Arizona Laws 36-545.04. Costs of court proceedings; compensation for evaluation and testimony
A. Except as provided in this chapter, costs of court proceedings and cost of services provided by a county pursuant to article 4 are a charge against the county in which the patient resided or was found before hospitalization. The clerk of the superior court in the county where the proceedings are held shall certify to the board of supervisors of the county where the patient resided or was found before hospitalization that such proceedings were held and the amount of the balance of the incurred costs.
Terms Used In Arizona Laws 36-545.04
- Court: means the superior court in the county in this state in which the patient resides or was found before screening or emergency admission under this title. See Arizona Laws 36-501
- Patient: means any person who is undergoing examination, evaluation or behavioral or mental health treatment under this chapter. See Arizona Laws 36-501
- Person: includes a corporation, company, partnership, firm, association or society, as well as a natural person. See Arizona Laws 1-215
- Psychiatric and mental health nurse practitioner: means a registered nurse practitioner as defined in section 32-1601 who has completed an adult or family psychiatric and mental health nurse practitioner program and who is certified as an adult or family psychiatric and mental health nurse practitioner by the state board of nursing. See Arizona Laws 36-501
- Psychologist: means a person who is licensed under Title 32, Chapter 19. See Arizona Laws 36-501
- Social worker: means a person who has completed two years of graduate training in social work in a program approved by the council of social work education and who has experience in mental health. See Arizona Laws 36-501
B. If a physician, psychologist, psychiatric and mental health nurse practitioner or social worker is not otherwise compensated for evaluating a person or for testifying at a hearing, or both, the physician, psychologist, nurse practitioner or social worker shall be paid by the county, an amount determined reasonable by the court, subject to the same limitations as imposed on compensation for attorneys in hearings, as provided by section 13-4013. These payments shall be made as a part of the costs of court proceedings as in subsection A of this section.