ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

57th Legislature, 2nd Regular Session

Majority Research Staff

Senate: HHS DP 5-2-0-0 | Third Read 17-9-4-0-0

House: HHS DPA 7-5-0-0

☐ Prop 105 (45 votes) ☐ Prop 108 (40 votes) ☐ Emergency (40 votes) ☐ Fiscal Note

SB 1345: health facilities; anonymous complaints; prohibition

Sponsor: Senator Werner, LD 4

Caucus & COW

Overview

Forbids the Department of Health Services (DHS) from accepting or investigating anonymous complaints against health care institutions unless the complaint is from the subject of the complaint allegation or a witness to the alleged conduct in the complaint.

History

A health care institution is defined as any place, institution, building or agency, whether organized for profit or not-for-profit, that provides facilities with medical services, nursing services, behavioral health services, health screening services or supervisory care services (A.R.S. § 36-401).

DHS is authorized to make or cause to be made inspections consistent with standard medical practice of every part of the premises of health care institutions. DHS is also authorized to conduct studies and investigations of conditions and problems in health care institutions, or any class or subclass thereof, as it relates to compliance with current statute, regulations and standards (A.R.S. § 36-406).

Provisions

1.   Prohibits DHS from accepting or investigating an anonymous complaint against a health care institution unless the complaint is from either of the following:

a.   the subject of the allegation within the complaint; or

b.   a witness to the conduct being alleged in the complaint. (Sec. 1)

Amendments

Committee on Health & Human Services

1.   Requires DHS, within 60 days after receiving an application for a health care institution license, to approve or deny the application.

2.   Requires DHS, within 30 days of receiving survey results completed by a third-party accreditation organization, to review and submit to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) for certification survey results that meet the CMS requirements.

3.   Makes conforming changes.

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