appropriation; behavioral health patient brokering

Plain English Breakdown

The bill summary does not provide details on the consequences of investigations or how many cases can be covered by the funding.

Behavioral Health Patient Brokering Investigation Funding

This bill provides $1,000,000 from the state General Fund in fiscal year 2026-2027 to help the Maricopa County Attorney's Office investigate illegal patient brokering practices related to behavioral health services.

What This Bill Does

• Appropriates $1,000,000 from the state General Fund for distribution by the State Treasurer to the Maricopa County Attorney's Office.
• The funds are used to conduct investigations into illegal patient brokering practices in behavioral health care.

Who It Names or Affects

• People and businesses involved in sober living homes and substance use disorder treatment facilities.
• The Maricopa County Attorney's Office will receive the funding for conducting these investigations.

Terms To Know

Patient Brokering

Offering or accepting money to refer patients to specific health care providers or facilities, which is illegal under Arizona law.

Behavioral Health

Services that address mental health and substance use disorders.

Limits and Unknowns

• The bill does not specify what actions will be taken after the investigations are completed.
• It is unclear how many cases of patient brokering this funding can cover.

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.