Arizona legislation · Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session (2026)
Arizona HB2923: court-ordered treatment; judicial review
Status: Chaptered, June 4, 2026
HB2923 - court-ordered treatment; judicial review
What the bill says
An act Amending sections 14-5312.01 and 36-546, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to mental health services. Section [DELETED: 1.] 1. Section 14-5312.01, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to rights and duties of ward and guardian A. Except as provided in subsection B of this section, a guardian of an incapacitated person may consent to psychiatric and psychological care and treatment, including the administration of psychotropic medications, if the care and treatment take place outside an inpatient psychiatric facility licensed by the department of health.
From the chaptered text, June 11, 2026:
AN ACT Amending sections 14-5312.01 and 36-546, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to mental health services. (TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE) Section [DELETED: 1.] 1. Section 14-5312.01, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to rights and duties of ward and guardian A. Except as provided in subsection B of this section, a guardian of an incapacitated person may consent to psychiatric and psychological care and treatment, including the administration of psychotropic medications, if the care and treatment take place outside an inpatient psychiatric facility licensed by the department of health services. B. On clear and convincing evidence that the ward is an incapacitated person and is likely to be in need of inpatient mental health care and treatment within the period of the authority granted pursuant to this section, the court may authorize a guardian appointed pursuant to this title to give consent for the ward to receive inpatient mental health care and treatment, including placement in an inpatient psychiatric facility licensed by the department of health services and medical, psychiatric and psychological treatment associated with that placement. The evidence shall be supported by the opinion of a mental health expert who is either a physician licensed pursuant to title 32, chapter 13 or 17 and who is a specialist in psychiatry or a psychologist who is licensed pursuant to …