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Behavioral Health Facility Rules Overhaul: Step 1

By azdhs-admin|2017-02-10T09:51:44-07:00June 15th, 2011|Behavioral Health, Licensing|

We kicked off Step 1 of our long-awaited overhaul of the behavioral health facility licensing requirements this week. A new law passed last legislative session charges us with facilitating “licensure of integrated health programs that provide both behavioral and physical health services." The new law tells us to adopt rules relating to construction, equipment, sanitation, [...]

2011 Department Priorities Spotlight- Assurance & Licensing Services

I thought I’d do a piece each week between now and the end of the year that outlines our goals for the coming year. I’ll start with Licensing this week… We’ll continue on our quest to make the most of our time and effort during our surveys. We’re already doing a good job now, but as [...]