Laws and Regulations

Below are the most recent Laws and Regulations that affect Arizona in-home care agencies.

Arizona Minimum Wage – 2023   $13.85

In accordance with A.R.S. § 23-363(B), Arizona’s minimum wage will increase from $12.80 to $13.85 effective January 1, 2023. The  increase in minimum wage is based on the increase in inflation between August 2021 and August 2022, as published in the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Consumer Price Index.AZNHA members abide by Arizona state laws for providing home care services.

Tuberculosis (TB) Screening Regulation Summary
A.A.C. R9-10-113

Health Care Institutions (HCI) subject to the requirements of Arizona Administrative Code (A.A.C.) R9-10-113 are required to ensure that the HCI establishes, documents, and implements TB infection control activities that are consistent with recommendations in TB Screening, Testing, and Treatment of U.S. Health Care Personnel: Recommendations from the National Tuberculosis Controllers Association and CDC, 2019, published by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Atlanta, GA 30333, available at https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/68/wr/mm6819a3.htm, incorporated by reference, on file with the Department, and including no future editions or amendments (see A.A.C. R9-10-113(A)(1)). For more resources, please visit the Department’s TB Control Program website. https://aznha.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Rules-for-TB-Testing.pdf

ARS 36-144 – Arizona Home Care Disclosure Law

Effective July 15, 2015

All AZNHA members abide by Arizona state laws for providing home care services. As such, and in accordance with ARS 36-144, it is state law that a business entity providing in-home care services in Arizona shall, on an annual basis, disclose to each of its home care service clients at least all of the following information:

  • Whether criminal background checks have been performed on the employees or contractors who provide home care services and the entity’s policy on sending employees or contractors who have a criminal history to a client’s home.
  • The name and position of the person who is responsible for the day-to-day management of the employees and contractors, for the hiring and firing of employees and for the termination of contracts.
  • A description of any required training for employees or contractors who provide home care services and whether the training includes first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
  • A description of the home care services the entity provides and the cost of each service.
  • A description of the entity’s home care services agreements and how an agreement may be terminated.

A person or agency who violates this Arizona law is guilty of a class 3 misdemeanor for each violation. In the instance of continuing violation, each day constitutes a separate offense. All Arizona class 3 misdemeanor offenses carry a maximum charge of up to $500, and/or a maximum 30 days in jail.

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