Title 36 — Public Health and Safety

The Arizona health care cost containment system administration shall establish services for addictive behavior, including alcohol abuse and drug abuse.

A. The Arizona health care cost containment system administration may: 1. Accept grants, matching funds and direct payments from public or private agencies for the conduct of programs and activities. 2. Make contracts and incur obligations as are reasonably necessary to perform t…

The Arizona health care cost containment system is designated as the single state agency to develop and administer the state plans for alcohol and drug abuse and for alcoholism as provided in Public Law 91-616.

A. The substance abuse services fund is established. The fund shall consist of monies collected pursuant to section 12-116.02 and distributed pursuant to section 36-2219.01. B. Subject to legislative appropriation, the Arizona health care cost containment system administration sh…

A. The department of health services shall monitor the alcohol and other drug screening, education or treatment programs and facilities that are used pursuant to sections 5-395.01, 8-249, 28-1381, 28-1382 and 28-1383. B. The department of health services shall: 1. Adopt rules est…

In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. "Administration" means the Arizona health care cost containment system administration. 2. "Alcoholic" means a person who habitually lacks self-control with respect to the use of alcoholic beverages or who uses alcoholic b…

A. The administration shall develop, encourage and foster statewide, county and local plans and programs for the prevention of alcoholism and treatment of alcoholics and intoxicated persons in cooperation with public and private agencies, organizations and individuals and provide…

A. The department shall adopt and enforce rules to establish standards for approved public and private treatment facilities that must be met for a treatment facility to be approved. The department periodically shall inspect approved facilities at reasonable times and in a reasona…

A. An alcoholic may apply for evaluation and treatment directly to any approved public or private treatment facility. If the applicant is a minor or incompetent person, either the applicant or a parent, legal guardian or other legal representative of the applicant shall apply for…

A. An intoxicated person may come voluntarily to an approved local alcoholism reception center for emergency alcoholism treatment. B. A person who voluntarily comes or is brought to a local alcoholism reception center and is in need of immediate medical treatment shall be referre…

A. A publicly intoxicated person may be brought by a peace officer or any other person to an approved local alcoholism reception center for emergency evaluation and treatment if the intoxicated person: 1. Has threatened, attempted or inflicted physical harm on self or others, and…

A. A court may order an evaluation and treatment at an approved treatment facility of a person who is brought before the court and charged with a crime if: 1. It appears that such person is an alcoholic, and 2. Such person, after being advised of his privilege to undergo evaluati…

A. A patient who is being treated by an approved treatment facility or the estate of the patient, or a person who is obligated to provide the cost of the evaluation and treatment and having sufficient financial ability, is liable to the approved treatment facility for the cost of…

A. The administration may use municipal, county, state and federal monies appropriated or otherwise available for the evaluation and treatment of alcoholics to assist in the establishment and maintenance of approved public or private treatment facilities. The monies may be expend…

A peace officer, administrator in charge of an approved treatment facility, or any person who in good faith acts in compliance with this article shall not be criminally or civilly liable.

A. No county, municipality or other political subdivision may adopt or enforce any local law, ordinance, resolution or rule having the force of law that includes being a common drunkard or being found in an intoxicated condition as one of the elements of the offense giving rise t…

In this article, "federal act" means the drug abuse office and treatment act of 1972 and regulations adopted pursuant to that act.

The administration is designated as the state authority for the purposes of exercising authority under the federal act.

In this article, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. "Assistance or activity directed toward recovery from any substance use disorder" includes a supervised, monitored or peer-led environment directed toward recovery from any substance use disorder. 2. "Certifying organizat…

A. The director shall adopt rules to establish minimum standards and requirements for the licensure of sober living homes in this state necessary to ensure the public health, safety and welfare. The director may use the current standards adopted by any recognized national organiz…

A. The legislature recognizes the need to protect both people who are in recovery and the public from unscrupulous and incompetent operators of sober living homes and therefore finds and determines that substantial compliance with and enforcement of the requirements prescribed in…

A. The department shall establish fees for initial licensure and license renewal of a sober living home and a fee for the late payment of licensing fees that includes a grace period. The department shall deposit, pursuant to sections 35-146 and 35-147, ninety percent of the fees …

A. A sober living home that is licensed in this state and that is certified by a certifying organization may operate in this state and receive referrals pursuant to section 36-2065. B. In lieu of an initial on-site licensure inspection and any annual on-site inspection, the depar…

B. Only a licensed sober living home is eligible for federal or state funding to deliver sober living home services in this state. C. Persons whose substance abuse treatment is funded with federal or state monies may be referred only to a licensed sober living home. D. A state co…

A. The department shall post on its public website the name and telephone number of each licensed sober living home and shall update the list quarterly. The department shall not disclose the address of a licensed sober living home, except that the department, on request, shall di…

A. On or before January 31 of each year, the department shall submit to the senate health and human services committee and the house of representatives health committee, or their successor committees, a report on licensed and unlicensed sober living homes in this state that inclu…

A. The director may continue to pursue any court, administrative or enforcement action against a licensee even if the sober living home is in the process of being sold or transferred or has closed. B. The department may revoke or suspend a sober living home license or deny an app…

(Eff. 3/26/26) A. Except as provided in subsection E or F of this section, as a condition of licensure or continued licensure of a sober living home that receives referrals pursuant to section 36-2065, subsection A or C, the licensee and each paid staff member of a sober living h…