Arizona Laws 36-2065. Referrals; certified or licensed sober living homes
Beginning January 1, 2019:
Terms Used In Arizona Laws 36-2065
- Court: means the supreme court, the court of appeals, a superior court, a justice of the peace court, a municipal court or a city court authorized by charter. See Arizona Laws 36-2021
- Department: means the department of health services. See Arizona Laws 36-2021
- Person: includes a corporation, company, partnership, firm, association or society, as well as a natural person. See Arizona Laws 1-215
- Sober living home: means any premises, place or building that provides alcohol-free or drug-free housing and that:
(a) Promotes independent living and life skills development. See Arizona Laws 36-2061
- Treatment: means the broad range of emergency, outpatient, intermediate and inpatient services and care, including diagnostic evaluation, medical, psychiatric, psychological and social service care, vocational rehabilitation and career counseling, which may be extended to alcoholics and intoxicated persons. See Arizona Laws 36-2021
1. A state agency or a state-contracted vendor that directs substance abuse treatment shall refer a person only to a certified or licensed sober living home.
2. Only a certified or licensed sober living home may be eligible for federal or state funding to deliver sober living home services in this state.
3. Persons whose substance abuse treatment is funded with federal or state monies may be referred only to a certified or licensed sober living home.
4. A state or county court shall give first consideration to a certified or licensed sober living home when making residential recommendations for individuals under its supervision.
5. A health care institution that provides substance abuse treatment and that is licensed by the department shall refer a patient or client only to a certified or licensed sober living home.
6. A behavioral health provider who is licensed pursuant to Title 32, Chapter 33 shall refer a patient or client only to a certified or licensed sober living home.