The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced on Tuesday evening that it reached a resolution with the State of Arizona regarding its crisis standards of care (CSC) guidelines. The complaint argued that Arizona's CSC discriminated against older Arizonans, people of color and people...Arizona News
Arizona's Medicaid agency issued a Notice to Cure March 4 to the Department of Economic Security/Division of Developmental Disabilities because the agency failed to comply with federal and state coverage and authorization requirements for Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) devices and didn't comply with critical grievance...Arizona News
Filed on September 12, the lawsuit alleges the state hospital impeded the ACDL's ability to monitor the conditions of facilities housing individuals with mental illness, and investigate incidents of abuse and neglect in those facilities.
Under the Protection and Advocacy for Individuals with Mental Illness (PAIMI) Act, ACDL is...
