HB 2944
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ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Fifty-seventh Legislature
First Regular Session
House: HHS DP 12-0-0-0
HB 2944: inpatient treatment days; computation; exclusion
Sponsor: Representative Hernandez A, LD 20
House Engrossed
Overview
Specifies that in computing the number of inpatient treatment days available to a patient,
any time the patient spent in a jail or prison must be excluded.
History
The maximum period of inpatient treatment that the court may order, subject to limitations,
are as follows: 1) ninety days for a person found to be a danger to self; 2) 180 days for a person
found to be a danger to others; 3) 180 days for a person found to have a persistent or acute
disability; and 4) 365 days for a person found to have a grave disability (A.R.S. § 36-540).
Provisions
1. Excludes any time a patient spent in a jail or prison when computing the number of
inpatient treatments days available to a patient. (Sec. 2)
2. Makes technical changes. (Sec. 1)
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