A. The department shall perform all necessary functions, including licensing, certification or monitoring, to implement federally approved standards for institutions, facilities, agencies or persons providing services pursuant to chapter 29, article 2 of this title. These functions shall only be performed pursuant to an interagency agreement which the director of the Arizona health care cost containment system administration shall enter into with the department. A skilled nursing facility, hospice or home health agency shall not be certified pursuant to this section unless it is also certified under title XVIII of the social security act.

Terms Used In Arizona Laws 36-409

  • Department: means the department of health services. See Arizona Laws 36-401
  • Director: means the director of the department. See Arizona Laws 36-401
  • Facilities: means buildings that are used by a health care institution for providing any of the types of services as defined in this chapter. See Arizona Laws 36-401
  • Hospice: means a hospice service agency or the provision of hospice services in an inpatient facility. See Arizona Laws 36-401
  • including: means not limited to and is not a term of exclusion. See Arizona Laws 1-215

B. Nursing care institutions and hospices shall make financial records available to the Arizona health care cost containment system administration for purposes of certified financial audits conducted pursuant to chapter 29, article 2 of this title.

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