health care institutions; regulation

SB 1567 updates Arizona's regulations for healthcare institutions like hospitals, outpatient centers, and residential care facilities. It requires the director to adopt rules ensuring facilities meet basic standards for construction, staffing, sanitation, and patient care - including mandates for physician discharge after surgery and on-site medical presence during recovery. The bill also establishes new fees for licensing, late payments, and monitoring non-compliant facilities, with 90% of fees going to a dedicated health services fund. Additionally, it requires facilities to provide patient medical records to individuals or third parties when closing, with a $10,000 civil penalty for failing to do so.