Arizona Revised Statutes Title 36. Public Health and Safety § 36-3412. Contracts; regional behavioral health authorities

A. The director shall prepare and issue a request for proposals for behavioral health services consistent with §§ 36-2906 and 36-2906.01.

B. Consistent with § 36-2903, subsection M, the administration's contracts with regional behavioral health authorities shall include terms as necessary in the judgment of the director:

C. If there is an insufficient number of qualified bids for prepaid capitated behavioral health services within a geographic service area described in a request for proposals, the director may employ any of the options authorized by § 36-2904, subsection A.

D. During any period in which services are needed and no contract exists, the director may employ any of the options authorized by § 36-2904, subsection B.

E. If there is an insufficient number of, or an inadequate member capacity in, contracts awarded to contractors, the director, in order to deliver covered services to members enrolled or expected to be enrolled in the system within a county, may negotiate and award without a bid a contract pursuant to § 36-2904, subsection J.

F. To the extent that services are furnished pursuant to this chapter, and unless otherwise required by this chapter, a regional behavioral health authority is not subject to title 20.  1

G. Regional behavioral health authorities are subject to § 36-2905.