Title 36, Public Health and Safety

A. If the court determines that conditional release to a less restrictive alternative is in the best interest of the person and will adequately protect the community and the court determines that the minimum conditions under section 36-3711 are met, the court shall enter judgment…

Before the court orders that a person be conditionally released to a less restrictive alternative, the court shall find that all of the following apply: 1. The person will be treated by a provider who is qualified to provide the necessary treatment in this state. 2. The provider …

A. A person who is committed or conditionally released to a less restrictive alternative pursuant to this article does not forfeit any legal right and shall not suffer any legal disability as a consequence of any actions taken or orders made except as specifically provided in thi…

A. If the petitioner or the court believes that the person who is conditionally released to a less restrictive alternative is not complying with the terms and conditions of release or is in need of additional care and treatment, the designated service provider or the attorney for…

A. If the superintendent of the state hospital or the director of the department of health services determines that the person's mental disorder has so changed that the person is not likely to engage in acts of sexual violence if discharged, the superintendent or director shall a…

The total amount of state monies that may be spent in any fiscal year by the department of health services for all aspects of the sexually violent persons program shall not exceed the amount appropriated, or authorized by section 35-173, for that purpose. This section shall not b…

A. The total amount of monies that may be spent in any fiscal year by a political subdivision pursuant to this article for all aspects of the sexually violent persons program shall not exceed the amount authorized by the budget established pursuant to section 11-201 or section 11…

A. Except as provided in subsection B of this section, a person who is detained or civilly committed pursuant to this article shall not be transported from a licensed facility under the supervision of the superintendent of the Arizona state hospital, except that a person may be t…

In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. "Breach" has the same meaning prescribed in 45 Code of Federal Regulations, part 164, subpart D. 2. "De-identified health information" has the same meaning as described in 45 Code of Federal Regulations section 164.514. 3…

A. An individual has the following rights: 1. Except as otherwise provided in state or federal law, to opt out of having the individual's individually identifiable health information accessible through a health information organization pursuant to section 36-3803. 2. To request a…

Except as otherwise provided in state or federal law, an individual has the right to opt out of having the individual's individually identifiable health information accessible through a health information organization by providing notice as explained in the health information org…

A. A health information organization must maintain a written notice of health information practices describing the following: 1. Individually identifiable health information that is accessible through the health information organization. 2. The categories of persons who have acce…

A. Except as otherwise provided in state or federal law, disclosure of an individual's individually identifiable health information through a health information organization is allowed only if: 1. The individual has not opted out of having the individual's individually identifiab…

A health information organization must implement and enforce policies governing the privacy and security of individually identifiable health information and compliance with this chapter. These policies must: 1. Implement the individual rights prescribed in section 36-3802. 2. Add…

A. Except as otherwise provided in state or federal law, individually identifiable health information that is accessible through a health information organization is not subject to a civil litigation subpoena directed to the health information organization unless section 12-2294.…

A. A health care provider participating in a health information organization is responsible for maintaining the provider's own medical records pursuant to title 12, chapter 13, article 7.1. B. Participation in a health information organization does not impact the content, use or …

A. "Children's camp" means any land with permanent buildings, tents or other structures established or maintained as living quarters where both food and lodging or the facilities therefor are provided for minors, operated continuously for a period of five days or more each year f…

A. The department of health services is authorized and directed to issue licenses for the operation of children's camps: No children's camp shall be operated without first obtaining such a license. B. On or before May 1 annually, every person operating or seeking to operate a chi…

A. The fee for a children's camp license issued by the department of health services shall be one hundred dollars for the first license and twenty-five dollars for each renewal of the license thereafter. All funds collected from this source shall be deposited, pursuant to section…

Every children's camp shall be located on well-drained ground near an adequate safe water supply.

The general layout of a children's camp shall be planned to lessen fire, accident and disease hazards.

