Arizona Laws 36-2061. Definitions
In this article, unless the context otherwise requires:
Terms Used In Arizona Laws 36-2061
- Administration: means the Arizona health care cost containment system administration. See Arizona Laws 36-2021
- Department: means the department of health services. See Arizona Laws 36-2021
- Treatment: means the broad range of emergency, outpatient, intermediate and inpatient services and care, including diagnostic evaluation, medical, psychiatric, psychological and social service care, vocational rehabilitation and career counseling, which may be extended to alcoholics and intoxicated persons. See Arizona Laws 36-2021
- United States: includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Arizona Laws 1-215
1. "Certifying organization" means an organization that certifies homes as sober living homes and is affiliated with a national organization recognized by the department whose primary function is to improve access to and the quality of sober living residences through standards, education, research and advocacy.
2. "Medication-assisted treatment" means the use of pharmacological medications that are approved by the United States food and drug administration, in combination with counseling and behavioral therapies, to provide a whole patient approach to the treatment of substance use disorders.
3. "Sober living home" means any premises, place or building that provides alcohol-free or drug-free housing and that:
(a) Promotes independent living and life skills development.
(b) May provide activities that are directed primarily toward recovery from substance use disorders.
(c) Provides a supervised setting to a group of unrelated individuals who are recovering from substance use disorders.
(d) Does not provide any medical or clinical services or medication administration on-site, except for verification of abstinence.