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Here you will find topics ranging from current events that affect public health in Arizona to overall information about the Arizona Department of Health Services

New Laws Related to our Mission

By azdhs-admin| 2017-02-10T09:51:49-07:00 April 25th, 2011|Behavioral Health, General, Licensing, Preparedness, Prevention|

The Legislature completed the Regular Session last week. They've passed numerous bills. The Governor has signed many of them, but some are still waiting for her consideration and signature. Below are the new laws that have been signed by the Governor that are related to our mission: HB 2585: Controlled Substances; Marijuana; Monitoring This law requires [...]

Final Medical Marijuana Rules Filed with the Secretary of State

By azdhs-admin| 2011-04-22T14:23:44-07:00 April 22nd, 2011|General|

We filed our official rules for regulating medical marijuana with the Secretary of State last week. The official rules include a few clarifications that weren’t in the set of unofficial rules that we posted on March 28. The clarifications are reflected in the Arizona Medical Marijuana Rules, Medical Marijuana Act AZ Statutes and the Frequently [...]

Earth Day

By azdhs-admin| 2011-04-22T08:27:59-07:00 April 22nd, 2011|General|

Make sure you check out our maturing community garden on the east side of the 1740 building. The tomatoes are doing very well and producing now. I ate some celery yesterday which was good too. New plants are showing up all the time as folks pitch in. If you have a garden at home or [...]

Turning 50

By azdhs-admin| 2011-04-16T16:43:22-07:00 April 16th, 2011|General, Prevention|

Two things happen when you turn 50. First, you start getting invitations to join the AARP in the mail every couple of weeks (until they give up). Second, your doctor tells you it’s time for your colonoscopy screening. That’s the one that puts a lump in your throat. At 51, I finally bit the bullet [...]

Medical Marijuana Registration Website

By azdhs-admin| 2011-04-14T11:46:40-07:00 April 14th, 2011|General|

We've had a lot of traffic on our Medical Marijuana Registration webpage today - some of you may have had some difficulty uploading photos or had a "session expired" message pop up. Thanks to your help, we're working to resolve these bumps in the road. If you have had problems this morning, you may want [...]

Opening Day for Medical Marijuana

By azdhs-admin| 2011-04-14T09:04:43-07:00 April 14th, 2011|General|

Today was Opening Day for the Arizona Medical Marijuana Act. We rolled out our brand-new website at 8 a.m. today and began processing applications for Qualifying Patient and Designated Caregiver Registry Identification Cards. The system went live at 8:00 a.m. and we completed our first qualified patient card at about 8:30. Our first applicant was a [...]

ADHS & the State Budget

By azdhs-admin| 2017-02-10T09:51:50-07:00 April 8th, 2011|General|

As you have probably already heard, Legislature has passed and the Governor has signed a series of budget bills. One thing I know everyone will be glad to hear is that the remaining scheduled mandatory furlough days for this fiscal year and next are canceled. However, individual agencies have the option of using furloughs if necessary (I [...]

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MM Tribal Consultation

By azdhs-admin| 2011-04-07T08:41:04-07:00 April 7th, 2011|General|

Michael Allison has set up a Tribal Consultation meeting regarding Medical Marijuana to get input and advice from our tribal partners on the new medical marijuana law. There are a whole host of questions to consider, everything from whether any tribes intend to adopt the new law and whether they would ever be interested in [...]

Health Homes Planning Grant Approved

By azdhs-admin| 2011-04-05T08:50:33-07:00 April 5th, 2011|General|

Last week I wrote about how we and AHCCCS applied for a Health Homes Planning Grant from the US Dept. of Health & Human Services to improve the health status of folks with serious mental illnesses by improving case management, care coordination, health promotion, transitional care, individual and family support, referral to necessary services, and the [...]

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Open Letter to Arizona Physicians on Medical Marijuana

By azdhs-admin| 2017-02-10T09:51:50-07:00 April 4th, 2011|General|

Laura Nelson, M.D.. Chief Medical Officer, Arizona Department of Health Services Will Humble, Director, Arizona Department of Health ServicesThank you for your interest in the effective implementation of the AZ Medical Marijuana Act. We realize that many Arizona physicians may not yet feel comfortable with or fully informed about medicinal marijuana. It is likely that [...]

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