appropriation; behavioral health patient brokering

Plain English Breakdown

The exact calendar date of effectiveness is not specified in the provided text, only that it follows the general effective date rule.

Funding for Behavioral Health Patient Brokering Investigations

This bill provides $1 million from state funds in fiscal year 2027 to the Maricopa County Attorney's Office to investigate behavioral health patient brokering.

What This Bill Does

• Sets aside $1,000,000 from the State General Fund for fiscal year 2026-2027.
• Sends this money to the State Treasurer for distribution.
• Directs funds specifically to the Maricopa County Attorney's Office.
• Requires that the office use these funds only for investigations relating to behavioral health patient brokering.

Who It Names or Affects

• The Arizona State General Fund, which provides the money.
• The State Treasurer, who handles the distribution of funds.
• The Maricopa County Attorney's Office, which receives and uses the funding for investigations.

Terms To Know

Patient brokering

Offering or receiving money, bonuses, rebates, kickbacks, bribes, or split-fee arrangements in exchange for referring patients to sober living homes or substance use disorder treatment facilities.

State General Fund

The main account where the state keeps tax revenue and other income to pay for government services.

Limits and Unknowns

• This bill only provides funding; it does not change existing laws about what counts as illegal patient brokering.
• The money is limited to investigations by the Maricopa County Attorney's Office, even though the law applies statewide.

Official Summary Text

SB1114 - 572R - Senate Fact Sheet

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ARIZONA STATE SENATE

Fifty-Seventh
Legislature, Second Regular Session

FACT SHEET FOR
s.b. 1114

appropriation;
behavioral health patient brokering

Purpose

Appropriates
$1,000,000 in FY 2027 from the state General Fund (state GF) to the State
Treasurer for distribution to the Maricopa County Attorney's Office for
investigations relating to behavioral health patient brokering.

Background

Arizona law
prohibits certain patient brokering practices related to sober living homes and
substance use disorder treatment facilities. Specifically, a person, including
a health care provider, behavioral health professional, health care institution
or sober living home, may not offer, pay, solicit or receive any commission,
bonus, rebate, kickback or bribe, directly or indirectly, or engage in any split-fee
arrangement, in any form whatsoever, in return for: 1) referring patients or
clients to or from a sober living home or a substance use disorder treatment
facility; or 2) accepting or acknowledging the enrollment of a patient or
client for substance use disorder services at a sober living home.

A person who
commits unlawful patient brokering as outlined is guilty of: 1) a class 3
felony if the consideration has a value of $1,000 or more; 2) a class 4 felony
if the consideration has a value between $100 and $1,000; or 3) a class 6
felony if the consideration has a value of $100 or less (
A.R.S.
� 13-3730
).

S.B. 1114
appropriates $1,000,000 in FY 2027 from the state GF to the State Treasurer for
distribution to the Maricopa County Attorney's Office.

Provisions

1.

Appropriates $1,000,000 in FY 2027 from the state GF to the State
Treasurer for distribution to the Maricopa County Attorney's Office for
investigations relating to behavioral health patient brokering.

2.

Becomes effective on the general effective date. �

Prepared by Senate Research

January 26, 2026

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Current Bill Text

SB1114 - 572R - S Ver

Senate Engrossed

appropriation;
behavioral health patient brokering

State of Arizona

Senate

Fifty-seventh Legislature

Second Regular Session

2026

SENATE BILL 1114

AN
ACT

appropriating monies to the state treasurer.

(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)

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

Section 1.
Appropriation;
state treasurer; Maricopa county attorney's office; behavioral health patient
brokering

The sum of $1,000,000 is appropriated
from the state general fund in fiscal year 2026-2027 to the state treasurer for
distribution to the Maricopa county attorney's office for investigations
relating to behavioral health patient brokering.