A. Every children's camp shall be provided with a water supply of sufficient quantity to provide a minimum of five gallons per person per day to the camp site at a rate of two and one-half times the average hourly demand, and be of a safe sanitary quality, meeting the minimum sta…

Every camp shall be provided with privies or with suitable toilets and with disposal systems meeting minimum health requirements of the department of environmental quality. One toilet or one privy shall be provided for every fifteen persons or fraction thereof in the camp populat…

A children's camp shall obtain a food service permit pursuant to the requirements of title 36.

In every children's camp all kitchen, toilet, bath and other drainage shall be disposed of in such manner as to prevent fly and mosquito breeding and the pollution of any water or food supply.

A. The department of health services shall make an annual inspection of each children's camp and where upon inspection it is found that there is a failure to comply with any of the standards prescribed by this chapter, the department shall give notice to the camp operator of such…

Any person employed by a children's camp on a written contract basis for a specified term longer than one week shall be exempt from the provisions of section 23-233, relating to daily and weekly hours of labor, except that no child under the age of sixteen years shall be employed…

Any person who violates any provision of this article is guilty of a petty offense.

The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to children's camps which are regulated by an existing ordinance of any city or town.

Nothing in this chapter shall be interpreted to limit the powers and duties of the department of health services.

The department of health services may delegate powers and duties provided pursuant to this chapter to a county health department of the county in which the children's camp is located.

A child who attends a children's camp in this state may possess and use a topical sunscreen product without a note or prescription from a licensed health care professional.

In this article, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. "Attorney for the state" means the county attorney in the county where the committed defendant was found to be a committed defendant, or the attorney general, who represents this state at any proceedings held pursuant to …

A. The psychiatrist, psychologist or other competent professional of the secure state mental health facility shall biannually examine each person who is committed pursuant to section 13-4521. The person who conducts the biannual examination shall submit the examination report to …

After a hearing pursuant to section 36-4002 or 36-4004, if the court finds that: 1. The committed defendant has been restored to competency, the court shall order the criminal proceedings to resume. 2. The committed defendant has not been restored to competency and: (a) The commi…

A. If the medical director determines that the committed defendant's mental illness, defect or disability has so changed that the committed defendant is no longer dangerous if conditionally released to a less restrictive alternative, the medical director shall allow the committed…

A. If the court determines that conditional release to a less restrictive alternative is in the best interest of the committed defendant and will adequately protect the community and the court determines that the minimum conditions under section 36-4006 are met, the court shall e…

Before the court orders that a committed defendant be conditionally released to a less restrictive alternative, the court shall find that all of the following apply: 1. The committed defendant will be treated by a competent professional. 2. The competent professional presents a s…

A. A committed defendant does not forfeit any legal right and may not suffer any legal disability as a consequence of any actions taken or orders made pursuant to this article except as specifically provided in this article. B. A committed defendant shall receive care, supervisio…

A. If the attorney for the state, the medical director or the court believes that a committed defendant who is conditionally released to a less restrictive alternative is not complying with the terms and conditions of release or is in need of additional care and treatment, the me…

A. If the medical director determines that the committed defendant's mental illness, defect or disability has so changed that the committed defendant is no longer dangerous if discharged but remains incompetent to stand trial, the medical director shall allow the committed defend…

A. A committed defendant may not be transported from a secure state mental health facility, except that a committed defendant may be transported to court for any of the following reasons: 1. A hearing on a biannual examination. 2. A hearing on a petition for conditional release t…

A finding made by the court pursuant to this article is inadmissible in any proceeding other than a proceeding under this article, under title 13, chapter 41 or under chapter 5 of this title.

In this article, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. "Department" means the department of health services. 2. "Director" means the director of the department. 3. "Trauma recovery center" means a treatment center that provides at least the following resources, treatments and…

A. The trauma recovery center fund is established consisting of legislative appropriations, grants and contributions. The director shall administer the fund for the purposes prescribed in this article. Monies in the fund are subject to legislative appropriation and are exempt fro…

On or before October 1 of each year, the department shall provide an annual report to the governor, the speaker of the house of representatives and the president of the senate that includes information from each trauma recovery center that receives grant monies pursuant to this a…