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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.

Licensing and the Arizona Ambulatory Surgery Center Association

By azdhs-admin| 2010-10-21T10:05:04-07:00 October 21st, 2010|Licensing|

The Licensing Division, Office of Medical Facilities recently presented extensive technical assistance during the Arizona Ambulatory Surgery Center Association Fall Conference this month. Staff from the Licensing Division including Tucson and Phoenix Surveyors as well as Life Safety Code Surveyors and State Architects provided information to about 180 participants. Topics included the state of current [...]

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Fresh Childcare Center Rules Go Live

By azdhs-admin| 2017-02-10T09:52:05-07:00 October 4th, 2010|Licensing, Prevention|

The new child care center standards went into effect last week. Check out our newly revamped child care licensing website, which has the latest for parents, consumers, childcare operators and others. Our Licensing, rules, and all the other ADHS experts who contributed to the new rules and did a fantastic job. Our success was directly [...]

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Licensing Stuff

By Will Humble| 2017-02-10T09:52:05-07:00 September 29th, 2010|Licensing|

Medical licensing has been busy over the last few months preparing to license Abortion Clinics. Back in 1999, a law was passed (ARS § 36-449.01 36-449.02 36-449.03) that required ADHS to license and inspect abortion providers if they provide 5 or more first-trimester abortions in a month or if they provide any 2nd or 3rd trimester abortions as an [...]

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Are Medical Marijuana Cards a Vital Record?

By Will Humble| 2010-09-24T12:36:45-07:00 September 24th, 2010|Licensing, Preparedness|

Maybe. I’ve read the Arizona Medical Marijuana Act several times with an eye toward how we’d execute it’s requirements in case it passes. One of the key decisions is figuring our which of our areas is in the best position to get the job done. I think the best place is Vital Records- at least for [...]

Licensing Customer Service

By Will Humble| 2017-02-10T09:52:07-07:00 September 22nd, 2010|Licensing|

Our Office of Assisted Living Licensure has developed several classes to help assisted living providers to better follow our quality assurance rules for assisted living facilities. Over the past year, surveyors have presented monthly classes on Medication Rules and a refresher class on the Administration of Medications for caregivers and managers. A new presentation on the rules for [...]

“Health Tourism”

By Will Humble| 2017-02-10T09:52:08-07:00 September 15th, 2010|General, Licensing|

I attended the “First Forum of Health and Retirement Tourism” at the beginning of September in Alamos, Sonora. The meeting was part of a Sonora’s health tourism initiative that’s focused on improving the retirement infrastructure, providing more opportunities for “Baby Boomers” to retire in Sonora. They also have a goal of building an infrastructure for [...]

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Abortion Clinic Inspections

By Will Humble| 2010-08-30T17:28:50-07:00 August 30th, 2010|Licensing|

In 1999 a bill was passed to regulate abortion clinics. Before the law could take effect, a lawsuit was filed that “stayed” the regulation of abortion clinics until a settlement agreement could be finalized with the Department and the plaintiffs. Last year the settlement agreement was finalized and the Department was able to write rules [...]

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Mental Health ED Visits

By Will Humble| 2010-08-03T15:24:39-07:00 August 3rd, 2010|Behavioral Health, Licensing|

Did you know that nearly 1/8 of all emergency department visits in the US are because of a mental disorder, substance abuse problem or both? A new federal report found that depression and other mood disorders accounted for 43% of behavioral health visits, 26% were for anxiety disorders and 23% involved alcohol-related problems. These data are [...]

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Updating AZ Childcare Center Standards

By Will Humble| 2010-06-15T15:28:07-07:00 June 15th, 2010|Licensing|

You probably remember how we shifted from general funds to fee-based inspection programs. The most controversial fee increase was for child care facilities, as the costs of inspecting child care facilities had been almost entirely subsidized by the state’s general fund. In the end, we found a way to use alternative funding sources to provide [...]

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Proposition 100

By Will Humble| 2010-05-14T09:22:07-07:00 May 14th, 2010|General, Licensing, Preparedness, Prevention|

Next Tuesday is the Special Election for Proposition 100. It’s a 3-year, 1 cent sales tax that would benefit education, public safety and health services. According to Section 149 of the budget bill that was passed last session, “If proposition 100 is not approved by the voters at the May 18, 2010 special election, notwithstanding any [...]

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