REFERENCE TITLE: competency restoration costs; state responsibility

State of Arizona House of Representatives Fifty-first Legislature Second Regular Session 2014

HB 2200

Introduced by Representatives Gabaldón, Cardenas, Contreras, Dalessandro, Peshlakai: Campbell, Escamilla, Gallego, Gonzales, Hernández, Miranda, Quezada, Saldate, Steele, Senator Ableser

 

AN ACT

 

repealing laws 2013, first special session, chapter 10, section 18; relating to competency restoration costs.

 

 

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

Section 1.  Repeal

Laws 2013, first special session, chapter 10, section 18 is repealed.

Sec. 2.  Department of health services; refund of monies

The department of health services shall refund all monies that were paid by a city or county to the department of health services in fiscal year 2013‑2014 for a defendant's inpatient competency restoration treatment pursuant to section 13‑4512, Arizona Revised Statutes.

Sec. 3.  Retroactivity

Section 1 of this act is effective retroactively to from and after September 11, 2013.

Sec. 4.  Emergency

This act is an emergency measure that is necessary to preserve the public peace, health or safety and is operative immediately as provided by law.