SB 1264
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ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Fifty-seventh Legislature
First Regular Session
Senate: APPROP DPA/SE 8-1-1-0 | 3
rd
Read: 24-4-1-1
SB 1264: regional medical center; appropriation
S/E: inmates; conditional release; nursing institutions
Sponsor: Senator Dunn, LD 25
Committee on Government
Overview
Allows certain inmates with specified health conditions to be placed in a nursing care
institution.
History
The Department of Corrections' (DOC) responsibilities encompass the various institutions,
facilities and programs which are part of the correctional program. The DOC is also
responsible for providing supervisory staff and administrative functions relating to the
institutionalization, rehabilitation and community supervision functions of all adult
offenders (A.R.S. § 41-1602).
A nursing care institution is a healthcare institution that provides inpatient beds or resident
beds and nursing services to people who need continuous nursing services but do not require
hospital care or direct daily care from a physician (A.R.S. § 36-401).
Provisions
1. Authorizes the director of the DOC to release an inmate from custody into the placement
of a nursing care institution if an inmate:
a) suffers from a terminal condition or disease and requires palliative or end-of-life care.
b) is so debilitated or incapacitated by a terminal condition or disease that they require
continuous care or is physically incapable of presenting a danger to themselves or
others if released. (Sec. 1)
2. Requires the director to periodically review the medical records of each inmate who is
released to verify the inmate continues to meet the eligibility requirements. (Sec. 1)
3. Specifies that if the director determines an inmate no longer meets the eligibility
requirements, the inmate must be returned to the custody of the DOC. (Sec. 1)
4. Prohibits inmates convicted of first degree murder from being eligible for release under
this measure. (Sec. 1)
5. Defines nursing care institution. (Sec. 1)
☐ Prop 105 (45 votes) ☐ Prop 108 (40 votes) ☐ Emergency (40 votes) ☐ Fiscal Note