Arizona § 36-3431 - Comprehensive behavioral health service system for children; administration duties

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§ 36-3431. Comprehensive behavioral health service system for children; administration duties

A. The administration shall develop and implement a comprehensive behavioral health service system for children that includes the following:

1. Annual needs assessment and resource assessment studies.

2. Annual planning to develop policy issues, programs and services.

3. Community education to increase public awareness of the needs of children.

4. Centralized and coordinated screening and intake.

5. Coordinated case management.

6. A continuum of treatment services, which may include the following:

(a) Home-based services.

(b) Prevention and early intervention.

(c) Psychological evaluation and consultation.

(d) Ancillary support services.

(e) Crisis intervention.

(f) Outpatient counseling.

(g) Independent living services.

(h) Secure residential treatment services for seriously emotionally disturbed children.

(i) Residential treatment services for children's substance abuse.

(j) Psychiatric hospitalization services.

7. Evaluation that determines both cost effectiveness and client outcome.

B. Subject to legislative appropriation, the administration shall maintain the system identified in subsection A of this section.

C. For the purposes of developing needs assessments and resource assessments and for planning, the administration may consult and coordinate with any state agency established for that purpose.

 

Source: official Arizona text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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