Arizona Laws 36-545.03. Payment of costs and expenses by person hospitalized in private or voluntary nonprofit facility
All costs in connection with a patient hospitalized in a private or voluntary nonprofit facility, including costs for evaluation, shall be borne by the patient, his parents, spouse, guardian or estate and shall not be a charge against the state or county except as provided in Section 36-545.05.
Terms Used In Arizona Laws 36-545.03
- Evaluation: means :
(a) A professional multidisciplinary analysis that may include firsthand observations or remote observations by interactive audiovisual media and that is based on data describing the person's identity, biography and medical, psychological and social conditions carried out by a group of persons consisting of at least the following:
(i) Two licensed physicians who are qualified psychiatrists, if possible, or at least experienced in psychiatric matters, who shall examine and report their findings independently. See Arizona Laws 36-501
- Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
- including: means not limited to and is not a term of exclusion. See Arizona Laws 1-215
- Patient: means any person who is undergoing examination, evaluation or behavioral or mental health treatment under this chapter. See Arizona Laws 36-501