Arizona Laws 36-439.02. Colocators; collaborating outpatient treatment centers; requirements
In addition to any other requirements of this chapter, colocators at a collaborating outpatient treatment center shall:
Terms Used In Arizona Laws 36-439.02
- Collaborating outpatient treatment center: means a licensed outpatient treatment center or an exempt outpatient treatment center that has a written agreement with one or more outpatient treatment centers or exempt health care providers or licensed counseling facilities that requires the collaborating outpatient treatment center to be liable and responsible pursuant to written policies for all common areas that one or more colocators use. See Arizona Laws 36-439
- Colocator: means an exempt health care provider, an exempt outpatient treatment center or a governing authority operating as an outpatient treatment center or a licensed counseling facility that may share common areas and nontreatment personnel with another colocator pursuant to an agreement as prescribed in this article. See Arizona Laws 36-439
- Nontreatment personnel: means employees, agents, students, interns or independent contractors who provide services to an outpatient treatment center colocator that do not entail medical, nursing or behavioral health assessment or treatment. See Arizona Laws 36-439
- Supervision: means directly overseeing and inspecting the act of accomplishing a function or activity. See Arizona Laws 36-401
1. Designate which outpatient treatment center will act as the collaborating outpatient treatment center and be liable and responsible for the health, safety, cleanliness and maintenance of all common areas and the supervision and training of all shared nontreatment personnel pursuant to written policies of the collaborating outpatient treatment center.
2. Designate which areas are considered common areas and which personnel are designated as shared nontreatment personnel.
3. Designate the associated licensed providers.
4. Ensure that medical records that are located in common areas or shared by colocators are maintained pursuant to all federal and state confidentiality laws. A colocator may have access to a patient’s medical records only if the patient has consented.