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ARIZONA STATE SENATE
Fifty-Seventh Legislature, Second Regular Session
appropriation; behavioral health patient brokering
Purpose
Appropriates $1,000,000 in FY 2027 from the state General Fund (state GF) to the State Treasurer for distribution to the Maricopa County Attorney's Office for investigations relating to behavioral health patient brokering.
Background
Arizona law prohibits certain patient brokering practices related to sober living homes and substance use disorder treatment facilities. Specifically, a person, including a health care provider, behavioral health professional, health care institution or sober living home, may not offer, pay, solicit or receive any commission, bonus, rebate, kickback or bribe, directly or indirectly, or engage in any split-fee arrangement, in any form whatsoever, in return for: 1) referring patients or clients to or from a sober living home or a substance use disorder treatment facility; or 2) accepting or acknowledging the enrollment of a patient or client for substance use disorder services at a sober living home.
A person who commits unlawful patient brokering as outlined is guilty of: 1) a class 3 felony if the consideration has a value of $1,000 or more; 2) a class 4 felony if the consideration has a value between $100 and $1,000; or 3) a class 6 felony if the consideration has a value of $100 or less (A.R.S. § 13-3730).
S.B. 1114 appropriates $1,000,000 in FY 2027 from the state GF to the State Treasurer for distribution to the Maricopa County Attorney's Office.
Provisions
1. Appropriates $1,000,000 in FY 2027 from the state GF to the State Treasurer for distribution to the Maricopa County Attorney's Office for investigations relating to behavioral health patient brokering.
2. Becomes effective on the general effective date.
Prepared by Senate Research
January 26, 2026
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