{"data":{"id":"us-az/a.r.s.-36-550.06","jurisdiction":"us-az","citation":"A.R.S. § 36-550.06","heading":"Client eligibility","body":"A. The seriously mentally ill are eligible for services under this article if they comply with the eligibility screening and application process prescribed in section 36-3408, and under any of the following circumstances:\n\n1. They voluntarily seek the services.\n\n2. The regional behavioral health authority receives a request for these services from a guardian who is authorized to consent to inpatient treatment pursuant to section 14-5312.01.\n\n3. A court orders that they receive the services.\n\n4. The chief medical officer of the Arizona state hospital recommends they receive such services.\n\nB. Programs and services identified in section 36-550.05 may include purchase of care support payments to persons to supplement social security, supplemental security income or United States department of veterans affairs disability payments, and client fees when available.","path":["Title 36 Public Health and Safety"],"source_url":"https://www.azleg.gov/ars/36/00550-06.htm","current_through":"2026-09-04","vintage":"2026-08-09","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T00:49:56Z","sha256":"2869e586ca82b5aac17e32920ec5df05f5e6656bfc1d984f160c08c237c92fa2","source_id":"us-az","stale":true,"prev":"us-az/a.r.s.-36-550.05","next":"us-az/a.r.s.-36-550.07"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}