's physician, registered nurse practitioner, or podiatrist, as appl…

A. An administrator shall ensure that: 1. The requirements in subsection (B) and the patient rights in subsection (C) are conspicuously posted at the home health agency's administrative office; 2. At the time of admission, a patient or the patient's representative receives a writ…

A. An administrator shall ensure that:1. A medical record is established and maintained for each patient according to A.R.S. Title 12, Chapter 13, Article 7.1; 2. An entry in a patient's medical record is:a. Recorded only by an individual authorized by policies and procedures to …

A. This Section applies: 1. When the Governor has declared a state of emergency, as defined in A.R.S. § 26-301, to address a situation described under A.R.S. § 36-787; and 2. To health care institutions licensed under Article 4, 5, or 8 of this Chapter. B. The following definitio…

A. An administrator shall ensure that an individual admitted to the home health agency has an order from a physician, registered nurse practitioner, physician assistant, or podiatrist for home health services. B. An administrator shall ensure that the home health services directo…

A. A governing authority may include supportive services, including personal care services, in the scope of services for a home health agency. B. An administrator: 1. May allow: a. Supportive services to be provided to a patient without an order from a physician, registered nurse…

Notes Ariz. Admin. Code § R9-10-1225

Notes Ariz. Admin. Code § R9-10-1229

A. An individual is eligible to be a memory care services trainer if the individual: 1. Is a registered nurse with: a. A Certified Dementia Practitioner (CDP) or an equivalent certification, demonstrating knowledge in dementia care best practices and behavioral management; b. An …

A. Memory care services training programs, approved by the Department according to R9-10-122, shall provide staff and contractors who complete the training, a certificate of completion that may be used to work at an assisted living facility that is licensed to provide directed ca…

Definitions in A.R.S. § 36-401 and R9-10-101 apply in this Article unless otherwise specified. Notes Ariz. Admin. Code § R9-10-1301 Emergency rule adopted effective November 29, 1991, pursuant to A.R.S. § 41-1026, valid for only 90 days (Supp. 91-4). Emergency rule adopted again …

A. The governing authority for a behavioral health specialized transitional facility: 1. Is the superintendent of the state hospital; and 2. Shall: a. Establish, in writing: i. A behavioral health specialized transitional facility's scope of services, and ii. Qualifications for a…

An administrator shall ensure that: 1. A plan is established, documented, and implemented for an ongoing quality management program that, at a minimum, includes: a. A method to identify, document, and evaluate incidents; b. A method to collect data to evaluate services provided t…

An administrator shall ensure that: 1. Contracted services are provided according to the requirements in this Article, and 2. Documentation of current contracted services is maintained that includes a description of the contracted services provided. Notes Ariz. Admin. Code § R9-1…

A. An administrator shall ensure that a personnel member: 1. Is at least 18 years old; and 2. Either: a. Holds a valid fingerprint clearance card issued under A.R.S. Title 41, Chapter 12, Article 3.1; or b. Submits to the administrator a copy of a fingerprint clearance card appli…

A. An administrator shall ensure that, before a patient is admitted to the behavioral health specialized transitional facility, a court of competent jurisdiction has ordered the patient to be:1. Detained under A.R.S. § 36-3705(B) or § 36-3713(B); or 2. Committed under A.R.S. § 36…

A. An administrator shall ensure that annual written notice is given to a patient of the patient's right to petition for:1. Conditional release to a less restrictive alternative under A.R.S. § 36-3709, or 2. Discharge under A.R.S. § 36-3714. B. An administrator shall ensure that …

An administrator of a behavioral health specialized transitional facility that uses a vehicle owned or leased by the behavioral health specialized transitional facility to provide transportation to a patient shall ensure that: 1. The vehicle: a. Is safe and in good repair, b. Con…

An administrator shall ensure that: 1. A patient: a. Has privacy in treatment and personal care needs; b. Has the opportunity for and privacy in correspondence, communications, and visitation unless: i. Restricted by court order; or ii. Contraindicated on the basis of clinical ju…

A. A clinical director shall ensure that: 1. A treatment plan is developed and implemented for the patient: a. According to the behavioral health specialized transitional facility's policies and procedures; b. Based on the assessment conducted under R9-10-1306(C)(4) and on-going …

A. A medical director shall ensure that: 1. A patient's physical health is assessed during the physical examination specified in R9-10-1306(C)(1), and 2. Any physical health conditions identified through the assessment are addressed in the patient's treatment plan. B. A medical d…

A. An administrator shall ensure that: 1. A medical record is established and maintained for each patient according to A.R.S. Title 12, Chapter 13, Article 7.1; 2. An entry in a patient's medical record is:a. Recorded only by an individual authorized by facility policies and proc…

A. An administrator shall ensure that policies and procedures for medication services: 1. Include: a. A process for providing information to a patient about medication prescribed for the patient, including: i. The prescribed medication's anticipated results, ii. The prescribed me…

A. An administrator shall ensure that: 1. The behavioral health specialized transitional facility has a license or permit as a food establishment under 9 A.A.C. 8, Article 1; 2. A copy of the behavioral health specialized transitional facility's food establishment license is main…

A. A medical director shall ensure that policies and procedures for providing medical emergency treatment to a patient are established, documented, and implemented and include: 1. The medications, supplies, and equipment required on the premises for the medical emergency treatmen…

A. An administrator shall ensure that: 1. The premises and equipment are:a. Cleaned and, if applicable, disinfected according to policies and procedures designed to prevent, minimize, and control illness or infection; and b. Free from a condition or situation that may cause a pat…