In this article, unless the context otherwise requires:
1. "Administration" means the Arizona health care cost containment system administration.
2. "Community residential treatment system" means a statewide system of community-based residential treatment programs for the seriously mentally ill that provides a wide range of services as alternatives to institutionalization and in the least restrictive setting.
3. "Director" means the director of the administration.
4. "Seriously mentally ill" means persons who as a result of a mental disorder as defined in section 36-501 exhibit emotional or behavioral functioning that is so impaired as to interfere substantially with their capacity to remain in the community without supportive treatment or services of a long-term or indefinite duration. In these persons mental disability is severe and persistent, resulting in a long-term limitation of their functional capacities for primary activities of daily living such as interpersonal relationships, homemaking, self-care, employment and recreation.
Notes of Decisions
Arnold v. Arizona Dep't of Health Servs., 775 P.2d 521 (Ariz. 1989).
· cites it 14× “DHS, the state claims, has only limited duties under A.R.S. § 36-550 through § 36-550.08, the Community Mental Health Residential Treatment System.”
Matter of Cause No. Mh-90-00566, 840 P.2d 1042 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1992).
· cites it 4× “He is “chronically mentally ill” as defined by A.R.S. § 36-550(3). 2 In July 1990, L.R. admitted himself to the Maricopa County Medical Center because he was afraid that he would harm other people by acting on command hallucinations he was experiencing.”
In re MH 2008-000097, 210 P.3d 1244 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2009).
· cites it 2× “, A.R.S. § 36-550(4) (2003) (defining "seriously mentally ill”).”
In Re: Mh 2022-006131 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2025).
· cites it 2× “§ 36-550(4), "persistently or acutely disabled" and "dangerous to others," and the court ordered treatment under A.”
— Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 36-550(3) — 2 cases
Arnold v. Arizona Dep't of Health Servs., 775 P.2d 521 (Ariz. 1989).
“DHS, the state claims, has only limited duties under A.R.S. § 36-550 through § 36-550.08, the Community Mental Health Residential Treatment System.”
Matter of Cause No. Mh-90-00566, 840 P.2d 1042 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1992).
“He is “chronically mentally ill” as defined by A.R.S. § 36-550(3). 2 In July 1990, L.R. admitted himself to the Maricopa County Medical Center because he was afraid that he would harm other people by acting on command hallucinations he was experiencing.”
— Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 36-550(4) — 2 cases
In re MH 2008-000097, 210 P.3d 1244 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2009).
“, A.R.S. § 36-550(4) (2003) (defining "seriously mentally ill”).”
In Re: Mh 2022-006131 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2025).
“§ 36-550(4), "persistently or acutely disabled" and "dangerous to others," and the court ordered treatment under A.”
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