A. The director shall develop and implement an evaluation system that includes program planning and development, fiscal and data management and contract administration.

Terms Used In Arizona Laws 36-550.04

  • Administration: means the Arizona health care cost containment system administration. See Arizona Laws 36-550
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Director: means the director of the administration. See Arizona Laws 36-550
  • Evaluation: means :

    (a) A professional multidisciplinary analysis that may include firsthand observations or remote observations by interactive audiovisual media and that is based on data describing the person's identity, biography and medical, psychological and social conditions carried out by a group of persons consisting of at least the following:

    (i) Two licensed physicians who are qualified psychiatrists, if possible, or at least experienced in psychiatric matters, who shall examine and report their findings independently. See Arizona Laws 36-501

B. A county that desires to contract with the administration to deliver programs and services as provided by this article may initiate such a contract on a majority vote of the county’s board of supervisors. The contract may be implemented directly by the county or indirectly by contract with other public or private nonprofit agencies.

C. Any county contracting with the administration shall meet the evaluation requirements established by the director pursuant to subsection A of this section.