Licensing – Page 18 – AZ Dept. of Health Services News

Items in this category apply to the ADHS Licensing Division. ADHS is required to license medical, long term care and behavioral health treatment facilities. ADHS also licenses Child Care Facilities and Homes, as well as a few special professions. ADHS licenses emergency medical personnel as well, but that is through Preparedness.

Compliance v. Enforcement

By azdhs-admin|2017-02-10T09:52:01-07:00December 8th, 2010|Licensing|

Those of you in Licensing have heard me talk about the difference between compliance and enforcement more than once, but I’ve never written about it. Some people are confused about the distinction I always make between compliance and enforcement. They are 2 very different things. Compliance (as it relates to our licensees) means that a [...]

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2011 Department Priorities Spotlight- Assurance & Licensing Services

By azdhs-admin|2017-02-10T09:52:01-07:00December 7th, 2010|Behavioral Health, Licensing|

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 [...]

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Check Out Our New Empower Training Videos

By azdhs-admin|2017-02-10T09:52:03-07:00November 15th, 2010|Licensing, Prevention|

Our collaborative team of professionals from WIC, Maternal & Child Health, the Office of Children with Special Healthcare Needs and our Office of Childcare Licensure just finished and posted 4 dynamite videos to help our AZ Childcare Centers and Homes to adopt our Empower Pack wellness program. The videos range from about 7 to 9 [...]

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Abortion Clinics Finally Licensed

By azdhs-admin|2017-02-10T09:52:03-07:00November 10th, 2010|Licensing|

In 1999 a bill was passed that charged the ADHS with licensing and inspecting abortion clinics. Before the law could take effect, a lawsuit was filed that “stayed” the regulation of abortion clinics until a settlement agreement could be finalized with the Department and the plaintiffs. Last year the settlement agreement was finalized, we developed [...]

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Licensing and the Arizona Ambulatory Surgery Center Association

By azdhs-admin|2010-10-21T10:05:04-07:00October 21st, 2010|Licensing|

The Licensing Division, Office of Medical Facilities recently presented extensive technical assistance during the Arizona Ambulatory Surgery Center Association Fall Conference this month. Staff from the Licensing Division including Tucson and Phoenix Surveyors as well as Life Safety Code Surveyors and State Architects provided information to about 180 participants. Topics included the state of current [...]

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Fresh Childcare Center Rules Go Live

By azdhs-admin|2017-02-10T09:52:05-07:00October 4th, 2010|Licensing, Prevention|

The new child care center standards went into effect last week. Check out our newly revamped child care licensing website, which has the latest for parents, consumers, childcare operators and others. Our Licensing, rules, and all the other ADHS experts who contributed to the new rules and did a fantastic job. Our success was directly [...]

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Licensing Stuff

By Will Humble|2017-02-10T09:52:05-07:00September 29th, 2010|Licensing|

Medical licensing has been busy over the last few months preparing to license Abortion Clinics. Back in 1999, a law was passed (ARS § 36-449.01 36-449.02 36-449.03) that required ADHS to license and inspect abortion providers if they provide 5 or more first-trimester abortions in a month or if they provide any 2nd or 3rd trimester abortions as an [...]

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Are Medical Marijuana Cards a Vital Record?

By Will Humble|2010-09-24T12:36:45-07:00September 24th, 2010|Licensing, Preparedness|

Maybe. I’ve read the Arizona Medical Marijuana Act several times with an eye toward how we’d execute it’s requirements in case it passes. One of the key decisions is figuring our which of our areas is in the best position to get the job done. I think the best place is Vital Records- at least for [...]

Licensing Customer Service

By Will Humble|2017-02-10T09:52:07-07:00September 22nd, 2010|Licensing|

Our Office of Assisted Living Licensure has developed several classes to help assisted living providers to better follow our quality assurance rules for assisted living facilities. Over the past year, surveyors have presented monthly classes on Medication Rules and a refresher class on the Administration of Medications for caregivers and managers. A new presentation on the rules for [...]

“Health Tourism”

By Will Humble|2017-02-10T09:52:08-07:00September 15th, 2010|General, Licensing|

I attended the “First Forum of Health and Retirement Tourism” at the beginning of September in Alamos, Sonora. The meeting was part of a Sonora’s health tourism initiative that’s focused on improving the retirement infrastructure, providing more opportunities for “Baby Boomers” to retire in Sonora. They also have a goal of building an infrastructure for [...]

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