secure behavioral health facilities; appropriations

SB 1045 appropriates $25 million from the state general fund for constructing five secure behavioral health residential facilities in Arizona. These facilities will serve court-ordered patients with serious mental illness who are chronically resistant to treatment, with three facilities in the central area and one each in northern and southern regions. The bill also allocates $10 million from state funds plus $18.77 million from Medicaid for ongoing provider rate increases. The Arizona health care cost containment system administration must issue requests for proposals by December 2025 or report delays to legislative leaders.