Arizona SB 1248: technical correction; home health agencies.

Bill Text

SB1248 - 562R - I Ver 

 REFERENCE TITLE: technical correction; home health agencies.

 State of Arizona

 Senate

 Fifty-sixth Legislature

 Second Regular Session

 2024

 SB 1248

 Introduced by 

 Senator 
 Hatathlie

An 
Act

amending section 36-425.01, Arizona 
Revised Statutes; relating to health care institutions. 

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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

Section 1. Section 36-425.01, Arizona Revised 
Statutes, is amended to read:

START_STATUTE36-425.01. Home health agencies; licensure; definition

A. The department by rule shall license home health 
agencies. The department shall prescribe a licensure period that 
does not exceed two years.

B. In lieu of a state licensure survey, the 
department shall issue a license to a home health agency that submits an 
application prescribed by the department and that meets the following 
requirements:

1. Is certified as a home health agency by medicare.

2. Is licensed by the department for at least one 
year.

3. Meets All department 
licensure requirements.

C. The department shall retain full authority over 
licensed home health agencies to ensure that licensure requirements are 
maintained.

D. For the purposes of this section, "home 
health agency" has the same meaning as prescribed in 
section 36-151. END_STATUTE