2005 Arizona Revised Statutes - Revised Statutes §36-3410  Regional behavioral health authorities; contracts; monthly  summaries; inspection; copying fee; children\'s behavioral health services; transfers; prohibition

A. If the department contracts with behavioral health contractors which would act as regional behavioral health authorities or directly with a service provider for behavioral health services, the department and each behavioral health contractor or service provider shall prepare and make available monthly summary statements, in a format prescribed by the department, that separately detail by title XIX and nontitle XIX and by service category and service type, as defined by contract with the department, the number of clients served, the units of service provided and the state and federal monies distributed through the department to each regional behavioral health authority or direct contract service provider and the amounts distributed by each regional behavioral health authority or direct contract service provider to their subcontractors. The director may require additional information in the monthly statement which the director determines to be critical for proper regulation and oversight of the regional behavioral health authority or the direct contract service provider.

B. In the contracts specified under subsection A of this section, the department may include a provision to charge for services provided at the state hospital. The charges are only for clients on whose behalf the contractor has been paid by the department.

C. The summaries and the contracts on which they are based are open to public inspection. The department and each regional behavioral health authority or direct contract service provider shall make the summaries available for inspection and copying at the office of each regional behavioral health authority or direct contract service provider and at the department.

D. The department and a regional behavioral health authority or direct contract service provider shall charge a copying fee which is not in excess of the actual cost of reproduction or the amount charged by the secretary of state pursuant to section 41-126, whichever is less.

E. Copying fees received by the department, pursuant to subsection D of this section, shall be placed in the state general fund.

F. Monies appropriated for fiscal year 2001-2002 and each fiscal year thereafter for children's behavioral health services shall be spent on services only as prescribed by the appropriation and may not be used for any other purpose.