Licensing – Page 13 – AZ Dept. of Health Services Director's Blog

Items in this category apply to the ADHS Licensing Division. ADHS is required to license medical, long term care and behavioral health treatment facilities. ADHS also licenses Child Care Facilities and Homes, as well as a few special professions. ADHS licenses emergency medical personnel as well, but that is through Preparedness.

Scorpions!

By azdhs-admin| 2017-02-10T09:51:37-07:00 August 10th, 2011|Licensing, Preparedness|

Here in the Sonoran Desert monsoon season = scorpion season. There are more than 56 species of scorpions in Arizona- but only one- the bark scorpion is of any public health significance. The problem is that it’s the most common scorpion found in Arizona homes. Since you live in the bark scorpion's territory, you probably have them around [...]

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Cottage Industry Foods Rulemaking

By azdhs-admin| 2011-07-29T16:13:14-07:00 July 29th, 2011|Licensing, Preparedness, Prevention|

We were excited to roll out the new cottage industry food law last week because it provides new fundraising and self-employment for folks. Our brand-new cottage industry food website lays out some of the information folks will need to turn the key- including sample recipe’s and labels, ingredient templates, and how to get a food handler [...]

Empower White-Paper

By azdhs-admin| 2011-07-29T08:40:43-07:00 July 29th, 2011|Licensing, Prevention|

In the fall of 2009, faced with a 3 billion dollar budget shortfall, the state of Arizona eliminated funding for licensing services from the budget of the Arizona Department of Health Services. We were given the authority to self-fund these services by passing the costs of providing this critical public health service back to the [...]

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EMS Service Contract Guidance

By azdhs-admin| 2012-11-16T10:42:42-07:00 July 28th, 2011|Licensing, Preparedness|

Our Emergency Medical Services team created a new guidance document last week to inform interested parties about the criteria we use when reviewing contracts between EMS providers and local jurisdictions. The document provides an overview of our goals relating to political subdivision contracts; our statutory and regulatory authority related to political subdivision contracts; the process and methods used by the Department for [...]

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Assisted Living Team Makes a Difference

By azdhs-admin| 2011-07-26T09:36:18-07:00 July 26th, 2011|General, Licensing|

A survey team from our assisted living office went into an Assisted Living Center in Mesa in response to multiple complaints and concerns from family, residents and from the Arizona Long Term Care System (ALTCS) providers last December. As a result of the four day inspection, the facility was put on a provisional license pending [...]

Let’s Get Kids Off to a Healthy Start

By azdhs-admin| 2017-02-10T09:51:38-07:00 July 19th, 2011|Licensing, Prevention|

We know from research that the first five years of a child’s life are incredibly important. The brain is still being formed, and we have the chance to impact a kid’s whole life by building a strong foundation. One of the best places for public health to get involved is through child care. At ADHS, [...]

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Border Health Partnerships

By azdhs-admin| 2017-02-10T09:51:41-07:00 July 12th, 2011|General, Licensing, Preparedness, Prevention|

A few weeks ago I blogged about the June plenary session of the Arizona Mexico Commission called Arizona & Sonora: Gateway for Innovation. The conference provided an opportunity to move forward a bi-national agenda supported by Arizona and Sonora. The health committee discussed regional approaches to valley fever surveillance, burn patient infrastructure, substance abuse, TB, border [...]

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Extreme Heat Water Drive

By azdhs-admin| 2017-02-10T09:51:43-07:00 June 30th, 2011|Behavioral Health, General, Licensing, Preparedness, Prevention|

This has been a super hot week- and we’ve even had a couple of extreme heat warnings in the southern deserts with more to come this holiday weekend (it might get to 120o Saturday). Homeless folks have the highest risk for heat-related illness because they have limited access to cool spaces and finding water to drink [...]

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Providing Transparent Inspection Results is a Key to Effective Compliance

By azdhs-admin| 2017-02-10T09:51:43-07:00 June 29th, 2011|Licensing|

Our Division of Licensing Services monitors a wide range of facilities including hospitals, assisted living and skilled nursing centers, behavioral health facilities, child care facilities, and group homes for folks with developmental disabilities. Our teams of surveyors conduct inspections, on-site surveys, and complaint investigations to make sure all of our licensed facilities promote quality care [...]

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New Child Care Website

By azdhs-admin| 2011-06-29T08:59:44-07:00 June 29th, 2011|Licensing|

Our cross-cutting team from Childcare Licensure and IT have been overhauling the Childcare Licensing Website over the last few weeks- and the new site went live this week. We’re very excited about the changes. After the “face lift” it got 18 months ago, I didn’t know what to expect next – which is just as [...]

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