SB 1609 — AHCCCS; personal health information

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health facilities) State of Arizona Senate Fifty-sixth Legislature Second Regular Session CHAPTER 200 SENATE BILL 1609 AN ACT AMENDING TITLE 36, CHAPTER 4,29, ARTICLE 2,1, ARIZONA REVISED STATUTES, BY ADDING SECTIONSECTIONS 36-425.10;36-2903.14, 36-2903.15 AND 36-2903.16;

AMENDING TITLE 36, CHAPTER 29, ARTICLE 1, ARIZONA REVISED STATUTES, BY ADDING SECTIONS 36-2903.14 AND 36-2903.15;

Title 36, chapter 4,29, article 2,1, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding sectionsections 36-425.10,36-2903.14, 36-2903.15 and 36-2903.16, to read:

36-425.10.

Patients with serious mental illness;

transfer or discharge;

medications;

documentation IF A PATIENT WITH A SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS IS TRANSFERRED OR DISCHARGED FROM A HEALTH CARE INSTITUTION TO ANOTHER HEALTH CARE INSTITUTION, RESIDENTIAL PLACEMENT OR GROUP HOME, THE HEALTH CARE INSTITUTION THAT IS TRANSFERRING OR DISCHARGING THE PATIENT SHALL PROVIDE TO THE PATIENT A THIRTY-DAY SUPPLY OF ALL MEDICATIONS, BOTH PRESCRIPTION AND OVER-THE-COUNTER, THE PATIENT WAS GIVEN IN THE PREVIOUS TEN DAYS THAT ARE ONGOING OR TO BE TAKEN AS NEEDED.

EACH MEDICATION MUST INCLUDE CLEAR DOCUMENTED INSTRUCTIONS THAT ARE SIGNED BY THE PATIENT OR THE PATIENT'S PARENT OR GUARDIAN, THE DISCHARGE TEAM AND THE INTAKE TEAM.

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Title 36, chapter 29, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding sections 36-2903.14 and 36-2903.15, to read:

-36-2903.16. 1 - S.B.

1609Patients Sec.with a designation of serious mental illness;

3.discharge;

list of medications A HEALTH CARE INSTITUTION THAT PROVIDES INPATIENT BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES TO A PATIENT WITH A DESIGNATION OF SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS BY THE ADMINISTRATION SHALL PROVIDE, ON THE PATIENT'S DISCHARGE, AN ACCURATE LIST OF ALL NECESSARY MEDICATIONS, INCLUDING PSYCHIATRIC MEDICATIONS AND ALL OTHER PRESCRIPTION MEDICATIONS AND OVER-THE-COUNTER MEDICATIONS, THAT ARE TO BE TAKEN REGULARLY OR TO BE TAKEN AS NEEDED.

THE DISCHARGING HEALTH CARE INSTITUTION SHALL PROVIDE THE LIST TO THE PATIENT OR THE PATIENT'S REPRESENTATIVE AND TO A DESIGNATED PERSON FROM THE RESIDENTIAL CARE INSTITUTION OR HEALTH CARE INSTITUTION THAT IS TO PROVIDE OUTPATIENT BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES TO THE PATIENT AS IDENTIFIED BY THE DISCHARGING - 1 - S.B.

1609 HEALTH CARE INSTITUTION THAT PROVIDED INPATIENT BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES TO THE PATIENT.

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Arizona health care cost containment system administration;

requirements and processes;

inpatient psychiatric facility discharges The Arizona health care cost containment system administration shall establish requirements, through rulemaking if necessary, regarding the discharge of Arizona health care cost containment system members with a designation of serious mental illness from inpatient psychiatric facilities.

The discharge requirements shall identify processes and the responsible entities to ensure continuity of care for Arizona health care cost containment system members on discharge, including psychiatric and nonpsychiatric medications for which the administration or its contractors is the primary payor.

The processes shall include verification against the Arizona health care cost containment system member's treatment plan of medication doses, schedules, quantities and routes of administration by qualified members of the Arizona health care cost containment system member's inpatient and outpatient treatment teams.

APPROVED BY THE GOVERNOR MAY 29, 2024.

FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE MAY 29, 2024.