A.R.S. tit. 36 ch. 41 — Arizona Revised Statutes Title 36 Chapter 41 — Trauma Recovery Centers

36-4101. Definitions In this article, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. "Department" means the department of health services. 2. "Director" means the director of the department. 3. "Trauma recovery center" means a treatment center that provides at least the following resources, treatments and recovery services to crime victims: (a) Mental health services. (b) Assertive community-based outreach and clinical case management. (c) Coordination of care among medical and mental health care providers, law enforcement agencies and other social services. (d) Services to family members of homicide victims. (e) A multidisciplinary staff of clinicians that includes psychiatrists, psychologists and social workers and may include case managers and peer counselors. 36-4102. Trauma recovery center fund; exemption; grants A. The trauma recovery center fund is established consisting of legislative appropriations, grants and contributions. The director shall administer the fund for the purposes prescribed in this article. Monies in the fund are subject to legislative appropriation and are exempt from the provisions of section 35-190 relating to lapsing of appropriations. B. The department, in consultation with a national alliance that supports trauma recovery centers, shall establish priorities for the fund. The department shall spend monies in the fund to provide grants to trauma recovery centers. C. To be eligible to receive a grant pursuant to this section, a trauma recovery center must adhere to the guidelines for operating and implementing trauma recovery centers developed by a national alliance of trauma recovery centers. 36-4103. Annual report On or before October 1 of each year, the department shall provide an annual report to the governor, the speaker of the house of representatives and the president of the senate that includes information from each trauma recovery center that receives grant monies pursuant to this article on the population served. The department shall provide a copy of the report to the secretary of state.