Rulemakings In Progress – Codes and Standards (Expedited)
Arizona Revised Statutes § 36-405 requires the Department to adopt rules to establish minimum standards and requirements for the construction, modification, and licensing of health care institutions necessary to assure the public health, safety, and welfare. A.A.C. R9-1-411 establishes rules of construction and provides other information for persons using the codes and standards incorporated by reference in R9-1-412. A.A.C. R9-1-412 incorporates by reference physical plant health and safety codes and standards that the Department references in its different sets of healthcare institution licensing rules in 9 A.A.C. 10.
After receiving an exception from the rulemaking moratorium established by Executive Order 2019-01, the Department will be updating the incorporations by reference in R9-1-412 to the current codes and standards. Since the codes and standards are used only in 9 A.A.C 10, the Department will also move applicable requirements from A.A.C. R9-1-411 and R9-1-412 into 9 A.A.C. 10, Article 1.
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