Bill Text: AZ SB1584 | 2024 | Fifty-sixth Legislature 2nd Regular | Introduced

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Bill Title: Inpatient hospital services; formulary

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-02-06 - Senate read second time [SB1584 Detail]

Download: Arizona-2024-SB1584-Introduced.html

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REFERENCE TITLE: inpatient hospital services; formulary

 

 

 

 

State of Arizona

Senate

Fifty-sixth Legislature

Second Regular Session

2024

 

 

 

SB 1584

 

Introduced by

Senator Wadsack

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

An Act

 

amending title 36, chapter 4, article 2, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 36-434.02; relating to health care institutions.

 

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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

Section 1. Title 36, chapter 4, article 2, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 36-434.02, to read:

START_STATUTE36-434.02. Inpatient hospital services; clozapine; treatment-resistant schizophrenia

A hospital that provides inpatient hospital services shall have clozapine available for patients who have treatment-resistant schizophrenia. The hospital shall follow the risk evaluation and mitigation strategies associated with clozapine and maintain treatment without requiring excessive patient testing.END_STATUTE